There were no games last night, giving all four teams a much needed day of rest. The fallout from the shenanigans of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final came down on Friday and several people will be missing time.

Montreal Canadiens forward Brandon Prust received a two-game suspension for his hit on Derek Stepan, and despite returning to the game, he had surgery Friday for a broken jaw and his status for Sunday's game is unknown. It's hard to imagine Stepan playing in Game 4, but it is the playoffs, so who knows.

Daniel Carcillo was the recipient of a 10-game suspension for contacting the linesman in a later skirmish. The suspension was automatic so Carcillo had no chance of leniency. You just can't touch an official.

With Derick Brassard already battling an injury, losing Stepan could be a huge blow to their forward depth and something that could tilt the series back in the Habs' direction. Carey Price is still the biggest player missing from this series, but the Rangers are quickly becoming banged up themselves.

For my money Prust's hit was quite late, so late in fact it's probably the main reason the officials completely missed it and he didn't receive a penalty in the game. He was probably fortunate to just get two games and if it was a regular season contest he likely would have received a greater punishment. Did he deserve more?

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Perhaps nobody needs this extra day of rest more than P.K. Subban. He looks like his tank is running on empty at the moment and hasn't picked up a point in five games. I think the Boston series just took so much out of him that he's struggling to find his legs.

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Tyler Johnson cashed in on a stellar rookie campaign by signing a three-year, $10-million contract extension with Tampa on Friday. As is noted in the story, included in his 50-point campaign were five shorthanded goals, which tied for the league lead. What's more impressive is that he barely played with Steven Stamkos at all last season, likely in part to Stamkos' injury. He's already going to be a valuable fantasy commodity next season, but if he is paired up with Stamkos then look out.

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I'm a fan of the Jaroslav Halak deal for the Islanders. Trading for an unrestricted free agent prior to July 1^st to get a jump on signing him doesn't always pan out, but the Isles scored nicely with Halak. I suspect New York will be a fun team to watch offensively next season and will try to win every game 5-4. Having Halak back there to bail them out every so often will be key and hopefully he can steal some games for them. Anders Nilsson and Kevin Poulin are both RFAs and should be fighting for the backup spot if they re-sign, but I doubt either has any real value next season with Halak now locked up. Nilsson probably has the edge there at this point.

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Cory Emmerton is reportedly leaving the Detroit Red Wings for the KHL. Emmerton got passed by several other young Red Wings and managed just two points in 18 games last season. He played all 48 games in the lockout shortened campaign and 71 the year before that. Talk about a step back.

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James Neal says he has not asked for a trade out of Pittsburgh. It's hard to imagine a better place for him from a fantasy perspective other than playing with Evgeni Malkin. I do think Pittsburgh could be planning a roster shakeup this summer, especially with a new general manager taking over. Something tells me it may be on the blue line, though. With the emergence of Olli Maatta, perhaps Kris Letang is a name they float around and see what the offers are.

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Some Boston Bruins are on the mend after a tough Stanley Cup playoffs. Milan Lucic had wrist surgery and Chris Kelly underwent back surgery. Both should be ready for the start of next season but I wonder how Lucic will be impacted if the Bruins don't sign Jarome Iginla this summer. The two played together nearly 75% off the time in even strength situations this year during the regular season and did a good job creating space for one another.

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How much has Stephane Da Costa's great World Hockey Championship helped his stock for next year? He notched six goals and nine points in just eight games at the tournament and posted a plus-7 rating. All that came on a French team that not much was expected from. Da Costa played only 12 games for the Senators in 2013-14, scoring three goals. However, he was better than a point per game player in the American Hockey League with Binghamton in 56 games.

Da Costa is an RFA, but maybe he has shown enough that he could be a solid replacement for some of the Sens UFAs. A quick glance at their roster shows Ales Hemsky, Milan Michalek, and Matt Kassian are on that list, so theoretically Ottawa could move Da Costa up the pecking order if they needed to. Of course the Senators are going to sign some players this summer also, but watch for Da Costa to play a more featured role next season.

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Speaking of the World Hockey Championship, how about this ridiculous goal from Drew Shore earlier in the week?

Michael Amato is an Associate Editor for DobberHockey and a News Editor for theScore. You can follow him on Twitter at @amato_mike