Daily Bean: P-Bruins Win, Canadiens Advance, Maple Leafs Hire New GM

ARVIDSSON: The Bruins traded a fifth-round pick for Viktor Arvidsson last summer, and it was well worth it. He made up the second line, one of the best lines in the entire NHL, but now he is due for a contract. He said he was open to returning to Boston, but both he and head coach Marco Sturm said there is more to consider.

If you want more from breakup day, check out my 𝕏 feed for some words from the players. There will also be more Boston Hockey Now coverage from yesterday.

Prospects Update

PROVIDENCE: The P-Bruins evened the series with a win over the Springfield Thunderbirds (STL) last night. Matej Blümel opened the scoring, and Georgii Merkulov regained the lead; both goals came in the first period. Michael DiPietro made 27 saves in the win, 14 coming in the third period.

Lukas Reichel cleared waivers and played on the second line with Merkulov and Matt Poitras.

FloHockey (video via YouTube): If you missed the game last night, here are the highlights.

NHL News & National Hockey Now

Montreal Hockey Now: Game 7: the two best words in sports. The Canadiens and Lightning met for the only Game 7 of Round 1, and it was a good one. Alex Newhook scored the game-winning goal with 8:53 to play in the third period, and on the Canadiens’ seventh shot of the night.

The Canadiens only had nine shots, a Stanley Cup playoffs record for the fewest shots on goal in a win.

Also, for the first time since the Bruins in 2019, the Eastern Conference Champion will not be a Florida team.

Colorado Hockey Now: This game was insane. There were 15 goals, evenly divided with five coming in each period. The Avalanche jumped to a 3-0 lead, then the Wild climbed back and took a 5-4 lead. Aarif Deen has more takeaways from a crazy Game 1.

PLAYOFFS

Round 1**:**

• A1 – Sabres (4) vs. WC1 – Bruins (2)

• A2 – Lightning (3) vs. A3 – Canadiens (4)

• M1 – Hurricanes (4) vs. WC2 – Senators (0)

• M2 – Penguins (2) vs. M3 – Flyers (4)

• C1 – Avalanche (4) vs. WC2 – Kings (0)

• C2 – Stars (2) vs. C3 – Wild (4)

• P1 – Golden Knights (4) vs. WC1 – Mammoth (2)

• P2 – Oilers (2) vs. P3 – Ducks (4)

Round 2**:**

• A1 – Sabres (0) vs. A3 – Canadiens (0)
• M1 – Hurricanes (1) vs. M3 – Flyers (0)
• C1 – Avalanche (1) vs. C3 – Wild (0)
• P1 – Golden Knights (0) vs. P3 – Ducks (0)

Sportsnet: The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired John Chayka as their GM and Mats Sundin as a senior executive advisor. Chayka was the GM and president of hockey operations for the Arizona Coyotes from 2016 until he quit in 2020. While in charge, he sought job opportunities from other teams, and the Coyotes lost a first- and a second-round pick after hosting a private scouting combine.

After he quit, he was suspended by the league for “conduct detrimental to the league and game.”

David Pagnotta (via 𝕏): In the early morning, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported that more changes are coming to the Maple Leafs’ front office. Notably, Shane Doan’s time is coming to an end after three seasons as the Special Assistant to the GM.

Forever Blueshirts: The New York Rangers lost Jed Ortmeyer after nine seasons as their director of player development. They promoted Tanner Glass to the role yesterday. Glass played 11 seasons in the NHL, and played for the Rangers from 2014-17; he was a bottom-six forward. John Kreiser has more on the hire.

Sabres.com: The Buffalo Sabres will not have either Noah Ostlund or Sam Carrick for their second-round matchup against the Canadiens. Carrick did not play in the first round; the Sabres traded for him at the trade deadline.

Today’s NHL Schedule

Flyers at Hurricanes, Game 2 – 7:00 PM (US: ESPN; CA: CBC, SN, TVA)

Ducks at Golden Knights, Game 1 – 9:30 PM (US: ESPN; CA: SN, SN360, TVA)

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