Hockey headlines for June 8, 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023

The Panthers are ready to fight back in Stanley Cup Final by leaning on lessons from past (Miami Herald)
Vladislav Gavrikov, Kings agree to terms on a 2-year deal (Los Angeles Daily News)
Blackhawks re-sign Andreas Athanasiou to two-year contract (Chicago Sun-Times)
Dallas Stars sign Alexander Petrovic to two-way contract extension for one year (Dallas Morning News)
Anders Lee a finalist for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (New York Newsday)
Flames centre Mikael Backlund a finalist for NHL’s King Clancy Trophy (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks on track to hiring Darren Pang as lead TV analyst (Chicago Sun-Times)
MSG: Penn Station rehab would force out Rangers for a year (New York Newsday)
Pest or Stanley Cup champion: Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk can't be both (Edmonton Sun)
Bruce Cassidy reflects on his firing from Bruins, their first-round exit, and his pursuit of the Stanley Cup (Boston Globe)
Andrew Brunette opens up about Devils tenure, explains why he’s ‘absolutely’ nervous about coaching against them with Predators (NJ.com)
Maple Leafs getting good odds to win the Stanley Cup -- next year (Toronto Sun)
Corey Crawford a Hall of Famer? Odds say no (Chicago Sun-Times)
Panthers say Jonathan Marchessault is ‘not Connor McDavid’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Knights’ homegrown pair develop into key playoff performers (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Panthers’ Brandon Montour details rushing back to Florida for birth of newborn son during Stanley Cup Final (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Samsonov, Woll give Maple Leafs bright outlook in goal, no Hart required (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings interested in Pius Suter, Alex Chiasson among their own UFAs (MLive.com)
Red Wings’ Moritz Seider, Dominik Kubalik finalists for IIHF player of year (MLive.com)
Potential fits for the Sabres with the 13th pick in the NHL draft (Buffalo News)
Why 'glue guy' defenceman David Reinbacher should stick as draft option (Vancouver Province)
Is Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs the IIHF's male player of the year? (Vancouver Province)
Amerks standout Jiri Kulich named to AHL's inaugural Top Prospects Team (Buffalo News)
Flyers prospect Tyson Foerster named to AHL’s top prospect team (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sabres forward JJ Peterka one of seven nominees for IIHF Male Player of the Year (Buffalo News)
How players in Kraken organization have fared in Coachella Valley Firebirds’ run to Calder Cup Finals (Seattle Times)
This person nixed a NHL draft-day trade with Steve Yzerman exactly 40 years ago today (Detroit Free Press)
‘Oh, the game’s about to start’: ‘Behind the scenes of the Ivan Provorov trade (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kenan Thompson channels ‘Mighty Ducks’ past in teaching knuckle-puck to P.K. Subban (New York Post)