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Post-disaster assessments for the NHL playoffs are underway, focusing on team management and player performances. Highlights include a reel for Vezina finalist Ilya Sorokin.
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Before we get to NHL news and notes, a few Islanders links:
Enjoy this highlight reel for Vezina finalist Ilya Sorokin.
Offseason analysis from Andrew Gross: The management. [Newsday]
Depending on how things go with three series at 3-2, the entire first round of the NHL playoffs could be completed Friday night. The Canadiens, Sabres and Knights have the Lightning, Bruins and Mammoth on the ropes, respectively.
No matter how those series go, they won’t prompt the postseason reckoning that has no begun for the disappointing Oilers, the stuck-between-era Penguins, and the Sisyphusian Stars, who once again entered the playoffs with a top-contending squad hobbled by injuries.
To the post-mortems:
Key assessments include evaluations of team management and player performances following playoff outcomes.
Ilya Sorokin is a Vezina finalist recognized for his outstanding goaltending performance during the NHL season.
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No matter what happens in the three series on Friday night, the second round begins Saturday with the Hurricanes hosting the Flyers.