Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

It's the end of May, there's no long weekend coming up for the Leafs to make a 4:30PM news drop on Friday so I think we're good for news for now.

So, what are the others up to?

The Florida Panthers took game one of the Eastern Conference Finals 3-0. Surprising that the Rangers were shutout and boring.

Recap: Rangers Get Shutout in Monotonous Game 1
Well, we all know the Rangers love a comeback and they haven’t dropped the first game of a series yet in these playoffs so, let’s hope for the best there. I have to be honest, this was easily the most boring game of the playoffs for the Rangers
Blueshirt BanterChris Feldman

Game two is Friday night at 8PM.

Tonight we have the Edmonton Oilers taking on the Dallas Stars at 8PM on game one of the Western Conference Finals. With only four teams left, I'm going to cheer for the Stars to go all the way.

Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 259: WCF Preview: Stars vs. Oilers
The Stars’ playoffs so far have been a greatest-hits tour. Patrick Phillips of The Oilers Fanatic joins Wes and Mark to talk about the good times.
Defending Big DKathleen Tibbetts

Sheldon Keefe didn't even get a chance to finish his EI application before getting a new job. To New Jersey he goes!

New Jersey Devils to name Sheldon Keefe as head coach, multiple reports say
After firing Lindy Ruff during the past season, the Devils are reportedly hiring former Maple Leafs bench boss Sheldon Keefe as the new head coach.
Yahoo SportsNorthJersey.com Digital Desk

Hey, do the Leafs need a new assistant coach? Maybe he can teach them how to properly tape their sticks.

The Calgary Flames and assistant coach Marc Savard have mutually parted ways
Last summer, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy had to hire a…
FlamesNationRyan Pike

Who will end their drought?

NHL will have a new Stanley Cup champion this century as lengthy droughts take center stage
No matter which team wins the Stanley Cup championship this year it will be a first this century. The Dallas Stars won the franchise’s lone championship in 1999, months before the world worried computers would malfunction at the start of a new millennium. The New York Rangers haven’t done it since their magical run in 1994 that ended a 54-year title drought. The Edmonton Oilers have not done it since the last title of their dynasty in 1990, seven years before current star Connor McDavid was born
Yahoo SportsThe Canadian Press

He may have lost in round two, but Rick Tochette won the Jack Adams.

Canucks’ Rick Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as NHL’s coach of the year
Rick Tocchet turned the Vancouver Canucks around in the 2023-24 season and well-deserved the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year.
Vancouver Is AwesomeDaniel Wagner

With lawsuits piling up, where will the Sudbury Saturdays nights go?

The National Post looks at the future and past of major junior hockey.

Finally, Canada has won seven straight games to take the top spot in the World Championships round robin.

Cozens OT goal lifts Canada to top spot in group play at men’s hockey worlds | CBC Sports
Dylan Cozens scored his second goal of the game short-handed in overtime as Canada held on for a 4-3 win over host Czech Republic on Tuesday at the world hockey championship in Prague.
CBC

Canada will play Slovakia today at 10AM on TSN.

Enjoy your day!

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