Hockey headlines for March 8, 2018

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Sheary shakes slump, powers Penguins past Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Stepan's late goal lifts Coyotes past Canucks (Arizona Republic)
Flames fill net in confidence-boosting clobbering of Sabres (Calgary Sun)
Bruins’ David Backes suspended three games (Boston Globe)
Ron Francis out as Carolina Hurricanes general manager (Raleigh News & Observer)
NHL players want Sidney Crosby on their team more than anyone (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
NHL players see Leafs’ Auston Matthews as one to build around (Toronto Star)
Quenneville, Hawks fans rank high in NHLPA poll (Chicago Daily Herald)
Alex Ovechkin has left an impression since day one (Orange County Register)
Reborn Wild star Eric Staal playing like a Hart Trophy contender (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Stastny shines: Veteran centre immediately made Jets better (Winnipeg Sun)
Strome for Eberle debate heats up with Islanders in town to face Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller still adjusting after Rangers trade, but excited to join contender full of familiar faces (New York Daily News)
New York Islanders rookie Mathew Barzal likely to win the Calder Trophy (Edmonton Journal)
A picture is worth a thousand question marks for the 2017-18 Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
It was first NHL game for Zay Jones, and Sabres were putrid (Buffalo News)
Penguins' Chad Ruhwedel making up for lost time (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Buffalo a special stop for Flames rookie Jankowski (Calgary Sun)
Penguins-Flyers no longer a slugfest … but still fun (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning working overtime for the wins (Tampa Bay Times)
Kings can’t change the past, so focus is on the future (Los Angeles Daily News)
NHL's recent playoff history is telling you not to overanalyze the Dallas Stars' finish to the season (Dallas Morning News)
Wild aims not to let games on the road go awry (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Yeo resets defense minus Bouwmeester (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Auston Matthews back skating with Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Devils' Marcus Johansson resumes skating for 1st time since concussion (NJ.com)
No news is just that: Scheifele status still unknown (Winnipeg Sun)
Andrei Vasilevskiy battling fatigue as first-time No. 1 (Tampa Bay Times)
Leafs' Freddie ready, but will use schedule break wisely (Toronto Sun)
Capitals mull replacing Holby with Grubauer ‘for a bit’ (Washington Times)
Strong game morale booster for Joonas Korpisalo (Columbus Dispatch)
Torey Krug putting up the points on the Bruins blueline (Boston Herald)
Why some downtime might prove beneficial to Tomas Hertl (San Jose Mercury News)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau returns to Band-Aid role with Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
Jarnkrok proving Preds right with career year (The Tennessean)
J-F Berube trying to make the most of his opportunity with the Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Michael Amadio pronounces himself ready to make a difference with the Kings (Los Angeles Times)
Devils' Will Butcher becomes key to playoff run (NorthJersey.com)
Wings call up Svechnikov for injured Nielsen (Detroit Free Press)
Penguins sign Hollidaysburg native Sam Lafferty to deal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)