Hockey headlines for June 14, 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Nicklas Backstrom played with two fractures in finger for second half of Stanley Cup run (Washington Post)
Golden Knights thank fans with event at Fremont Street Experience (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Trotz in talks with Capitals about contract extension (Washington Times)
Except for Smith-Pelly, most Capitals open to possible White House visit (Washington Times)
Lightning trades Peter Budaj to Kings, acquires forward Andy Andreoff (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins sign last year's top draft pick (Boston Herald)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby visits Swiss team for summer workout (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Knights’ Bill Foley reflects on ‘remarkable ride’ in letter to fans (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘Something special’: With Stanley Cup in tow, Alex Ovechkin begins life-changing offseason (Washington Post)
Golden Knights face tough free agent, contract decisions ahead (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Capitals will explore trade for goaltender Philipp Grubauer (Washington Post)
Gallant pushed all the right buttons in Knights’ first season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
James Neal hopes to remain with Knights for ‘a long time’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Avalanche preparing for NHL draft — and possibly picking No. 4 again (Denver Post)
Edmonton Oilers pre-season schedule begins in Calgary, ends in Germany (Edmonton Journal)
Canucks heading to Kelowna for pre-season game, Whistler for training camp (Vancouver Province)
Wild announce seven-game 2018-19 preseason schedule (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets open pre-season Sept. 17 at home against Wild (Winnipeg Sun)
Grundstrom, others have put themselves on Leafs path with Game 7 of AHL final looming (Toronto Sun)
Here's an educated guess at what the Coyotes' new third jersey could look like (Arizona Republic)