Hitting The Links: There's A Baby In The Cup Edition

by sarahconnors on Aug 3, 2011 9:42 AM EDT

Bruins.com's John Bishop keeps posting pictures of tiny children in or around the Stanley Cup and it is really adorable. Similarly, Chris Kelly spent his day with the Cup at an Ottawa Children's Hospital. It's starting to become more and more apparent why Senators fans were livid when this guy was traded. He seems like a pretty upstanding guy.

As usual, check bruins.com for more video and photo coverage of the Cup days.

After the jump, why the Brooklyn Islanders could be a legitimate thing, and another Bruins player marshalls a parade...

Bruins News

Adam McQuaid has been named a Gold Cup Parade marshall in PEI. [CBC]
Kirk Luedeke of New England Hockey Journal takes a closer look at Zach Hamill and Anthony Camara. [Bruins 2011 draft watch]
This Top 5 Greatest Bruins of all time list is a little weird, but opens up a good question: who would your top 5 Bruins of all time be? [Yahoo]
Where is the Cup off to next? It'll stay in the Ottawa area for now, actually. [Citizen]
And it's off to Vancouver on August 17. Hee hee hee. [Columbian]
Chris Kelly brought the Cup to a Children's Hospital. [Metro]

NHL News

BROOKLYN ISLANDERS YESSSSS. [Puck Daddy]
Shea Weber went to arbitration. The ruling on his contract should come down in the next day. [USA Today]
Mika Zibanejad, a Senators prospect from Sweden, has a really, really interesting background,Here's a story about his dad and how he brought perspective to Zibanejad's life. [THN]
Oops, the Bruins broke Ryan Kesler. Now he needs surgery. Let me get a bucket for my tears. [Province]
The NHL is sent to experiment with rule changes, as it does every summer, at Research and Development camp. [Sun]
The Worcester Sharks' Alex Stalock is on the road to recovery after a Manchester Monarchs player stepped on the back of his knee and severed a nerve. Gross. [News Tribune]

Non hockey link of the day:

IT'S SHARK WEEK. Here are 100 shark facts for your reading pleasure. [Discovery]

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Brooklyn Islanders

I think this is begging for a “create a uniform” series to find the most hipster hockey unis possible.

Johnny Boychuk - The infamous bottle of $100,000 champagne, I thought it was meh.

by PeterMacKellar on Aug 3, 2011 9:56 AM EDT reply actions

cooperalls with the cuffs rolled up for riding a fixie?

by TomServo42 on Aug 3, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Hockey fights will be more interesting with U-Lock Justice

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Good idea. At minimum, there needs to be skinny pants (not sure if even possible) and some type of plaid/flannel jersey pattern.

Johnny Boychuk - The infamous bottle of $100,000 champagne, I thought it was meh.

by PeterMacKellar on Aug 3, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Top 5 Bruins all time

Bobby Orr
~~Bobby Orr~~ Milt Schmidt
~~Bobby Orr~~ Ray Bourque
~~Bobby Orr~~ Eddie Shore
~~Bobby Orr~~ Phil Esposito? Or one of the cup-winning goalies? Shit, man, get back to me.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 9:56 AM EDT reply actions

I can’t even come up with my top 5……..

no order
Shawn Thornton
Patrice Bergeron
Eddie Shore
Cam Neely
Tim Thomas

HOCKEY TEMPER!

by Losted125 on Aug 3, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions

oh c’mon, there have been better fighters than shawn thornton and some of them even scored more.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

well yes……

i jsut have a man crush on the guy thats all

wait…uhhh

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by Losted125 on Aug 3, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhsN3mSZP2I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=989PoY3LeCA

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

haha i know Terry was pretty sick, but i like my boy Thor

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by Losted125 on Aug 3, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

lots of similarities except thornton’s not a captain and (probably) won’t get his number retired.

irish ass-kicking, goal-scoring badass, though? yep

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s ok his name and number will live on, much like PJ stock

guy is deff a bruin though

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by Losted125 on Aug 3, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

also if we’re going by mancrushes you know it’s

Per
Johan
“Pebben”
“Ax”
Axelsson

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

RIDING THE GREEN LINE!

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Aug 3, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

SWEDE SWEDE SWEDE SWEDE SWEDE!

"2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins!" - Music to my ears!

by SkateHitShoot on Aug 3, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Axelsson was the man. I wish they could have kept him longer. Would have loved to see him life Lord Stanley over his head.

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by Dave Carignan on Aug 3, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s the list I would have had. Orr, Shore, Bourque, Schmidt, and Espo, though not necessarily in that order (save for Orr on top). To be even considered for the top 5 a player must have his number in the rafters, so to me, Neely, O’Reilly, Clapper, Hitchman, and Bucyk are the only other options.

by Arenacale on Aug 3, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

BROOKLYN ISLANDERS YESSSSS. [Puck Daddy]

start a new Hipsters Confernce?

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by Losted125 on Aug 3, 2011 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Naming a conference is too “mainstream.” The Brooklyn Islanders will just bum around to other conferences and sleep on their couches.

Johnny Boychuk - The infamous bottle of $100,000 champagne, I thought it was meh.

by PeterMacKellar on Aug 3, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

The travelling cup...

Does anyon know when Tim Thomas’ day with the cup will be? Or if it will be in NY at any time? Is there a schedule somewhere? Thanks.

by jbnysteelerfan on Aug 3, 2011 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

I believe Timmy’s day’s in/around Flint.

Fraid we missed it in NYC for the Today show/ NHL store appearance and don’t believe anyone in the organization is a local. Not sure about the rest of the state

by TomServo42 on Aug 3, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

it was also in Lake Placid for a day earlier in July, I believe.

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by sarahconnors on Aug 3, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Can't order them but heres a list of 5 for me

Bobby Orr
Cam Neely
Ray Bourque
Patrice Bergeron
PJ Axelsson

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by Dave Carignan on Aug 3, 2011 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Holy balls

Weber awarded $7.5 Million in arbitration.

by Arenacale on Aug 3, 2011 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

That’s what Nashville was ready to pay him anyhow, seems about right.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

similarly, I kind of love the Chara deal

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 3, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Pay the man, Chiarelli. I don’t mind being pressed against the cap again. Chara and Weber on the same powerplay… It would redefine “puck-moving defensemen.”

/mancrush

I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?

by Johnny Appleseed on Aug 4, 2011 4:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Weber and Chara on the PP point literally just killing PKers.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 4, 2011 7:51 AM EDT up reply actions

And there are players who willingly would still block those shots.

I think Chara and Weber would be scary together.

by TCL40 on Aug 4, 2011 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Scary would be an understatement. Goaltenders would ask for diaper timeouts.

I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?

by Johnny Appleseed on Aug 4, 2011 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Top 5 reminds me of the Mount Puckmore from last year.

You can’t really argue with Bourque and Orr, but you can quibble over the next 3 for weeks.
Clearly, the top three after them are PJ Axelsson, PJ Stock, and Fern Flaman. Can’t argue against a man named Ferny. (Northeastern represent)

I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?

by Johnny Appleseed on Aug 4, 2011 4:56 AM EDT reply actions