Marchand Bandwagon

Who wouldn't like to be a fly on the wall in Team Canada's dressing room?

• The gauntlets have been thrown down on Twitter, but all in fun. Brad Marchand and Brendan Gallagher do what they do best, just now as teammates at Worlds.[CausewayCrowd]


• In other IIHF World Championship news, Peter Cehlarik of Team Slovakia scored the lone goal against Marco Sturm's Team Germany in a 1-5 loss.[NHL]


• Is it too early to stump for a spot on the Team Canada World Cup of Hockey roster for Marchand?[TheBostonGlobe]


• Monkey see, monkey do... it looks like the Boston Landing development will now include a neighbor for the Bruins, namely the Celtics .[TheBostonGlobe]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• The Detroit Red Wings are treating the hiring of Doug Houda more like a homecoming.[RedWings.NHL]


• The penalty kill structure Houda advocates is nicely explained here. (With video)[WingingItInMotown]


• The Nashville Predators still has first dibs on him until August 15th, but Jimmy Vesey still says an awful lot of nice things about Boston.[Hockeybuzz]


• Read through the names of the NHL Scouting Combine invitees. Consider it a shopping list...[Hockeybuzz]


• ...then recall that the Bruins have TWO first round draft picks. Only four other teams do, and it is going to matter this season.[Sportsnet]


• Got playoff controversy? Actually, there are only twelve kinds, and Sean McIndoe explains them all here. (With video)[Sportsnet]


• The Penguins march on to the Eastern Conference Final, leaving the Capitals in their wake and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their sights.[TheHockeyNews]


• If you need a job, this bunch of opportunities are calling your name, sports fans![BarDown]


• Shocking St. Louis Blues announcement- goalies hate them! Did you click on this? Do you feel cheated, somehow? You're not alone! NO, REALLY![ToastDispatch]