The Chicago Blackhawks closed the door on their forgettable 2017-18 season with its exit interviews Monday.
The Stanley Cup playoffs will start Wednesday.
BLACKHAWKS
**GM Bowman gives his season recap (SCH)
**Q&A: Hawks assistant GM Norm Maciver discusses his NHL career, roster building and more (The Athletic)
**Quenneville calls for Hawks to be ‘relentless’ next season (SCH)
**Saad ‘definitely not happy’ with his production in return to Hawks (SCH)
**GM Bowman: Hossa’s status ‘unchanged’ (SCH)
**Kane will captain Team USA at Worlds (SCH)
**Which Hawks will play at Worlds? (SCH)
**Toews remains vague on his upper-body injury (SCH)
**Saying farewell (again) to Patrick Sharp (SCH)
**Speed or strength? Toews doesn’t want to give up either (Chicago Sun-Times)
**Sikura is experienced and confident on his developmental path (Chicago Tribune)
**Understanding the Hawks’ defensive catastrophe this season (The Athletic)
**Celebrate Blackhawks legend Scott Foster with this T-shirt (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Predators vs. Avs Series Preview: Colorado forwards (On The Forecheck)
**Predators vs. Avs Series Preview: Colorado defense (On The Forecheck)
**Avs ride rookie wave to playoffs (Mile High Hockey)
**Colorado GM Sakic on Humboldt tragedy: ‘It brings you back’ (The Athletic)
**Avs complete improbable regular season (Mile High Hockey)
**Jets, Wild first round schedule (Hockey Wilderness)
**Stars sign Michigan product Calderone to 2-year deal (Defending Big D)
**Four reasons Blues missed playoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
NHL
**Flames’ Monahan underwent 4 surgeries since removal from lineup (theScore)
**Rangers’ Head Coaching Search: Nine potential options (Blueshirt Banter)
**Rangers rumored to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to multi-year deal (Blueshirt Banter)
**Hurricanes owner looking to shake up, toughen up team (theScore)
**Hurricanes’ Peters to coach Canada at Worlds (Sportsnet)
**Canadiens’ Shaw to undergo knee surgery (theScore)
**Habs sign Notre Dame captain Evans to 2-year deal (Habs Eyes On The Prize)
**Rangers to have ECHL affiliate in Portland, Maine (Blueshirt Banter)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Tears flow as thousands gather to remember Humboldt Broncos (Sportsnet)