Hockey headlines for May 23, 2018

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Jets enter off-season with heightened expectations (Winnipeg Free Press)
Capitals have a familiar, yet foreign hill to climb in Game 7 (Washington Post)
Report: Sharks on verge of signing Evander Kane to mega contract (San Jose Mercury News)
Antti Niemi's deal with Habs could be bad news for Charlie Lindgren (Montreal Gazette)
Sens ink Sieloff to two-year extension (Ottawa Citizen)
Ducks announce Ryan Miller has wrist surgery, hire Marty Wilford as assistant coach (Orange County Register)
Isles name Lou Lamoriello president of hockey operations (New York Newsday)
Leafs assistant GM Mark Hunter quits, Lou Lamoriello joins Islanders (Toronto Star)
Paul Fenton's goal as Wild GM: 'To win a Stanley Cup' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Predators promote Jeff Kealty, Brian Poile, Scott Nichol within front office (The Tennessean)
Homework leading into expansion draft paying off for Vegas Golden Knights (Edmonton Journal)
Savvy draft choices, trades propelled Vegas (Detroit Free Press)
Former Flames forward MacLellan plays key role in building Capitals into contender (Calgary Sun)
John Tavares said to be pleased that Lou Lamoriello will run Islanders (New York Newsday)
The biggest Islanders questions Lou Lamoriello couldn’t answer (New York Post)
'It's disappointing': Hunter not bitter with departure from Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Can Lou Lamoriello keep John Tavares with the Islanders? (Montreal Gazette)
Knights’ staff eyes future as team prepares for Stanley Cup Final (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
New Wild GM Paul Fenton has a blueprint to get team over the hump (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
‘The biggest game of our life’: Capitals brace for Game 7 vs. Lightning (Washington Post)
Tampa Bay is no stranger to Game 7’s in Eastern Conference finals (Washington Post)
Jets black and blue, but nothing broken, Maurice says (Winnipeg Free Press)
Unfinished business: Jets Trouba says he’s open to long-term deal (Winnipeg Sun)
Defenceman Toby Enstrom likely done in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jets' best season is Mason's worst (Winnipeg Free Press)
Goose egg sucked for Ehlers (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins slipped under 2017-18 salary cap by razor-thin margin (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘Next season’: Red Wings confident of quick return to playoffs (Detroit News)
Hurricanes have a decision to make on Jeff Skinner. Will he stay or will he go? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Done with first pro season, Panthers goalie prospect Sam Montembeault 'has all the talent in the world' (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Swiss team says no plans to let goalie Elvis Merzlikins leave (Columbus Dispatch)