Hockey headlines for May 8, 2020

Friday, May 8, 2020

NHL's current discussions 'point to going right to playoffs,' could include expanded field, source says (New York Newsday)
Lightning sign 2018 third-round pick Dmitry Semykin (Tampa Bay Times)
With NHL season in limbo, Blue Jackets offer fans incentive to buy 2020-21 tickets (Columbus Dispatch)
Poll suggests Canadian sports fans will be leery about attending pro events even when pandemic eases (Winnipeg Sun)
Archived footage brings back fond memories for 1989 Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
Dwayne Roloson's injury was crippling for Oilers in 2006 (Edmonton Journal)
Goalie Gerry Cheevers stitched together the Bruins Stanley Cup win in 1970 (Boston Herald)
2020 NHL draft could take place next month; Avs might have 29th pick (Denver Post)
Wild's Dubnyk on NHL restart: 'I'm not interested in packing up and going away' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Filip Forsberg, the Piano Man: Predators forward learns 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' (The Tennessean)
Preds’ Granlund mourns loss of daughter, cherishes time with son (The Tennessean)
Kerfoot, waiting out NHL pause in B.C., addresses inconsistencies in first season with Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Sharing ice with Matthews gave Kerfoot an enhanced view of Leafs star (Toronto Sun)
'I feel ready for this role,' Lindgren says of Canadiens' backup job (Montreal Gazette)
Panthers’ 2018 first-round pick ready to prove himself after signing first NHL contract (Miami Herald)
Kirkwood's Seamus Campbell goes to great lengths for hockey success (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings’ Justin Abdelkader reads his book on Muskegon schools’ Facebook page (MLive.com)
Gritty parades through Delco in his first public appearance since quarantine (Philadelphia Inquirer)