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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

‘Bang for your buck’: Knights underdogs again in Stanley Cup Final (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Brendan Gallagher's Canadiens career comes to emotional end after 14 seasons (Montreal Gazette)
Chicago Blackhawks trade rights to Jack Pridham, a 2024 3rd-round pick, before deadline to sign him (Chicago Tribune)
Flyers sign sixth-round draft pick Ilya Pautov to entry-level contract (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Time, place align as Canucks hire Manny Malhotra as new head coach (Vancouver Province)
Wild director of amateur scouting Brackett leaves to become an assistant GM for Maple Leafs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Carolina has been knocking on the door of the Stanley Cup final for years. Vegas apparently has the key (Toronto Star)
How a Stanley Cup Final between Carolina and Vegas embodies the modern NHL era (Raleigh News & Observer)
Why Predators owner Bill Haslam is taking his time with GM search (The Tennessean)
Potential Jets homecoming in the works for Doan (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why NHL Scouting Combine is forum for Jake DeBrusk trade talks (Vancouver Province)
Chasing 2nd title, Shea Theodore has become Golden Knights’ workhorse (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
How a ‘blast from the past’ is driving the Hurricanes’ most successful line (Raleigh News & Observer)
Hurricanes forward William Carrier knows well what it takes to win a Stanley Cup (Raleigh News & Observer)
Why ex-Leafs Mitch Marner, Frederik Andersen deservedly find themselves in Stanley Cup final (Toronto Sun)
Ex-Red Wing Shayne Gostisbehere becomes key cog in Carolina's Cup run (Detroit News)
Even in Carolina, Logan Stankoven and his family still feel the support from Dallas (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Mitch Marner's focus on winning Stanley Cup, not on 'dark moments' (Toronto Sun)
Former Blue Ivan Barbashev trying to win 3rd career Stanley Cup as Vegas takes on Carolina (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
After falling short in playoffs, rival Senators and Habs enter high‑stakes off‑season (Ottawa Sun)
After missing season with injury, Panthers’ Barkov leads Finland to World Championship gold (Miami Herald)
Back in the AHL, Gavin Brindley is ready to compete for a spot with the Avalanche again next year (Denver Post)
Melinda French Gates joins Kraken group as investor; are Sonics in future? (Seattle Times)
Brittanie Cecil's 2002 death one of many Columbus Blue Jackets tragedies (Columbus Dispatch)