Vanek vanishes for Wild; Kane the entertainer; Flames/Ducks breakdown (Puck Headlines)

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• Pastor Tyler Moore is the most creative headline writer ever. [@therevty]

• Thomas Vanek is vanishing for the Wild, and it looks really bad for Minnesota, down 0-3 to Chicago. [Star Tribune]

• The Wild does not have a game breaker like the Chicago Blackhawks. And it’s tearing them apart. [Hockey Wilderness]

• With Patrick Kane, it’s always about showmanship. Every time he’s on the ice he’s an entertainer. [CBS Sports]

Another great story on Scott Darling. How is this guy not a finalist for the Masterton? [CSN Washington]

• Beyond the no-goal call, the Ducks did not play a great game against the Calgary Flames in Game 3. [Anaheim Calling]

• Calgary’s strange voodoo happened again in their Game 3 win over Anaheim. [Flames Nation]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t been dominant these playoffs. But they’ve been lucky, and most importantly … winning games. [Raw Charge]

• Behind Montreal’s advanced stats, and a look into P.A. Parenteau. [SB Nation]

• On Lou Lamoriello and his unique brand of management. [Toronto Sun]

• The Predators have re-signed goaltender Marek Mazanec to a one-year, two-way contract. [Nashville Predators]

• Start the Red Wings/Dion Phaneuf rumors! They have been trying to replace Nick Lidstrom since he retired. [Fox Sports]

• Jamie Benn has his second surgery of the week. Why are the Dallas Stars being proactive with hip injuries? [Dallas News]

• Breaking down Connor McDavid vs. the Oshawa Generals. [Buzzing the Net]

• NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has kidney stones. [Kuklas Korner]

• Some financial troubles are hitting Chicago area rinks, which is overall pretty sad.  [Chicago Business]

• Chad LaRose has rediscovered his love of hockey playing in Charlotte. [Charlotte Checkers]

• A story of a young hockey player and a billet family in mid-Ohio. [Fox Sports Ohio]

• The best and worst fantasy hockey cage matches of 2015 for Dobber. [Dobber Hockey]

• Hope continues to build for an NHL team in Seattle. And it looks like that hope is starting to get realized. [Along the Boards]

• Did the New Jersey Devils make the right decision in picking Ray Shero as their new GM? [Pink Puck]

• The horrifying thought of Don Sweeney as the next Boston general manager. [Days of Y’Orr]

• A young boy with cancer has inspired Patrick Maroon this playoff. [ESPN]

• The legacy of NHL 15. [Operation Sports]

• Finally, Nicklas Lidstrom cradles the puck like an egg? If anything, Gordon Bombay would be impressed with his ability to handle such a fowl object. Zing!

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