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The Florida Panthers have traded prospect Corban Knight to the Calgary Flames for a fourth-round pick (97th overall) in the upcoming 2013 Entry Draft. Knight was originally drafted by the Cats in the fifth-round (135th overall) back in 2009. Knight and the Panthers were unable to come to terms and instead of letting him become a free-agent, the Panthers were able to acquire a pick for his negotiating rights. The Flames should be a good fit for Knight as center is a position of need. Knight would have been facing much more competition at the spot had he signed with the Cats and was likely looking at starting his pro-career in San Antonio. The North Dakota pivot had an outstanding senior season that saw him notch 49 points in 41 games. He was one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. Calgary has exclusive negotiating rights to Knight, an Alberta native, until August 15th. If he does not sign with the club by that date he will become an unrestricted free-agent. Poll How do you feel about the Corban Knight trade? Screw him, if he does not want to be here then sayonara. The Panthers should have made more of an effort to sign him. Doesn't really matter, we are good on prospects. 20 votes | Results

The home of the Ottawa Senators will be named the Canadian Tire Centre.

The San Jose Sharks have agreed to a contract extension with star center Logan Couture to keep him off the market next summer.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Pavel Datsyuk to a three-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season.

Jun 17, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Bruins right wing Jaromir Jagr (68) skates with the puck against Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith (2) during the third period in game three of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports The Morning After: Last night, the Boston Bruins put the clamp down on the Chicago Blackhawks’ offense to the tune of a 2-0 shutout to take a 2-1 series lead. Tuukka Rask made 28 saves in the shutout and Boston continued to play the excellent team defense we have seen from them throughout the playoffs. The shutout was Rask’s third of the playoffs and he now sports a ridiculous .946 Sv% and a 1.64 GAA. Daniel Paille followed up his overtime dramatics from game two by scoring the first goal in game three. He now has four playoff goals, four assists and three points in his last two games (two goals, one assist). Patrice Bergeron scored the second goal for the Bruins finishing off a beautiful feed from Jaromir Jagr on the power play. With such a tiny margin between these two teams, special teams could end up being the difference in the series. The Blackhawks have been abysmal on the man advantage all playoffs converting on just 7 out of 60 opportunities (11.6%) while going 0 for 9 in the first three games of the Finals. Marian Hossa was a last minute scratch for the Blackhawks. Their scorer was replaced with 24 year old Ben Smith who played in only one game for the Blackhawks this year, their season finale (a game in which he scored a goal). For all you Dale Tallon Heads out there, Smith was drafted in the 6th round of the 2008 draft with a pick that Tallon and the Hawks acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Martin Lapointe. Another Ben Smith fun fact: a quick survey of his wikipedia page reveals that he is the second cousin of Monty Python member Eric Idle. On A Side Note: No matter who wins these Finals, Rene Rancourtwins. Period. Jun 17, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Michael Frolik (67) chases the puck between Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference (21) and right wing Nathan Horton (18) during the second period in game three of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports Both Nathan Horton for the Bruins and Michael Frolik for the Blackhawks got the start last night…and Panthers’ fans shed a collective tear. They played Flagpole Sitta at the Garden last night. That doesn’t mean anything…but it happened. There was no big Jay-Z album reveal like there was in game five of the NBA Finals. There was however a commercial for McDonalds’ new line of quarter pounders which is similarly life altering, the only difference is Rick Rubin was not featured in the Quarter Pounder Reveal (QPR for short) although I am sure he was involved in the process in some capacity. On a related note, here is what was trending on twitter in the US following period one last night: Voicefinal3, Team DB, 3words, Love and Hip Hop, MITB, Karlie Redd, K. Michelle, Rasheeda, and Stevie J. Take it away Allen: America this is quite serious. America this is the impression I get from looking in the television set. America is this correct? Around the League: There has been a lot of chatter about Stephen Weiss recently. Yesterday I summarized his UFA situation and gave my thoughts about his future with the Florida Panthers. In case you missed it, the Panthers traded defenseman T.J. Brennan to the Predators for forward Bobby Butler. For the best Bruins and Blackhawks coverage checkout The Rat Trick’s sister sites Blackhawk Up and Causeway Crowd. According to the Sun-Sentinel, Jonathan Huberdeau plans to resume skating in August following his off-season hip surgery.

MINNEAPOLIS - Three years before he died of a drug overdose, Derek Boogaard was punched in the mouth during a fight at a Minnesota Wild game. And broke a tooth.

Secrecy surrounded the odd circumstances of Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa missing Monday night's 2-0 loss to the Bruins with an upper-body injury.

The puck bounced off the post and rolled across the crease, away from the goal line. The red light flashed briefly, but replays would confirm that Tuukka Rask's shutout streak was intact.

Daniel Paille said Monday morning that he has received "a couple" of congratulations around his neighborhood since his overtime goal won Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Blackhawks.

BOSTON -When the Stanley Cup Final is tied after two games, the winner of the third game historically goes on to win the whole thing 84 percent of the time.