Hockey headlines for May 22, 2024

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Lightning reacquire defenseman Ryan McDonagh from Predators (Tampa Bay Times)
‘It’s a special place’: Panthers confident despite starting series on road vs. Rangers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Avalanche signs goalie Trent Miner to one-year contract (Denver Post)
Penguins re-sign Jack St. Ivany and Jonathan Gruden, add another young player to the mix (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ottawa Senators bring in Rob DiMaio as head of pro scouting (Ottawa Sun)
New Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube sketches out blueprint to ‘get over the hump’ (Toronto Star)
Evan Bouchard takes it to another level with playoffs’ coming-out party (Globe & Mail)
One-time combatants Craig Berube, Brendan Shanahan now fight the same battle (Toronto Sun)
Star power attracted Craig Berube to Maple Leafs, but who will remain? (Toronto Sun)
Rounding out his Maple Leafs coaching staff part of Craig Berube's agenda (Toronto Sun)
Bill Zito epitomizes the Panthers’ ‘no ego’ mentality — and has them looking like contenders (Miami Herald)
Rangers not changing game to suit Panthers’ heavy play (New York Post)
Rangers with home-ice advantage in Eastern Conference final against Panthers (New York Newsday)
Laviolette's high-intensity practices embraced by Rangers (New York Newsday)
Jonathan Quick provides Rangers with special leadership despite backup role (New York Post)
Stars’ elite scorer Jason Robertson taking pride in defense during playoff run (Dallas Morning News)
Evan Bouchard becoming a modern day Paul Coffey for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Filip Chytil implies he will be in Rangers’ lineup for Game 1 vs. Panthers (New York Post)
Some lessons learned from a seven-game thriller (Vancouver Province)
Game 7 loss to Oilers hits Canucks hard (Vancouver Province)
Why Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz decided to trade Ryan McDonagh to Tampa Bay (The Tennessean)
What are the Carolina Hurricanes’ plans for winger Martin Necas? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Bruins have a chance to get right back in the hunt (Boston Herald)
Which proven players should the Sabres add to bolster their bottom six? (Buffalo News)
U.S. caps preliminary round at World Championship; quarterfinals next (MLive.com)
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson leads Sweden past Slovakia (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames forward Martin Pospisil suffers potential injury at worlds (Calgary Sun)
Former Penguins forward Scott Wilson signs with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russia's KHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)