Morning Links 5/2
- Blackhawks assistant GM Marc Bergevin is the new General Manager of Les Montreal Canadiens. [Tribune] [CBC] [PD]
- Hockeenight has suggestions for off-season moves. [Hockeenight]
- Cheer the Anthem reviews Bryan Bickell's season. [CtA]
- Six Blackhawks are going to IIHF Worlds. [nhl.com] [CSN]
- Meet Mark McNeill. [nhl.com]
- Lepisto blocks shots, tweets pictures, acquires currency. [CSN]
- In other Habs front office adventures, they may actually buy out Scott Gomez's awful contract. [PD]
- Hockey Prospectus has the top 100 of the 2012 draft. [HProspectus]
- The Kings are playing excellent hockey right now. [Grantland]
- Pretty sure that a) Kostitsyn is from Belarus, and b) it's only a bad image for "Russians" because the media insists on pushing an essentialist angle. [CBC]
- HBO 24/7 is indeed returning for the Leafs/Wings Winter Classic. [Globe&Mail]
- Mouthpieces could cause hormone changes and reduce cortisol and stress in athletes. Who knew? [Wired]
- DGB on the nominees for NHL awards. [Down Goes Brown]