Hockey headlines for May 17, 2022

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Knights fire Pete DeBoer after missing playoffs for 1st time (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lane Lambert named Isles' new head coach (New York Newsday)
Panthers learned from Lightning. It made them better. Now, they’re ready to beat Tampa. (Miami Herald)
Blues hope history doesn't repeat itself vs. Avs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Hurricanes have edge historically against Rangers going into second-round series (New York Post)
Lightning’s Brayden Point ‘highly doubtful’ for Game 1 against Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Goodrow could be good to go against Hurricanes (New York Newsday)
Flyers center Kevin Hayes is one of three finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens' Carey Price a finalist for Bill Masterton Trophy (Montreal Gazette)
Patrice Bergeron won’t play anywhere but Boston (Boston Herald)
Red Wings sign Swedish free-agent winger Pontus Andreasson (Detroit News)
Nashville Predators sign goalie Iaroslav Askarov to a three-year, entry-level contract (The Tennessean)
Calgary Flames win sets up first Battle of Alberta against Edmonton Oilers since 1991 (Globe & Mail)
In NHL Playoffs, a Canadian Divide Between Winners and Losers (New York Times)
‘I’ve been waiting for this’: Flames and Oilers were overdue for spring series (Calgary Sun)
Oilers-Flames: The NHL's Main Event is going to shut down the province (Edmonton Sun)
Games between the Blues and Avalanche got a bit chippy this season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
There has been some jersey-swapping since Hurricanes, Rangers last met in postseason (Raleigh News & Observer)
Panthers’ Brunette says facing Tampa Bay ‘is a great opportunity for us’ (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Gaudreau silences doubters with Game 7 overtime winner for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Lightning’s ‘Big Cat’ looking to tame Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Dubas has to duplicate, for the most part, the off-season moves of a year ago that improved the Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings coaching options: Add Peter DeBoer, subtract Lane Lambert (Detroit Free Press)
Lambert says Barzal is 'key piece to the puzzle' (New York Newsday)
Marc-Andre Fleury or Cam Talbot? Perhaps Wild could afford both goaltenders (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
After 85-point season, the Wild's Kevin Fiala could be trade bait (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bruins face big questions as offseason begins (Boston Herald)
Penguins enter an offseason unlike any other (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kings look to build on progress made amid season of plot twists (Los Angeles Daily News)
Stars-Flames played tightest NHL playoff series among first-round matchups (Dallas Morning News)
Dallas Stars’ young guns given chance to grow after Game 7 experience vs. Calgary (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins veteran Brian Boyle undergoes successful knee surgery (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wild defenseman Matt Dumba reveals he suffered punctured lung in April (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
David Pastrnak fought through difficult season (Boston Herald)
Golden Knights captain expected to undergo back surgery (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jeff Greenberg brings the system he learned with Theo Epstein’s Cubs to the Blackhawks as he tries to ‘close that gap’ with baseball (Chicago Tribune)
Craig Simpson is a broadcaster now but he's lived Battle of Alberta as a player (Edmonton Journal)
Rats to riches: Ex-Canucks star Ed Jovanovski punched Panthers’ ticket past first round in ’96 Cup (Vancouver Province)
Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner victim of Etobicoke carjacking (Toronto Sun)