Hockey headlines for February 28, 2023

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Connor McDavid was spectacular, but Bruins hold off Oilers to earn seventh straight victory (Boston Globe)
Mikko Rantanen reaches rare 40-goal mark in Avalanche’s 3-0 win over Vegas (Denver Post)
Blackhawks snag pair of high draft picks in exchange for McCabe, Lafferty (Chicago Daily Herald)
Sabres acquire defenseman Riley Stillman from Vancouver for prospect Josh Bloom (Buffalo News)
Kane deal complicated by possible Miller ban (New York Newsday)
Erik Karlsson doubts Sharks will have quick turnaround after Meier trade (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers’ K’Andre Miller ‘felt awful’ about spitting in Drew Doughty’s face (New York Post)
John Tortorella, Flyers shift this season’s focus to the future: ‘We’re not getting into playoffs’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Timeline unchanged for Bill Haslam to become Predators' majority owner (The Tennessean)
Why Jaromir Jagr Won’t Quit Playing Hockey (New York Times)
There's a possibility Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas is not done dealing (Toronto Sun)
How John Hynes is processing GM switch as Preds begin selling (The Tennessean)
Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland before NHL trade deadline: “If it makes sense, we’ll strike” (Denver Post)
Will Wild make trade deadline deals? GM Guerin says team in unique spot (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Islanders in tricky spot at NHL trade deadline with Lou Lamoriello as wild card (New York Post)
Niederreiter arrives as Jets struggle to stay in the playoff picture (Winnipeg Sun)
Evgenii Dadonov gives Stars a ‘trustworthy’ winger and salary cap flexibility (Dallas Morning News)
J.T. Miller not in Dallas, trade speculation cooled by revelation of injury (Vancouver Province)
For Ovechkin in winter, a deadline sell-off makes sense this spring (Washington Post)
How Devils’ trade for Timo Meier affects Jesper Bratt’s pending restricted free agency (NJ.com)
Rumor mill seems quiet for Kraken approaching NHL trade deadline (Seattle Times)
Hurricanes fans anxious for moves with NHL trade deadline days away, others making deals (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flames blocking out trade deadline noise (Calgary Sun)
Thatcher Demko's big effort in Big D was a big deal (Vancouver Province)
‘Still kicking,’ Ducks beat Blackhawks for 3rd straight win (Orange County Register)
Detroit Red Wings unable to gain ground in playoff race, lose, 6-2, at Ottawa Senators (Detroit Free Press)
Stars’ offense wakes up, but overtime funk resumes in loss to Vancouver (Dallas Morning News)
Blackhawks struggle with chemistry in streak-snapping loss to Ducks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Magnus Hellberg excited about return to Ottawa, opportunity with Red Wings (Detroit News)
DeBrusk making the most of new lease on life with the Boston Bruins (Edmonton Sun)
Hellberg of a ride as ex-Senators goaltender takes the net in Ottawa (Ottawa Citizen)
Troy Terry on wearing the ‘A’ : ‘It’s a huge honor to me’ (Orange County Register)
Islanders’ special teams finally getting back on the board after struggles (New York Post)
Golden Knights GM says Mark Stone’s rehab will take time (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov wowing everyone but himself (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Olivier giving Blue Jackets additional scoring punch (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins forward Drew O'Connor finds his role (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Comfort factor will help Vitali Kravtsov make opposition uncomfortable (Vancouver Province)
As David Poile braces for retirement, his wife reveals their love story (The Tennessean)