PHT Morning Skate: Putin vs. Poutine

PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

Fans made the Vladimir Putin – poutine connection on at least two occasions during the 2015 World Junior Championship gold-medal game between Canada and Russia (which Canada won).

Tonight's MVP is the guy who brought this sign. #WJHC2015 pic.twitter.com/iKwzu8owSZ

— Rob Pizzola (@robpizzola) January 6, 2015

You say Putin… We say Poutine #WJHC2015 #CanadaVsRussia #GoCanadaGo pic.twitter.com/x1YFui9F5G

— Hosertalk (@hosertalk) January 6, 2015

As usual, the Internet got weird about it.

Poutine > Putin … Nice try russia! pic.twitter.com/4h4fJR1gnR

— Jцsτiп VαиdeгVεldε (@JustinVVelde) January 6, 2015

Shoutout to the person at the hockey game with a sign that says "Poutine > Putin" #GoCanadaGo pic.twitter.com/tA8joumdqT

— Elyse Holmes (@ElyseAmelia) January 6, 2015

*shudders* Moving on …

Connor McDavid had high praise for Sam Reinhart –

McDavid on Reinhart's final faceoffs: "He's the best 2-way forward there is. There was no one else I'd rather have out there in that spot."

— Mike Harrington (@BNHarrington) January 6, 2015

Brent Burns’ love of locker room pizza continues

#PostgamePizza pic.twitter.com/N0eDPc4zOW

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 6, 2015

The Vancouver Canucks had a prank for Eddie Lack on his birthday:

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