Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com.
• Here’s today’s NBC Sports Stanley Cup playoff update for April 22
• The Stanley Cup Playoffs are unfair right now, but the Faceoff Circle explains why that’s okay. (Faceoff Circle)
• This women’s ice hockey team in Northern India is the first of its kind. (New York Times)
• Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne had his boyhood skates stolen on Good Friday. (St. Catherine’s Standard)
• The NCAA has changed some rules so that they can slow down the recruiting process. (College Hockey inc)
• The Philadelphia Flyers have officially parted ways with their Kate Smith statue and recordings. (Courier Post)
• Bruins forward Brad Marchand ripped the ice at the TD Garden. That’s where Boston and Toronto will play Game 7 of their first-round series. (NBC Sports Boston)
• The Montreal Canadiens might need to trade one of their top defense prospects to fill another need. (Habs Eyes on the Prize)
• There’s still time for Sebastian Aho to make an impact in Carolina’s first-round series against Washington. (News & Observer)
• The Islanders are expecting Barclays Center to rock now that they’re heading there for their second-round series. (Newsday)
• What’s Robin Lehner’s future in Long Island? Are the Rangers going to go after Jacob Trouba? Larry Brooks tackles these questions. (New York Post)
• Steve Yzerman has a long list of things he needs to do now that he’s the GM of the Red Wings. (Detroit News)
• Cale Makar has impressed the Avalanche both on and off the ice. (Denver Post)
• ESPN breaks down the inconsistent officiating that we’ve witnessed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. (ESPN)
--
Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri.