Hockey headlines for May 9, 2019

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Seventh heaven! Sharks hold off Avalanche in Game 7, advance to face Blues (San Jose Mercury News)
Joe Pavelski’s comeback sparks Sharks’ hot start in Game 7 win (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues face Sharks again in Western Conference finals; Game 1 is Saturday in San Jose (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Disappointing end to season stings Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Sabres sign Finnish forward Arttu Ruotsalainen (Buffalo News)
General manager candidate Keith Gretzky now working for Ken Holland (Edmonton Sun)
Another new front office group takes on challenge of business side of Sens operation (Ottawa Sun)
St. Louis Blues Give Long-Suffering Fans Reason to Believe (New York Times)
Former Wild teammates Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter face off with Stanley Cup Final berth on the line (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon exits Game 7 with an injury, comes back late first period (Denver Post)
Sharks' Pavelski returns for Game 7 (Calgary Sun)
NHL offers explanation on overturned goal that changed Game 7 (San Jose Mercury News)
Makar family enjoying every minute of Cale’s playoff introduction (Calgary Sun)
Rask adds dimensions to game in prep for Hurricanes (Boston Herald)
Emergence of teenager Thomas fuels Blues' playoff surge (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
To get past the Bruins, the Canes need these two at their playmaking best (Raleigh News & Observer)
Dougie Hamilton back in Boston to take on Bruins in playoffs (Boston Globe)
Jackets willing to spend to keep free agents (Columbus Dispatch)
Blue Jackets free agents will take their time with decisions (Columbus Dispatch)
One year down: Stars coach Jim Montgomery finishes first year behind Dallas' bench with plenty to build on (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins learn they’ll pick 21st in June’s NHL draft (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why Alain Vigneault chose to hire two former head coaches on his staff (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Ian Laperriere will no longer direct the penalty kill as Alain Vigneault switches up Flyers’ coaching duties (Philly.com)
The Blackhawks, under strength coach Paul Goodman, are already getting back to work. And usually, they're barefoot. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ilya Samsonov, Capitals’ top prospect and goalie of the future, finds his footing in Hershey (Washington Post)
Jeff Blashill, Red Wings players have much to gain at Worlds (MLive.com)
Lundqvist among six Rangers to participate in worlds (New York Newsday)
Wild top prospect Kirill Kaprizov will compete at World Championships (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Judge cuts 15 years off sentence for Stephen Walsh (New York Newsday)