Hockey headlines for June 6, 2023

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Knights pound Panthers, take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Cole Caufield inks eight-year extension with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks hire Greg Cronin as their new coach (Orange County Register)
Patrick Roy not a candidate to be new Rangers coach as two front-runners remain (New York Post)
Lightning sign Sean Day, two international free agents to two-way deals (Tampa Bay Times)
Ottawa Senators studying the trade market for Alex DeBrincat (Ottawa Sun)
Calgary arena deal expected to be finalized this summer (Calgary Sun)
Canadiens' Cole Caufield becomes a $62.8-million man (Montreal Gazette)
What Cole Caufield's big contract tells us about Lucas Raymond's next Red Wings deal (Detroit Free Press)
If there's an extension coming for Sheldon Keefe with Maple Leafs, get it done and move on (Toronto Sun)
'Confident, borderline cocky': Blue Jackets, NHL fans react to reported Mike Babcock hire (Columbus Dispatch)
How salary dump, position priorities turned into draft miss on Shea Theodore (Vancouver Province)
Trading Blake Wheeler tricky if Jets won't buy him out (Winnipeg Sun)
Devils’ Jack Hughes on Erik Haula: ‘That’s a guy we should bring back for sure’ (NJ.com)
Panthers coach says goalie didn’t get much help from teammates (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Phillies players keep tabs on hometown Knights from afar (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The secret weapon to the Florida Panthers’ run to the 2023 Stanley Cup Final? Humor. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Edmonton Oilers free agents: Who's cashing and who's dashing? (Edmonton Sun)
What might the Bruins be doing until the puck drops on a new season in October? (Boston Globe)
Size will always be an issue for Edmonton Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto (Edmonton Sun)
After sour ending, Wings' Ville Husso ready for challenge of larger workload (Detroit News)
Quentin Musty's path from Hamburg basement to first-round hopeful in NHL (Buffalo News)
Sabres prospect Noah Ostlund to play with SHL's Vaxjo Lakers next season (Buffalo News)
Red Wings eye several potential draft picks at Scouting Combine (MLive.com)
Kings hired him to replace Bob Miller. Now he’s out as L.A. combines broadcasts (Los Angeles Times)
NHL analyst Chris Chelios out as part ESPN’s payroll slashing (New York Post)