It sounds nice, the idea that the door may be open for Rose to become eligible. But MLB sacrificing its integrity could be disastrous.

Composer John Kander (``Chicago'') is 98. Novelist Joy Fielding is 80. Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Guy Lapointe is 77. Actor Brad Dourif (``Lord of the Rings,'' ''Chucky`` movies) is 75.

Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Guy Lapointe is 77 ... Actress-singer-dancer Sutton Foster (``Bunheads'') is 50. NHL defenceman Zdeno Chara is 48. Singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5 is 46.

Brad Marchand's 16-year tenure with the Bruins came with plenty of memorable moments on and off the ice in Boston.

In his words, Marner wants to stay with the Leafs. With his actions, though, the opposite could be interpreted. And because ...

It’s hard to imagine the outgoing Ovechkin being shy, but he remembers nervously asking Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Brian ... “I was interested to see Chara’s stick, big Zee,” Protas ...

The plus-minus leader: Zdeno Chara at +308 ... both of them in the Hall of Fame, you really have to wonder why Curtis Joseph isn’t there alongside them … There are more empty-net goals ...

No Russian goalie has ever accomplished this feat, and it will undeniably punch his ticket to the Hall of Fame ... Marian Gaborik, Zdeno Chara and the late Pavol Demitra, to name a few.