As the quarterfinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs move forward, the players have been sharing their excitement and gratitude with fans. NHL players who made it to round three of the NHL 14 Cover Vote campaign continue to encourage their Twitter followers to vote for them, and – of course – our players wouldn’t be themselves if they didn’t share a little silliness with fans. 

Here are the top player tweets of the week.

Players are focused on the playoffs

Heck of a win for the boys to finish the first round! @craiganderson41 was in beastmode again tonight, and @econdra was on fire! #peskysens

— Kyle Turris (@kyleturris) May 10, 2013

Nice to get the job done last night time to get ready for round two.

— Bryan Bickell (@bbicks29) May 10, 2013

What a great series!On to the next one with the #peskysens. You know #werebringingpeskyback in round 2. #peskyisthenewsexy

— Erik Condra (@ECondra) May 10, 2013

Just wanna give a huge shout out to the fans. You guys were our energy in the third and OT. See you in round 2*. Stay loud

— Logan Couture (@Logancouture) May 8, 2013

Just realized that I'm the guy spitting in the penalty box on the #becauseitsthecup commercial

— Patrick Dwyer (@pattydwyer39) May 8, 2013

But many of them are excited at the prospect of being NHL 14’s cover athlete

Keep those votes coming in! Every vote counts! #double #NHL14EKane

— Evander Kane (@EKane9JETS) May 9, 2013

Put me on the cover of #NHL14! vote atNHL.com/covervote to do it! Thanks #Subbanator #NHL14CoverVote @easportsnhl

— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) May 8, 2013

Keep those votes coming in! Every vote counts! #double #NHL14EKane

— Evander Kane (@EKane9JETS) May 9, 2013

And, as always, George Parros caps it off with one of his #nightlyhypothetical questions.

#nightlyhypothetical be the worst professional ballet dancer in the world OR the best amateur dungeons and dragons competitor?

— George Parros (@GeorgeParros) May 9, 2013