Well, that was anticlimactic.

P.K. Subban thought he'd scored the opening goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, but a coach's challenge from Mike Sullivan of the Pittsburgh Penguins ultimately nullified it when Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg was deemed offside upon entering the zone.

The NHL determined Forsberg preceded the puck into the attacking zone and didn't have possession or control of it before crossing the blue line.

It was an extremely close play, and the challenge drew plenty of derision on social media, so it's time to have your say. Should it have counted?

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He scored a goal, but then he didn't.

Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban opened the scoring in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, wiring a point shot past Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Matt Murray.

But the score was soon reset to zero after a challenge by Penguins bench boss Mike Sullivan, who charged that Predators winger Filip Forsberg was offside on the play, proved successful.

The ruling came less than three hours after NHL commissioner Gary Bettman stated the offside review is working as intended.

It goes without saying that the social media world didn't agree with the outcome:

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Ben Roethlisberger knows a thing or two about winning a championship, so he lent a hand to the Pittsburgh Penguins as they hosted Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, who has been known to check out a little puck when he gets a chance, whipped out his Terrible Towel and got the fans on their feet as they hoped to get a good start against the Nashville Predators.

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Gary Bettman isn't planning on NHL players going rogue.

The commissioner remained steadfast in his insistence that the NHL will not participate in the 2018 Olympic Games when asked about it at his annual Stanley Cup Final news conference before Game 1 on Monday night, adding that he doesn't envision players disregarding the league's stance.

"We have an expectation that none of our players are going," Bettman told reporters, according to CSN Mid-Atlantic's Tarik El-Bashir, adding, "There's no reason to pick that fight right now."

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is among several players who've stated they plan to go to Pyeongchang, South Korea for the tournament regardless of the NHL's official stance on participation.

Pyeongchang organizers have expressed a desire to re-open talks since the league announced in early April that it will not formally take part in the Games, but Bettman insisted Monday that it's no longer up for discussion.

"It is not and has not been," the commissioner said when asked if it's an open issue, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Monday's revelation that Tampa Bay will host the 2018 All-Star Game would also seem to put the Olympic chatter to bed.

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Darren Raddysh is ready to put pen to paper.

The 21-year-old Erie Otters defenseman wrapped up his junior career Sunday as his team fell to the Windsor Spitfires in the Memorial Cup final.

While the loss ended his season on a low note, it was an overall impressive campaign for the Ontario Hockey League overager, who was recognized this season with the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's defenseman of the year.

Finishing the year with 81 points in 62 games, Raddysh ranked third in Otters scoring, while his offensive production from the point led all OHL defensemen.

That sort of ability could help the undrafted Raddysh draw interest from NHL suitors. Scouts were no doubt on hand to take in his performance at the Memorial Cup, where he led all defensemen with three goals and five assists in five games. It was a continuation of Raddysh's play throughout the OHL playoffs, where he recorded 22 points in as many contests.

Still, the fact the high-flying Raddysh has not yet become property of an NHL squad is a curiosity to his coach, Kris Knoblauch.

"He's had a great playoff run and it's hard watching it because here's a guy that has done pretty much everything he can do and he hasn't gotten that contract," the Otters bench boss told Jim Parker of the Windsor Star.

Raddysh, whose brother Taylor plays wing for the Otters and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning last year, is taking it all in stride, notably after previous camp tryouts with the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks left him on the outside of the NHL.

With the season now behind him and his future still unclear, Raddysh is out to realize his NHL dream.

"I take not getting drafted and roll with it," Raddysh told Kyle Cicerella of The Hamilton Spectator. "I look at this year like another draft year."

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced Monday that next season's salary cap is expected to remain flat, depending on whether the NHLPA exercises its five percent growth escalator.

The salary cap for the 2016-17 season was set at $73 million, and Daly said it would grow to "$77 million and change" if the inflator is used by players.

Growing the cap also grows players' escrow, which has been an ongoing problem when it comes to collective bargaining between the NHL and NHLPA.

