Hockey headlines for November 21, 2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Oilers begin Hitchcock era with an upset win in San Jose (Edmonton Sun)
Recent bad streak was final straw for fired Yeo (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby moves closer to return with full-contact practice (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Patrice Bergeron is out at least 4 weeks. Here’s how that will affect the Bruins (Boston Globe)
Jets prospect bolts for Finland to play in KHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
'We have a concussion problem' in Canada: Ken Dryden (Toronto Sun)
Edmonton Oilers have been through their share of coaches under Daryl Katz ownership (Edmonton Journal)
Edmonton Oilers players accept blame, prepare for Hitchcock regime (Edmonton Sun)
New head coach Ken Hitchcock believes he can turn the Edmonton Oilers into a winning team (Edmonton Journal)
Who says you can never go home again, as Edmonton Oilers bring in new head coach Hitchcock (Edmonton Sun)
Sharks defend Todd McLellan in wake of firing by Oilers: ‘it’s not all his fault’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues players take responsibility for Yeo’s firing (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Former Stars coach Ken Hitchcock comes out of retirement to coach Edmonton Oilers (Dallas Morning News)
Ex-Flyers coaches Craig Berube, Ken Hitchcock land head-coaching jobs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman: Comfort level with Jeremy Colliton a factor in decision to fire Joel Quenneville (Chicago Tribune)
Quenneville could be in Blues' sights (Chicago Daily Herald)
Blue Jackets manage uncertainty surrounding Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky (Columbus Dispatch)
Kane not feeling his age: 'I've got ... more to give on the ice this season' (Chicago Daily Herald)
Pekka Rinne's numbers suggest age is just a number (The Tennessean)
Exciting, speedy Canadiens firmly in playoff hunt at one-quarter mark (Montreal Gazette)
Thanksgiving no benchmark for rebuilding Wings (Detroit News)
Golden Knights struggle to find answers for inconsistency (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins show tell-tale signs of lacking confidence (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild's top two pairs on defense split up after Suter, Dumba struggle (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Phil Housley keeps Sabres on task as they push into top five of NHL standings (Buffalo News)
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan passionately defends his struggling team's style of play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Taylor Hall, NJ Devils say they can bring game to next level, what will it take? (NorthJersey.com)
Knights say they left Subban ‘out to dry’ in Flames blowout loss (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stars goalie Ben Bishop expected to miss about one week with lower-body injury (Dallas Morning News)
Nico Hischier practices again; Devils send Steven Santini on conditioning assignment (NJ.com)
Helping Matt Murray get his groove back should be priority for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Craig Anderson goes back to work in net for the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Door opens for Alex Lyon to help solve Flyers’ goalie problem (South Jersey Courier-Post)
'Big Save Dave' Rittich proving he can handle workload for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Kings' Anze Kopitar is finally showing signs of playing to his high standards (Los Angeles Times)
Matt Duchene has helped lead the way for the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Kings’ Carl Hagelin is over the shock of being traded (Los Angeles Times)
Can Clayton Keller be the player the Arizona Coyotes need him to be? (Arizona Republic)
Ducks, with Fowler, Lindholm out, rely on young defense (Orange County Register)
With Brooks Orpik out after knee surgery, Madison Bowey gets his shot (Washington Post)
Skjei brings renewed confidence to Rangers lineup after benching (New York Post)
Top pick makes the most of his time in junior hockey (Columbus Dispatch)
Dan Maloney, former Maple Leafs player and coach, dies at 68 (Toronto Sun)