Hockey headlines for August 1, 2020

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Sidney Crosby, Penguins finally to begin playoffs after 4½ months (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hurricanes enter qualifying series against Rangers without Dougie Hamilton (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders know pitfall they must avoid with tall playoff task ahead (New York Post)
Panthers weigh patience against urgency as NHL begins first five-game series since ’86 (Miami Herald)
Sabres sign forward Brett Murray to two-year, entry-level contract (Buffalo News)
Capitals GM: Rookie goaltender Ilya Samsonov hurt in off-ice injury in Russia (Washington Post)
Hockey fans make #Kneel4Hockey trend as they call out the NHL’s muted approach to supporting Black Lives Matter (Chicago Tribune)
Cam Neely heartened by Bruins’ last two periods (Boston Herald)
Islanders mindful that the Panthers have some claws (New York Newsday)
The Panthers’ young core is back in the postseason after years of falling just short (Miami Herald)
'Speed is the ultimate competitive advantage' for Penguins in Cup chase (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Rangers’ Tony DeAngelo will be game-time call vs. Hurricanes (New York Post)
Rangers won't say if it's Shesterkin or Lundqvist in goal for Game 1 (New York Newsday)
Flames remain tight-lipped on which goaltender will start in Game 1 (Calgary Sun)
Lightning’s special teams will face first true test against Capitals (Tampa Bay Times)
Maple Leafs have a new playoff opponent in Blue Jackets, and hopefully a new playoff result (Toronto Star)
Blues will try to make the most out of round-robin (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers ready for round-robin tournament and ‘getting our game where it needs to be’ for the playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
David Quinn’s young Rangers eyeing a historic run (New York Post)
Wild coach Evason 'always has the right attitude' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Alain Vigneault searching for continuity on the Flyers’ bottom-two lines (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jets coach Maurice savouring the ‘special time’ created by these once-in-a-lifetime NHL playoffs (Winnipeg Sun)
Blues can act like fans with five games on first day of postseason (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wild and other hostile NHL teams sharing same hotels in Edmonton (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flames experience in NHL playoff bubble brings memories of youth tournaments (Calgary Sun)
Bruins’ Brandon Carlo adjusting to mental challenges of NHL bubble (Boston Globe)
How Jake Guentzel's hockey family taught him to pick himself back up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Stone star in Apple commercial (Las Vegas Review-Journal)