Daly said the NHL and its players will meet next week to discuss whether the escalator will be used.

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced Monday that next season's salary cap is expected to remain flat, depending on whether the NHLPA exercises its five percent growth escalator.

The salary cap for the 2016-17 season was set at $73 million, and Daly said it would grow to "$77 million and change" if the inflator is used by players.

Growing the cap also grows players' escrow, which has been an ongoing problem when it comes to collective bargaining between the NHL and NHLPA.

Daly said the NHL and its players will meet next week to discuss whether the escalator will be used.

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The Vegas Golden Knights will have a little more time on the clock than initially expected to pick their inaugural squad.

The incoming expansion franchise will now be given 72 hours to review the list of players its fellow NHL teams have made available to it prior to announcing its selections on June 21. It is a one-day increase from the original 48-hour window.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced the change as part of the annual Stanley Cup Final address on Monday.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning will host the All-Star Game in 2018, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Monday.

It will be the second time the franchise has hosted the annual festivities, and the first time since 1999.

The format will once again include a 3-on-3 tournament, as well as the All-Star Skills Competition.

All-Star weekend will take place at Amalie Arena on January 27 and 28, 2018.

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John Scott simply wants the mean tweets to stop.

The former NHL enforcer and All-Star Game MVP (yes, that's still weird to write) was the talk of the hockey world Sunday when he was featured in an "E:60" profile on P.K. Subban in which he called the star defenseman "a piece of garbage" when he's on the ice.

On Monday, Scott was on TSN Montreal 690 to clarify his comments, which it turns out were at least a year-and-a-half old.

Scott's not backing down from what he said, but he wants everyone to know they're about Subban as a hockey player and not as a person.

"I honestly hated everyone I played against, so it's not anything personal against P.K.," Scott said. "I hadn't met him at that time, and now that I've met him I actually like the guy, he's a good guy off the ice. On the ice, you know, I don't like him, and that's just all there is to it, I'm not going to back down from that comment. I didn't like playing against him, I didn't like some of his antics he did. You're allowed to not like people, it's not always rainbows and butterflies. Everyone, I hope, just please stop mean-tweeting me."

The conversation then went to Subban's perceived reputation, which Scott shined a light on.

"He's a world-class talent and one of the best defensemen in the league and he's a fun guy and he's perceived as having a good time on the ice and as an opposing player sometimes when you're losing 5-1 to that team and he's still whooping it up and doing the high-fives and all the celebrations, it gets under your skin and that's going to happen, especially when he's such a talented player," Scott said. "So, you know, the guys on the other team don't really like that when he's doing it in your barn or at their barn and they're having a great time and you're struggling and losing.

"I'm sure I wouldn't call him a piece of garbage to his face, he's a nice guy," Scott added. "I met him a few times now, so, you know, it's just on the ice, he does some stuff that gets under your skin."

Tough, but fair. And, let's face it, the majority of Scott's NHL career was spent watching from the bench, so you can imagine why a guy like Subban drove him batty.

The topic of Subban as a marketing tool for the game was then discussed, and Scott lamented the fact the NHL hasn't done enough to market the larger-than-life personality known as P.K.

"He's like an untapped resource," Scott said. "He has such a good personality and sense of humor, and he's so outgoing and to have that in your wings ... and he wants to do it, too, he's not saying no to opportunities, he jumps at everything that comes his way.

"(The NHL has) definitely dropped the ball in that because he could just sell this game all over the country, and he just crosses all borders when it comes to marketing standpoints. He can go to all different neighborhoods and all different communities and everybody loves him - but except for me, apparently. He's such an untapped resource, they need to use him more."

Amen, Mr. Scott.

Subban will be front and center when the puck drops on Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night in Pittsburgh, along with that Sidney Crosby guy, as two of the game's biggest stars - and they couldn't be more different, could they? - square off for the sport's ultimate prize.

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