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Morning Bag Skate 5-15-23

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.

BLACKHAWKS

A look back at the first season in North America for European import Filip Roos (SCH)

Blackhawks’ No. 1 pick not yet official, but Bedard’s “special way” has special sway (Sun-Times)

Lessons learned from Taylor Raddysh’s first full NHL season (SCH)

Will Connor Bedard help Blackhawks net favorable media-rights deals? (Sun-Times)

Who’ll play on Connor Bedard’s line with the Blackhawks? (The Athletic)

Where will Jason Dickinson fit in future Blackhawks’ lineups? (SCH)

Blackhawks sign Arvid Soderblöm to contract extension (SCH)

With wunderkind Connor Bedard soon to be a Blackhawks, how will Chicago comport itself? (Sun-Times)

Blackhawks may resist rushing the rebuild, but drafting Connor Bedard “starts the clock” (Tribune)

After Connor Bedard, what’s next for the Blackhawks? (The Athletic)

Introducing: The Second City Hockey subscription tiers (SCH)

98 Degrees: Bedard is a highlight-reel generator (SCH)

Blackhawks ’22-23 season ends at the best-case scenario (SCH)

Blackhawks’ ticket sales booming, optimism soaring after snagging No. 1 draft pick (Sun-Times)

Lazerus: Has the Connor Bedard hype train gone off the rails? (The Athletic)

Connor Bedard! (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic) (NBC Sports Chicago) (NHL) (ESPN)

Bedard family has Blackhawks connection (NHL)

Blackhawks’ captaincy conundrum: Seth Jones, Connor Murphy or no one? (Sun-Times)

What each potential NHL lottery result would mean for the Blackhawks (The Athletic)

Blackhawks prospect rankings: Who’s No. 1 in Chicago’s system? (The Athletic)

Calder Cup Playoffs Recap: IceHogs swept by Stars (SCH)

Blackhawks prospect rankings: Dach, Vlasic and a college free agent in Nos. 10-6 (The Athletic)

Blackhawks CHL/USHL prospect update, 5/3 (SCH)

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

Kraken 6, Stars 3 (NHL)

Golden Knights 5, Oilers 2 (NHL)

Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round schedule (NHL)

NHL NEWS

Tortorella embraces Flyers’ new leadership (NHL)

Hart, original Islander, dies at 75 (NHL)

Kubalik seeks playoff return for Red Wings (NHL)
(Author’s note: good luck with that!)

Ruff hoping to return as Devils coach (NHL)

Hart Trophy finalists announced (NHL)

Vezina Trophy finalists announced (NHL)

Broadcaster Jones hired as Flyers president (NHL)

Ted Lindsay Award finalists announced (NHL)

Landeskog expected to miss ’23-24 (ESPN)

Masterton Trophy finalists announced (NHL)

Stasiuk dies at 93, part of Bruins’ “Uke Line” (NHL)

Gallant out as coach of Rangers (NHL)

Lightning sign Eyssimont to 2-year, $1.6M deal (ESPN)

Norris Trophy finalists announced (NHL)

Former Oilers forward Klima dies at 58 (NHL)

Calder Trophy finalists announced (NHL)

Kane, Tarasenko mull futures as UFAs (NHL)

Veteran Predators defenseman Borowiecki retires (ESPN)

HOCKEY WORLD

USA, Canada both win again at hockey worlds (ESPN)

What’s next for Women’s Worlds (The Ice Garden)

Mallory Souliotis continues the work for epilepsy awareness (The Ice Garden)

PHF names Foundation Award recipients (The Ice Garden)

Column: Don’t rest on the PHF’s cap floor (The Ice Garden)

Former Blackhawk Magnus Johansson elected to Swedish ice hockey’s Hall of Fame (Swedish Ice Hockey Association)

2023-24 PHF Signing Tracker (The Ice Garden)

Talking Points