Hockey headlines for April 20, 2024

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Maple Leafs, Bruins won't tip full lineup hand before Game 1 (Toronto Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes will start NHL playoffs against Islanders without key forward (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles' injury news: Dobson returning, Pageau day-to-day (New York Newsday)
Bruins think rougher road will serve them well in another run at the Stanley Cup (Boston Globe)
Connor McDavid can cement his legacy by winning a Stanley Cup with the Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Jets, Avs hunker down for what could be epic first-round series (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins president Kyle Dubas disappointed, but optimistic after 1st season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Steve Yzerman: 'Incredibly exciting season' reflects well on Detroit Red Wings as a whole (Detroit Free Press)
Senators GM Steve Staios talks new coach, Alfredsson, goalies, frustration, changes and more (Ottawa Sun)
DU defenseman Sean Behrens signs three-year entry-level contract with Avalanche (Denver Post)
Penguins' Kyle Dubas named associate GM of Team Canada for '24 World Championship (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
After a surprise season, the Canucks look beyond their checkered playoff record (Globe & Mail)
The Maple Leafs have a lot on the line when they face the Bruins (Globe & Mail)
Winnipeg Jets hope playoff run will reverse dwindling attendance (Globe & Mail)
The Maple Leafs have invested heavily in the Core Four with no Stanley Cup payoff. Here’s how recent winners spent their money (Toronto Star)
Sharks get clarity on Penguins’ draft pick; Brent Burns trade revisited (San Jose Mercury News)
‘We know what it takes’: Panthers eye another playoff run. First up: Tampa Bay Lightning (Miami Herald)
Lightning recapture winning identity, eye another deep NHL playoff run (Tampa Bay Times)
‘I think we owe them.’ Kings eager to flip the script on Oilers in NHL playoffs (Los Angeles Times)
Rangers' midseason adversity made them a better team (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers catching breaks before the playoffs even start (Edmonton Sun)
Patrick Roy brings all-out ‘drive,’ Stanley Cup pedigree to Islanders on eve of playoffs (New York Post)
Stars coach Pete DeBoer’s playoff history with Vegas runs deeper than any other coach (Dallas Morning News)
Peter Laviolette says schedule provided needed rest for Rangers (New York Post)
Is Andrei Vasilevskiy ready to be ‘Big Cat’ for Lightning playoff run? (Tampa Bay Times)
Playoff time needs to be now time for Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Province)
Jacob Trouba doesn’t think stint on Rangers’ third pairing is ‘bad thing’ (New York Post)
Flames exit with optimism: ‘I think good things are ahead of us’ (Sun Herald)
On cleanout day, Wild dispense with excuses (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
John Tortorella accepts some blame for the Flyers’ collapse, says he’s ‘totally in’ on seeing the rebuild all the way through (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens are banking on Martin St. Louis's concepts (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang considering surgery for undisclosed ailments (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames, Oliver Kylington have mutual interest for contract extension (Calgary Sun)
Tim Stutzle leans on Ottawa Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson to find '200-foot game' (Ottawa Sun)
Filip Gustavsson on future with Minnesota Wild: ‘We’ll see’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Markstrom and Conroy non-committal about goaltender's future with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Kyle Dubas says Alex Nedeljkovic may be odd man out as Penguins move forward in net (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist among players Kyle Dubas expects to push for NHL next season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Tage Thompson's leadership on display as Sabres process fallout of season (Buffalo News)
Flames rookie Martin Pospisil will represent Slovakia at world championship (Calgary Sun)
NHL games in Utah to be shown in Arizona; Coyotes fans unimpressed (Arizona Republic)