Isles lose Leddy; Mason 'embarrassed'; Tampa's special teams concern (Puck Headlines)

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• Via Rachel Cohen, medieval fantasy-inspired banners for former NHL teams. Send us all of the Whalers ones, please! [CapsKat26]

• After another great game last night, it’s pretty clear the hockey gods need to make New York Islanders-New York Rangers in the playoffs happen. [Yahoo]

• The Islanders are expected to without Nick Leddy for at least two weeks with an upper-body injury. [Islanders Point Blank]

• “[A]pproximately 10 members" of the Ontario Junior Hockey League club attended a party where several women were allegedly sexually assaulted, which has prompted a major Ontario Provincial Police investigation." [Buzzing the Net]

• Steve Mason on the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-1 loss to the Stars last night: "There was no desperation. It’s tough to come in the room after games like that. We need to have a much better effort, and it just wasn't there. I'm embarrassed and I hope everyone else is embarrassed, too, because to play like that at home in a situation where we have to come up big . . . and we come up like that.” [Inquirer]

• Marc-Andre Fleury’s goaltending this season is giving the Pittsburgh Penguins one less concern heading into the postseason. [The Pens Blog]

• Love Jersey Fouls? Check out our Tumblr page dedicated to reader-submitted entries. [Tumblr]

• As good as the Tampa Bay Lightning have been, they need to smooth out their special teams game. [TSN]

• These Lightning jerseys from the mid-'90s were so, so bad. [Hockey by Design]

• Now that the trade deadline is over and he’s still a San Jose Shark, Antti Niemi’s mind is now at ease. [CSN Bay Area]

• After struggling in Buffalo the last few years, the move to Winnipeg has helped Tyler Myers. [Yahoo]

• The Columbus Blue Jackets rookies are shining a bright light on a dim season. [Fox Sports Columbus]

• The New Jersey Devils would like to see Jordin Tootoo return next season. [NJ.com]

• Who’s the better player to own in Yahoo fantasy hockey: Sean Monahan or Nick Bjugstad? [Dobber Hockey]

• Rod Stewart’s son, Liam, who plays for the Spokane Chiefs, has been named to Great Britain’s preliminary roster for next month’s U-20 World Championships. [Daily Mail]

• Eddie Lack looks like he can hande the load for the Vancouver Canucks while Ryan Miller is on the mend. [The Canuck Way]

• Time to look ahead to next season and what jersey changes might be in store for some NHL teams. [Icethetics]

• The Edmonton Oilers have improved under Todd Nelson but it just hasn’t been enough. [Edmonton Journal]

• Finally, everyone loves a little NHL 15 stick surfing glitch:

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