Parise's health; Maloney's management style (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].  The @LAKings presented @HEELZiggler, @IAmJericho, @RicFlairNatrBoy & @MsCharlotteWWE … [Read more...]

NHL refutes report that it’s banning fan-created GIFs Is the NHL about to ruin fans’ Playoff GIF Parties?  Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reported on Tuesday that the “NHL is now not allowing anyone to post gifs. Huge news given playoffs are about to start.” Well, yes, it would be. This news was fueled by the ever-present concern about how the NHL’s deal with Major League Baseball … [Read more...]

Stanley Cup Sexiness Ranking: Which first-round series are must-see? The still-new NHL playoff format was designed to deliver the most attractive first-round matchups possible, filled with divisional battles and traditional rivals. But while some series are going to be epic wars, other series are going to be minor skirmishes. At least on paper.  So which ones are the sexiest? Which ones are … [Read more...]

Yahoo Sports' NHL Western Conference Playoff Picks, Round 1 (Video) The Stanley Cup Playoffs get rolling on Wednesday, and it's time to make some ironclad, lead-pipe lock picks on who will win the series. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog takes a look at the Western Conference and its four first-round series. Can the Sharks and Blues overcome their arch enemies? Are the Ducks … [Read more...]

Canadiens to bring back Therrien, don't intend to trade Subban Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said coach Michel Therrien will return next season and that the team’s “intention” is to not trade defenseman P.K. Subban. This ended speculation of immediate wholesale changes for the franchise after missing the playoffs this season. “Nobody is walking away with a clean slate, but … [Read more...]

What We Learned: Is this the best the Minnesota Wild can do? (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) You want to talk about Detroit backing into the playoffs, and that's fair enough because they … [Read more...]

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2016 schedule, TV listings The NHL has released the schedule for its 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which get underway on Wednesday, April 13. There are all sorts of compelling stories entering this postseason. Can Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals finally make a deep playoff run? Will the Chicago Blackhawks repeat as Stanley Cup winners? Will we see a new … [Read more...]

Complete schedule, TV info for 1st-round series The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin on Wednesday, April 13 with three games: the Detroit Red Wings visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning, the New York Rangers visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Chicago Blackhawks visiting the St. Louis Blues. Here is the complete schedule, as well as the game times and national TV broadcasts for the entire first round. … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Ducks capture Pacific; Flyers down Islanders No. 1 Star: Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks netminder stopped 24 of 24 shots on goal in a 2-0 shutout win over the Washington Capitals that carried his team to the Pacific Division title. The Ducks entered the regular season’s final weekend three points back of the Los Angeles Kings with two games left, and won … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Playoff field set; Hartnell's huge night No. 1 Star: Scott Hartnell, Columbus Blue Jackets  Scott Hartnell’s overtime goal gave the Columbus Blue Jackets an entertaining 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was his second goal of the game and completed a four-point night. No. 2 Star: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Ovechkin’s hat trick gave him 50 goals for the third … [Read more...]