Daily Links for Friday, May 6

Happy Friday, everyone! The playoffs march on, but so does the Sabres news.

Cinco de Mayo papers from the NHL - Sabres Edge
Some quotes from the Sabres about Mike Grier.

As Connolly Departs, So Ends the Peca Era - buffalo74
In 1999, Mike Peca captained the Sabres all the way to Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals. Soon after, he would sit out the 2000-01 season in a contract dispute, and was finally traded to the New York Islanders for Connolly and Taylor Pyatt.

With back against the wall the Pirates stay positive - Maine Hockey Journal
It was lightened mood as the Pirates took to the ice for their later than normal practice at the Cumberland County Civic Center in preparation for Game 6 on Friday night.

Your Call: Where do the Capitals go from here? - TSN
It was the fourth straight year that the Capitals lost to a lower-seeded team in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the team now goes into another long off-season trying to figure out what went wrong.

Flyers must make bold off-season move to solve goaltending problem - THN
Goalies have been an issue in Philadelphia for far too long. If management has any sense, it'll fix the problem once and for all.

Detroit's Mike Modano wants in for Game 4 - ESPN
Mike Modano won't hide it. He wants in for Game 4.

Southern hospitality extended to Green Men - The Globe and Mail
The NHL might not like their antics, but Vancouver’s skin-suited fans find friends in Nashville.

Puck Daddy’s salute to awesome Beer League teams, Vol. 1 - Puck Daddy
The title says it all.