Hockey headlines for May 10, 2018

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Clean slate: Jets focus on task at hand (Winnipeg Sun)
Capitals begin preparing for Lightning, first conference finals in 20 years (Washington Times)
Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom doesn’t practice, considered ‘day-to-day’ with hand injury (Washington Post)
Changes are coming to Penguins roster, GM Jim Rutherford says (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How a phone call changed the life of Hurricanes' new GM Don Waddell (Raleigh News & Observer)
A Police Escort to a Playoff Game Draws Attention to Racism in Junior Hockey (New York Times)
Decades ahead of their time (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins GM: Phil Kessel's injuries caught up to him in playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What Rod Brind'Amour wants to do with Canes, he can't do without Justin Williams (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jets franchise reaches a touchstone (Winnipeg Sun)
Can Jets make it count? Game 7 will bring jubilation or misery (Winnipeg Sun)
Maurice predicts 'NGL' showdown (Winnipeg Sun)
Ehlers eager to dent the twine (Winnipeg Free Press)
Hartnell more to Preds than just shift disturber (Winnipeg Free Press)
Back from suspension, Wilson trying to stay on ‘right side of the line’ (Washington Times)
Brett Connolly missed a Stanley Cup run with Lightning. Now on Caps, he has his chance. (Washington Post)
Penguins players disappointed in ouster, proud of accomplishments (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Free agency decisions loom large for Bruins (Boston Herald)
It's not ideal, but the Penguins will take advantage of a long summer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kris Letang can't shake that Game 5 'mistake' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins winger Jake Guentzel reflects on epic scoring run (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Is playing wing for Penguins the answer for Derick Brassard? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins' Zach Aston-Reese on the mend after violent Tom Wilson hit (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
For Charlie McAvoy, it all came tumbling down quickly (Boston Globe)
If Daniel Sprong is in for Penguins, who’s out? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins' 4th-line stalwart Tom Kuhnhackl 'would so whatever it takes to stay in Pittsburgh' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Senators' scouts preparing for any scenario as draft day draws nearer (Ottawa Sun)
Senators' scouts making their lists and checking them twice (Ottawa Sun)
Shake it up? Not so much when it comes to the Lightning’s postgame routine (Tampa Bay Times)