Hockey headlines for March 20, 2020

Friday, March 20, 2020

Predators sign North Dakota forward Cole Smith to one-year deal (The Tennessean)
Jeff Blashill: No Red Wings have been tested for coronavirus (Detroit News)
Knights pledge financial support for arena, part-time employees (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment pledged to help Pepsi Center workers amid COVID-19 outbreak. Will partners follow suit? (Denver Post)
Attorney General Maura Healey calls on Bruins to compensate employees (Boston Herald)
Bettman stresses importance of normalcy for '20-21 season (New York Newsday)
Richard Riot still echoes in Habs history (Toronto Sun)
Montour, NHL peers trying to find ways to keep in shape (Toronto Sun)
'Have to do our part': Maple Leafs lend weight to COVID-19 awareness (Toronto Sun)
Coronavirus could cost NHL players a ton of money (New York Post)
Stoppage of play due to coronavirus could cost Blues millions in revenue (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
How hockey's hiatus amid pandemic impacts Sabres' prospects, other leagues (Buffalo News)
Christopher Ilitch: 'It's important we all pull together' during pandemic (Detroit News)
Bringing back Stan Bowman means Blackhawks committed to retooling, not rebuilding (Chicago Sun-Times)
Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in daily contact as coronavirus pandemic halts NHL (Detroit Free Press)
Expectations for Ducks weren’t high and that’s how season has played out (Los Angeles Times)
‘Other guys’ deliver to keep Blue Jackets in playoff race (Columbus Dispatch)
How Jonas Johansson grew into Sabres goaltending prospect (Buffalo News)
Ex-Penguins goalie Jeff Zatkoff returns home after coronavirus ends season in Germany (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)