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More charges for Graham James; Hedman is Tampa's engine; Ducks-Blackhawks fallout (Puck Headlines)

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: Rex Ryan attends the Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers playoff game at Madison Square Garden on May 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: Rex Ryan attends the Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers playoff game at Madison Square Garden on May 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)

• Rex Ryan attends New York Rangers game. Judging by the face of the guy in front of him, it's not a pleasant experience. [Getty]

• Convicted pedophile, former junior hockey coach Graham James faces more charges. [Canadian Press]

• "Until recently, it was considered inevitable the Tampa Bay Lightning will re-sign superstar captain Steven Stamkos. Several factors, however, could make this a difficult decision." [Spector's Hockey]

• From the always cheerful Larry Brooks, "If the Rangers lose this game, if they are eliminated in the conference finals, their season can only be evaluated as a failure. Not a failure of character or will, not at all. But a failure nevertheless." [NY Post]

• Tampa Bay Lightning secondary scoring is still a big issue. [Raw Charge]

• Set up for crucial Game 6 in Tampa. The Rangers are confident, and the Bolts know how they have to play for the win. [Ranger Rants]

• How Victor Hedman became the Lightning’s engine. [Sportsnet]

• While many are tanking to get better in the future, the Ducks and Rangers are proof you don’t have to get awful to be good. [Mirtle]

• Five things from Game 5: Blackhawks season on the brink. [CSN Chicago]

• Frederik Andersen survived Game 5 against Chicago. Barely. [OC Register]

• What kind of TV deal can an expansion team in Seattle expect to receive? It's not as cut and dry as you think. [Seattle Times]

• Adding skills development coach Darryl Belfry to Leafs organization is part of the franchise's new philosophy. [PPP]

• Cap Crunch: The teams who are in trouble, and the teams who can capitalize on it. [NHL Numbers]

• If they're not, take a look at this: Maximizing predictive ability by regressing on-ice percentages (at the player level). [Own The Puck]

• Birthday boy Nick Merkley's 2 goals pace Kelowna Rockets to Memorial Cup rout of Rimouski. [Buzzing the Net]

• Erie Otters owe ex-player Brad Boyes $300,000 in bankruptcy case. [Go Erie]

• Getting to know the new NWHL GMs: Chris Ardito (Connecticut), Hayley Moore (Boston), Dani Rylan (New York), and Linda Mroz (Buffalo). [Today's Slap Shot]

• Losing the Nordiques is still a sore spot Quebec City. [The Star]

• Canucks GM Jim Benning wants to build a deeper blue-line group that's better in transition. [Canucks Army]

• The Flames have the speed, but do they need the size, too? Someone get Johnny Gaudreau some Gamma Radiation STAT. [Flames Nation]

• 2015-16 Fantasy Outlook: Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators. [Dobber]

• Angelo Esposito relives glory days with Quebec Remparts. [Metro News]

• Finally, #meatycanadianforehead is all you need to remember. [NBC Sports Soccer]

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