Hockey headlines for August 11, 2020

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Rangers win draft lottery, Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes (New York Post)
Florida Panthers part ways with GM Dale Tallon after 10 years, another playoff flameout (Miami Herald)
Devils sign prospect Reilly Walsh (NJ.com)
Canes to have first-round pick in 2020 NHL Draft as Leafs fail to win lottery (Raleigh News & Observer)
Vengeance is on the menu with the NHL playoffs down to 16 (Toronto Star)
Hockey in August? The new NHL reality (Ottawa Citizen)
Tortorella has something to get off his chest and he'll be darned if he doesn't get to say it (Toronto Sun)
'We haven't had success here.' Wild general manager promises changes (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Predators don't secure top pick in 2020 NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Panthers to select 12th overall in 2020 NHL draft (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
No Alexis Lafreniere, but Penguins can still get a keeper at pick No. 15 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets lose ping-pong game, turn sights to draft (Winnipeg Sun)
Lightning’s shot at redemption more meaningful vs. Blue Jackets (Tampa Bay Times)
Ready or not, Bruins set to open Stanley Cup playoffs against Carolina (Boston Herald)
Golden Knights confident they’re good enough to win Stanley Cup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blue Jackets say much has changed since historic series win over Lightning (Columbus Dispatch)
Flushing away Golden Knights won't be easy for Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
No cakewalk here: Canucks gave Blues fits in regular season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers prepare to meet underdog (but dangerous) Habs in first round; Jake Voracek back at practice (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Capitals are focused on the Islanders, not Barry Trotz (Washington Post)
Stars remain confident in scoring ability despite prolonged offensive struggles (Dallas Morning News)
OBF: Bruins still searching for ‘Mr. Bubble’ (Boston Herald)
Canadiens adjust to life in bubble with long break between games (Montreal Gazette)
Knock on wood: Flames able to stay healthy vs. Jets (Calgary Herald)
Trotz remains confident in Isles' top line entering first round (New York Newsday)
Max Pacioretty healthy for Golden Knights’ playoff opener (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Will Dougie Hamilton play for Hurricanes in Game 1 vs. Bruins? Carolina is ‘hopeful’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
Healthy Golden Knights enter playoffs ready to make long run (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tuukka Rask, David Pastrnak miss Bruins’ practice (Boston Herald)
Braden Holtby hot at the right time ahead of Capitals’ playoff series (Washington Post)
Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane hopes to make bigger scoring impact against Knights (Chicago Sun-Times)
Erik Johnson’s horse “Landeskog” wins race as the Avalanche defenseman chases his own trophy (Denver Post)
Ilya Kovalchuk, a 37-year-old ‘kid’ on the ice, seeks his first Stanley Cup with Capitals (Washington Post)
If anyone knows what Blackhawks rookie Kirby Dach did this summer, it’s Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer: ‘(He) looks like a different player’ (Chicago Tribune)
Liam Foudy’s first goal with Columbus Blue Jackets comes at vital time (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers center Nate Thompson is valuable fourth-liner, penalty killer — and informant (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Top Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov expected in Twin Cities on Monday (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins prospect Radim Zohorna to remain in Czech Republic to open 2020-21 season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'Dream come true:' Detroit's Everett Fitzhugh first Black NHL team broadcaster (Detroit News)