As the sibling of the most famous hockey player on the planet, it's easy to understand if Taylor Crosby is used to being called "Sidney Crosby's sister" from time to time.

For that exact reason, we have to give Taylor some props for using her St. Cloud State player bio as an opportunity to poke some fun at her famous older brother and captain of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins:

Taylor is heading into her third season with the Huskies, and if she's even half the player her brother is, St. Cloud State has found itself a keeper.

- With h/t to Sportsnet

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The owner of the Vegas Golden Knights is claiming the expansion club's ticket sales rival that of the Stanley Cup champions and several other legacy franchises.

"We are number five, six or seven in terms of ticket revenue in the league," Foley said to Mark Ewing of Forbes in a profile published Sunday night.

"That’s how good Las Vegas has been to us," he added. "Edmonton has more revenue in their brand-new arena. The Rangers, Toronto, Chicago Blackhawks, they’re all ahead of us. Montreal is right with us. We have more revenue than the Flyers, Penguins, the Boston Bruins. Most of our tickets are multi-year. The lower bowl is three to ten years.”

The Golden Knights got thousands of ticket commitments before the team had actually been awarded, and long before the construction of T-Mobile Arena was complete.

"I knew nothing about how to do a ticket drive," Foley said. "We fumbled around with it, and at the end of about 60 days we had 11,000 deposits for season tickets for a team that did not exist to play in an arena that had not been built.

"The arena was not finished until April of (2016). We have (now) sold 13,500 of the 17,000 seats. We sold all the suites - we held back five suites to bring in guests. All the opera boxes on the third floor are nearly gone. Game-day ticket sales are the most important thing in the NHL because everyone wants to see a game live."

The NHL's 31st franchise will begin its inaugural season this fall.

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After failing to receive a qualifying offer from the New York Rangers this offseason, forward Brandon Pirri is set to head overseas and join the ZSC Lions in Switzerland, Larry Brooks of the New York Post reports.

However, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman indicates the 26-year-old is planning to stay in North America.

Pirri signed in New York as a free agent last offseason, inking a one-year, $1.1-million contract. In 60 games with the Rangers, he recorded eight goals and 10 assists, but as the season progressed, he often found himself in the press box as a healthy scratch.

A second-round pick in 2009, Pirri has struggled to secure an NHL gig throughout his career, playing for the Blackhawks, Panthers, Ducks, and Rangers since 2013-14.

Interestingly enough, Pirri will join former Rangers teammate Kevin Klein in Zurich, as the club announced the signing of the recently retired veteran defenseman Friday.

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The Nashville Predators are rewarding their unexpected postseason contributor.

Frederick Gaudreau has agreed to a three-year contract with the Predators, the first two years of which are two-way and the final year of which will become a one-way deal.

It carries an NHL salary of $650,000 and an AHL value of $70,000 in each of the first two seasons, and will pay him $700,000 in the third year.

The 24-year-old scored the eventual winning goals in Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the second player in NHL history and first in 73 years to score each of his first three NHL markers in the championship round.

He made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Anaheim Ducks after appearing in nine regular-season games for Nashville.

Gaudreau was an undrafted free agent who originally signed a two-year pact with the Predators in January 2016.

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Always remember to check your Twitter.

That was the painful lesson for a fan of the Nashville Predators, who didn't realize he had won a pair of tickets to the Stanley Cup Final until it was too little, too late:

While Game 6 didn't turn out in the Predators' favor, had Andrew attended the game, he would have witnessed a unique sight, as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins hoisted the Stanley Cup that night in Nashville.

To both Andrew and the Predators, better luck next year.

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A move to the Tampa Bay Lightning offers a fresh start for Dan Girardi.

The veteran blue-liner, whose contract was recently bought out by the New York Rangers, met with the Tampa Bay media Monday, and he wasn't shy in voicing his excitement over joining a club viewed as a perennial contender.

"I feel really welcomed here and that really meant a lot to me to be able to come to a place where they want me to come play, come help out," Girardi told reporters. "This is a great team here. A lot of success in the past ... This team has a lot of potential. A lot of great, young players."

Related: Girardi on Rangers' buyout: 'It hit me pretty hard'

Girardi, 33, appeared in 63 games with the Rangers last season, netting four goals and 11 assists. His play in his own zone has drawn the ire of hockey's analytics community, though Girardi chooses to brush off those criticisms.

"I'm going to do everything I can to help the team win," Girardi said. "That's the type of person I am. I really don't care what anyone else says around the rink. I know the GM, coaches, and players want me here. That's all that matters to me. I might have to win a few people over, but I'm just hoping to prove myself to everybody and just have a good time here."

Lightning fans will get their own look at Girardi soon enough, with Tampa Bay set to open the season Oct. 6 against the Florida Panthers.

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Ottawa Senators playoff hero Jean-Gabriel Pageau is back in the fold, agreeing to a three-year extension worth $9.3 million, the team announced Monday.

Pageau was a restricted free agent who'd filed for arbitration, and had a hearing set for later this month prior to settling with the Senators on Monday.

The 24-year-old appeared in all 82 games with the Senators last season, registering 12 goals and 21 assists.

The Ottawa native was among the team's top producers in the playoffs, recording 10 points in 19 games, including a four-goal outing against the New York Rangers.

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The Philadelphia Flyers have signed 2017 second overall pick Nolan Patrick to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Monday.

Patrick, a native of Winnipeg, battled a hernia injury last season, but still appeared in 33 games with the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings. He wrapped the 2016-17 campaign with 20 goals and 26 assists.

A year prior, Patrick played in 72 games with Brandon, notching 102 points.

In 2014-15, Patrick was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL's rookie of the year, a season in which he tallied 56 points in 55 games.

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