Storm Advisory 5/19/19: NHL News, Links and Daily Roundup

Big Z shows class, the Checkers roll on, and vacation time commences, and farewell to the Bunch of Jerks.

By Andy House May 19, 2019, 10:03am EDT

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Zdeno Chara, who has been in the league long enough to know the type of player Rod Brind’Amour was at the height of his powers, shows some legit respect to the Canes first-year bench boss:

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Rod is a true leader and was a tough warrior to play against. At last nights handshakes his words meant a lot to me. Balancing respect and intensity are what playoffs are all about.

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The Charlotte Checkers pounded away at the Toronto Marlies in Game 2 of their Calder Cup Playoff series. [Charlotte Checkers]

THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. pic.twitter.com/M0AbGLOHOE
— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) May 19, 2019

The Checkers have taken Game 2 by a 5-3 score. They rolled off five unanswered goals and pounded the Marlies physically down the stretch.

Game 3 goes Tuesday at Toronto.#AHL #CalderCup
— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsNHL) May 19, 2019

I am floored by what happened tonight. @BojanglesCol was insane. @CheckersHockey fans you never gave up and your voices (and cowbells) brought the house down. Unreal experience. 5 (FIVE!) unanswered goals for a game 2 WIN. Give yourselves a round of applause .
— Tera Black (@terablack) May 19, 2019

A well earned vacation.

If you missed it, here’s the schedule for the Stanley Cup Final:

#StanleyCup Final schedule:

Game 1 - May 27 @ BOS
Game 2 - May 29 @ BOS
Game 3 - June 1 @ SJS/STL
Game 4 - June 3 @ SJS/STL
Game 5 - June 6 @ BOS
Game 6 - June 9 @ SJS/STL
Game 7 - June 12 @ BOS
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 18, 2019

The Bunch of Jerks’ season may be over, but the upstart nature and general irreverence they brought to the NHL’s normally staid proceedings will linger in the memory. A must read by Alex Prewitt. [Sports Illustrated]