Kings elimination fall-out; Penguins to play short-handed on defense, again; updated McEichel odds (Puck Headlines)

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• Kinda bummed the Dallas Stars Twitter account won’t be around for the playoffs. [Twitter]

• Penguins can clinch tonight with win against Islanders. Yet again, they’re struck by cap issues impacting them on the ice. Derrick Pouliot out is out, so they’ll play with only five defensemen, again. [CBS Sports]

• The Kings and the day after elimination from playoff contention. [LA Kings Insider]

• How did the best possession team in the NHL miss the playoffs, and how did one of the worst get in? [THN]

• The Salary Cap Era in all its glory: Talent spread across teams like never before. [ESPN]

• Tyler Seguin showed up late to practice… and the whole social media universe exploded. [The Score]

• Jay Beagle, Eric Fehr, and Tom Wilson ruled out for Capitals’ season finale. [Capitals Insider]

• Both Ryan Suter and Zach Parise lost their fathers in the past year. Their bond helped them get through this difficult season. [NHL]

• Ivan Provorov, not just a great name for a Bond villain, but also a Russian factor in the 2015 NHL Draft. [The Hockey Writers]

• Updated odds for ‘The Connor McDavid-Jack Eichel sweepstakes’. [USA Today]

• “Before the game, [Colodo GM Joe] Sakic reprised some of the themes his second-year coach, former teammate Patrick Roy, discussed recently, including that the Avs — especially judged in retrospect — weren’t primed for the season.” [Denver Post]

• It’s been 25 years since the Red Wings last missed the playoffs, here’s some highlights of what’s happened since then. [SportsNet]

• In Canada, hockey ratings are down, but Sportsnet is up. [The Star]

• Here’s what everyone has been waiting for: The 2014-15 NIHL South All-Star award winners. [Pro Hockey News]

• The Novice’s Guide to Advanced Stats Part VIII: A Q+A with Rob Vollman. [The High Screen]

• Team, fans erupt in wild celebration after Flames clinch playoff spot. [Calgary Herald]

• “Baffling Blackhawks’ playoff fate impossible to predict.” [Chicago Sun-Times]

• Frozen Four Flashback Friday: April 4, 1998 and April 10, 2004, two of the best title games played are recounted. [Bruins Daily]

• Royals, Silvertips hope to spoil potential Kelowna-Portland rematch: WHL Western Conference second-round preview. [Buzzing the Net]

• Flyers re-sign Eli Peyton Rex Brandon Manning — what will Philly’s blue line look like next year? [Pro Hockey Talk]

• Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey head coach Rick Seeley has resigned. [Quinnipiac Chronicle]

• Finally, your weekly GoPro update. Here’s TJ Oshie vs. Zach Parise. (Motion sickness warning in full effect.) [NHL]