Hockey headlines for April 10, 2018

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Molson says Canadiens will be more transparent with fans (Montreal Gazette)
Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini weighs in on state of the team (Vancouver Province)
Snow, Weight say they expect to keep their jobs (New York Newsday)
Tavares hopes to be back with Islanders (New York Newsday)
Derick Brassard returns to Penguins practice, seems likely to play in Game 1 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Enstrom out for Game 1: Jets defenceman remains sidelined as series with Wild opens (Winnipeg Sun)
Erik Karlsson struggled to focus on hockey (Ottawa Sun)
'I’ve fallen in love with this city,' Canadiens' Max Pacioretty says (Montreal Gazette)
NHL moves up dates for San Jose’s All-Star Game weekend (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders owner: I'll pay up to keep new arena on track (New York Post)
Amid bumpy ride, Hakstol still has Hextall's support (Philadelphia Daily News)
GM Don Sweeney confident Bruins will bounce back for playoffs (Boston Herald)
Dundon has option of selling Hurricanes after 3 years, but 'we're not going to do that' (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rangers GM Jeff Gorton looking for someone ‘fresh’ after firing coach Alain Vigneault (New York Daily News)
Canadiens' post-mortem: 'Only a handful of guys performed up to our expectations,' Bergevin says (Montreal Gazette)
Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman expects Corey Crawford to be ‘same goalie he’s been’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers GM backs Lundqvist's vision for next season (New York Post)
Oilers head coach accepts blame for team's fall from NHL grace (Edmonton Journal)
Guy Boucher soldiers on even with his status with Senators in doubt (Ottawa Citizen)
Flames coach Glen Gulutzan not worried about future as GM Brad Treliving waits to make decisions (Calgary Herald)
Avalanche not content with just playoff berth against top-seeded Predators (Denver Post)
Penguins' best-in-NHL power play will give Flyers a stiff challenge (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Devils are young, fast and 3-0 vs. Lightning this year (Tampa Bay Times)
Maple Leafs need to be 'sharp and smart' if they want to outlast Bruins (Toronto Sun)
'A whole new circumstance' guides Penguins against Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Predators have 2-year winning streak against Colorado Avalanche (The Tennessean)
Penguins learned from dreadful '12 series against Flyers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'This is what we play for' (Winnipeg Sun)
Capitals’ Barry Trotz knows which goalie he’ll start in the playoffs. He’s just not saying. (Washington Post)
Steven Stamkos: My body will never be 100 percent again (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks’ Joe Thornton not expected to play in Game 1 vs. Anaheim Ducks (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild's Spurgeon practices for first time in nearly a month (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nick Foligno cleared for Blue Jackets’ playoff opener (Columbus Dispatch)
John Gibson skates in practice and could be in goal for Ducks in Game 1 against Sharks (Los Angeles Times)
Golden Knights’ David Perron returns to practice (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Can goaltender Devan Dubnyk carry Wild in playoffs? He might have to. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Hellebuyck ready for big stage: Jets goalie not feeling any extra pressure (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers' Giroux makes convincing case for NHL MVP (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Leafs’ Matthews prepared for ‘tight-tight’ playoff hockey (Toronto Star)
Wild's Staal has goal record; now he wants to lead a deep playoff run (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Drew Doughty’s scoring is a blast from the past for Kings (Los Angeles Daily News)
Dion Phaneuf brings dedication, personality to playoff-bound Kings (Los Angeles Daily News)
Evander Kane always felt he was a playoff-type player. Now’s his chance to prove it (San Jose Mercury News)
Devante Smith-Pelly was a playoff revelation 4 years ago. He’ll get another shot with the Caps. (Washington Post)
3 veterans added at trade deadline have lots of playoff experience (Columbus Dispatch)
Kadri expects some sparring with Marchand, but only to an extent (Toronto Sun)
Perreault looking to snap scoring slump (Winnipeg Free Press)
Marner draws inspiration from Ovechkin for Stanley Cup playoff push (Toronto Star)
Nolan Patrick, Flyers’ youth to get playoff crash course (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Alex Iafallo is optimistic about being ready for Kings' playoff opener with Golden Knights on Wednesday (Los Angeles Times)
Ivan Provorov sleepless from excitement, not the Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Predators see Eeli Tolvanen as valuable depth in NHL playoffs, even if he doesn’t play (The Tennessean)
Jets' young scoring threats eager to get playoffs started (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ducks’ young defensemen have developed into formidable corps (Orange County Register)
Ryan Suter joins Wild at Xcel, will cheer them on from afar (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
The Senators struggle to find answers to what went wrong (Ottawa Sun)
Edmonton Oilers to address backup goaltending, assistant coaches (Edmonton Sun)
Coyotes display 'a lot of optimism' on exit day (Arizona Republic)
Karlsson or no Karlsson, Sens' youth movement has arrived (Ottawa Citizen)
Housley vows to get second season behind Sabres' bench off to better start (Buffalo News)
Blashill: Red Wings adapted to forechecking game (Detroit News)
Anderson takes the heat, Pageau goes overseas (Ottawa Citizen)
Jeff Skinner might make the playoffs someday, but will it be with the Hurricanes? (Raleigh News & Observer)
After off year, Jonathan Toews wonders: 'Where does my game have to grow?' (Chicago Tribune)
Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at home on Connor McDavid's wing (Edmonton Sun)
Monahan went through four surgeries — and still had a career season (Calgary Herald)
Stone hoping to see Senators move in "right direction" as he heads into contract talks (Ottawa Sun)
Calder would be 'special' to Isles' Barzal (New York Newsday)
Matthew Tkachuk frustrated with not making the playoffs (Calgary Sun)
Blues done, but prospects still playing in minors, juniors (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Hurricanes' Peters named Canada's head coach for World Championship (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blashill to coach U.S. at World Championship (Detroit Free Press)
Patrick Kane to captain Team USA at world championships (Chicago Tribune)
Flames star Gaudreau undecided on invite to world championship (Calgary Sun)
Sidney Crosby on Humboldt Broncos: ‘We’re certainly thinking about them’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames' Brett Kulak remembers Broncos bus crash victim Parker Tobin (Calgary Herald)
Oilers coach uplifted by trip to visit people affected by Humboldt tragedy (Edmonton Journal)
Taylor Leier ‘sick to my stomach’ over deadly crash (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Bruins announce online fund-raisers to support Humboldt Broncos community (Boston Globe)