Hockey headlines for March 11, 2023

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Flyers fire embattled general manager Chuck Fletcher after four-plus seasons (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panthers avoid disaster, rally past Blackhawks in overtime to keep playoff hopes alive (Miami Herald)
Merzlikins leaves Blue Jackets because of illness in his family in Latvia (Columbus Dispatch)
Vancouver Canucks sign defensive prospect Kirill Kudryavtsev to entry-level deal (Vancouver Province)
Maple Leafs ready to host ‘insane’ Connor McDavid who’s having an MVP season for the Oilers (Globe & Mail)
A sexist remark in a GTHL game was caught on video. Fallout from the Hockey Canada scandal has delayed justice (Toronto Star)
In the NHL, how does scoring depth translate from the regular season to the playoffs? (Boston Globe)
Trading Timo Meier might have been an easy decision for the Sharks. Now comes the hard part (San Jose Mercury News)
Welcome to St. Louis: Jakub Vrana ‘just happy to be here’ as fresh start with Blues begins (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Namestnikov comes as advertised (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ragtag Blackhawks survive into overtime before succumbing to Panthers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Reichel gets extended look as Blackhawks' season winds down (Chicago Daily Herald)
Kings build confidence buoyed by 5-game winning streak (Los Angeles Daily News)
Clutch play in third periods at center of Islanders’ playoff push (New York Post)
Good in practice, Jets power play needs to get it going when it counts (Winnipeg Sun)
Jared Bednar on Avalanche’s recent losses to playoff teams: “We’ve got to want it more than we want it right now.” (Denver Post)
Gerard Gallant sticking out Rangers forwards’ defensive troubles (New York Post)
Wild optimistically move on without Kirill Kaprizov (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren, Tyler Motte moving closer to return from injuries (New York Post)
Bruins’ Taylor Hall, out since Feb. 25, will practice Monday and could return to games within two weeks (Boston Globe)
Danforth returns to practice, eyes possible return for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Knights reach deep into goaltending depth as injuries mount (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Shesterkin comes up big late for Rangers after rough start (New York Newsday)
Poor performances starting to pile up for Penguins’ Tristan Jarry (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
On the day after Dallas disaster, Tage Thompson reflects on big dropoff in Sabres' play (Buffalo News)
It’s time for struggling Jets to be accountable: Wheeler (Winnipeg Free Press)
Devils’ Erik Haula finally changing fortunes after ‘embarrassing’ season start (NJ.com)
'Our best skater': Speedy Dube embraces new role as fourth-line centre (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings recall Austin Czarnik with Robby Fabbri ailing (Detroit Free Press)
Penguins recall forward Alex Nylander (again) from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Near a 100-point season in juniors, Blues prospect Zachary Bolduc wants to amass trophies (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Prospect Aidan McDonough intends to sign with Canucks (Vancouver Province)
Conor Sheary balances newborn duties with the rigors of the NHL season (Washington Post)
Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner calls arrests in his armed carjacking ‘a great relief' (Toronto Star)