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Montreal OK on Tinordi trade; Boyle the roadie; Ludzik out of concussion suit (Puck Headlines)

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• A little hockey in the baseball clubhouse. [Joc Pederson]

• The NHL doesn’t believe the Montreal Canadiens acted inappropriately in trading defenseman Jarred Tinordi to the Arizona Coyotes in January. Tinordi was recently suspended 20 games for using performance enhancing drugs. [AP via Yahoo]

• Steve Ludzik has pulled out of the concussion lawsuit against the NHL saying he doesn’t “have the physical strength” to continue with the litigation.  [TSN]

• New York Rangers defenseman Dan Boyle on his life as a roadie for the rock band Faith No More. [Rolling Stone]

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• Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban was honored with the Jean Beliveau trophy, given for his “charitable actions and community involvement.” [Canadiens]

• Would Jason Segel play John Scott in the John Scott movie? John Scott thinks this is a good idea. [CBC]

• The Ottawa Senators are still pushing for an outdoor game on Parliament Hill. The hope is for the 2017-18 season. [Ottawa Sun]

• John Tortorella joins Don Cherry in the fight to save pit bulls. [Toronto Sun]

• Taking a look at the NHL Draft lottery and where the Flames need to finish to land certain picks. [Flames Nation]

• Former Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin is having a nice renaissance season with the Colorado Avalanche. [Orange County Register]

• Nikita Tryamkin, a 6-foot-8 Russian defenseman, is worth the hype for the Vancouver Canucks. [Vancouver Courier]

• The Lamoureux twins of women's Team USA, Jocelyne and Monique, recently made a $5,000 donation to the Ed Snyder Foundation in Philadelphia. [Today’s Slapshot]

• The Boston Bruins have recently been playing a bunch of overtime games. How have they done in the extra session? [WEEI]

• When Jakub Voracek returns from his lower body injury, will Sam Gagner be the odd man out for the Philadelphia Flyers? [Broad Street Hockey]

• After a difficult season involving off-ice issues, Zack Kassian has turned into a fan favorite for the Edmonton Oilers. [Oil on Whyte]

• Former Edmonton Oilers coach Dallas Eakins has found balance in his life as the head coach of the San Diego Gulls. [CP via Yahoo]

• On Northeastern women’s hockey player Kendall Coyne: Not since Phil Esposito went from the Blackhawks to the Bruins has Chicago’s hockey scene sent Boston a gift as stellar and transformational as Kendall Coyne.” [Along the Boards]

• Lisa Clark is a hockey mom with a passion for power skating. [Buzzing the Net]

• Dylan Mueth is a student at McKendree University. He loves hockey so much that he risked his life to play it. He didn't have to have a 12-hour, open-heart surgery, but he did it so he could play two more years of college hockey. [KSDK]

• Is a summer of upheaval coming in college hockey for coaches? [Grand Forks Herald]

• The Canucks have decided to shut down forward Brandon Prust for the remainder of the regular season. He’s had a nagging ankle injury and is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. [The Hockey Writers]

• Explaining a fantasy hockey trade of Ryan Johansen and Kevin Klein for Aaron Ekblad and Kyle Turris. [Dobber Hockey]

• The Geneseo Knights are playing for Matthew Hutchinson. "Hutchinson, a senior defenseman from British Columbia, was killed in January in a murder-suicide that made national headlines and shook this bucolic village by New York’s Finger Lakes." [USA Today]

• Finally, Montreal Canadiens and fun with Emoji

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