The Chicago Blackhawks and 29 other teams will have until 4 p.m. CT to submit their player protect lists for the NHL expansion draft. Those lists will be made public at 9 a.m. CT Sunday.
HAWKS
**NHL expansion draft: Everything to know about Hawks and Vegas (SCH)
**Hawks enter busy offseason stretch with expansion draft, NHL draft and free agency ahead (The Athletic)
**Don Granato leaving Wisconsin to join Blackhawks’ coaching staff (SCH)
**Hawks hire Brookbank as Rockford assistant (SCH)
**Goodbye, Chicago by Scott Darling (The Players’ Tribune)
**Hawks towards the top of 2018 Stanley Cup favorites (SCH)
**A complete list of every Hawks pick (SCH)
**Ranking every Hawks 1st-round pick of the past 20 years (SCH)
**Every Hawks trade, signing during 2017 offseason in one place (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Predators’ historic run generated $50M for Nashville (The Tennessean)
**Predators captain Fisher is considering retirement (The Tennessean)
**What Johansen brings to Nashville (On The Forecheck)
**Should Preds protect Jarnkrok or Neal in expansion draft? (On The Forecheck)
**Wild have ‘quality’ trade offers for Brodin, Dumba (Star Tribune)
NHL
**SB Nation’s 2017 NHL mock draft (SBN)
**NHL expansion draft 2017: Schedule, rules, and more (SCH)
**Hockey is coming to Vegas, and it’s going to work (Knights On Ice)
**Coyotes acquire Cousins, goalie prospect Madsen from Flyers (Five For Howling)
**Coyotes have ‘serious interested’ in Rangers’ Stepan (PHT)
**Oilers extend Khaira for 2 years, $1.35M (Copper N Blue)
**Penguins signs 2nd-rounder Filip Gustavsson to ELC (PHT)
**Report: Habs will not qualify Nesterov (PHT)
**Ducks to waive Despres for buyout purposes (PHT)
**Story behind Bonino’s funky, peg-leg crutch (Post-Gazette)
**Housley ready to coach, build relationships with Sabres’ players (The Buffalo News)
**Holland: Red Wings need to discuss retiring Fedorov’s No. 91 (PHT)
**Look: Werenski rocks shirt featuring his gruesome selfie (SBN)
HOCKEY WORLD
**ECHL champion (Loveland) Colorado Eagles in discussions to become Avs’ AHL affiliate (Denver Post)