‘Hawks Look to Close out Stanley Cup
- The Chicago Blackhawks are on the verge of their second
Stanley Cup in four seasons, while the Boston Bruins are looking to force a Game
7 and win their second Cup in three years. A 3-1 victory for Chicago in in Game
5 put them on the brink with a 3-2 lead in the best of 7 series.
- Both teams are dealing with injuries to important players.
Chicago’s Jonathan Towes couldn’t finish Game 6 due to a hit to the head.
Boston’s Patrice Bergeron watched the end of Game 6 from a Chicago area hospital.
Both are expected to try and make it back for Game 6.
- This would be Chicago’s 5th Stanley Cup Win in 12
appearances, and Boston’s 7th win in 19 appearances.
"Doc" to Clips
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In an unusual move, Doc Rivers, the Boston Celtics head coach since
2004, is essentially being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Rivers
had 3 years and $21 million remaining on his contract, a price that
Celtics management was unwilling to pay for a coach of a team that is no
longer considered a championship contender.
- The deal had been
rumored for some time now, but was previously attached to a player trade
as well, which would have sent Kevin Garnett to the Clippers for
Deandre Jordan, Eric Bledsoe and picks. The league reportedly would not
have approved the player-coach combination for some reason.
- Vinny
Del Negro, the Clippers previous coach, led them to their first division
title ever and a franchise record 56 wins (the previous record had been
49) however he was still fired after a first round playoff loss to the
Memphis Grizzlies.
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