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Sabres with Eichel; Maple Leafs draft prospects; Blue Jackets optimism? (Puck Headlines)

Josh Cooper

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 17: Predators fans Maddox Cross, left, and Riley Staton sport their playoff beards as they wait near the glass for warmups between the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on April 17, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

• The only beard is Nashville that is better than Shea Weber's postseason beard. [Getty]

• Buffalo Sabres fans are not super upset at the prospect of landing Jack Eichel with the No. 2 pick in the upcoming NHL Draft. [Buffalo News]

• Jack Eichel is not a consolation prize. Oh no, he’s anything but for Buffalo, who will still grab another generational talent in the upcoming draft. [ESPN]

• Just because Connor McDavid ended up in Edmonton, shouldn’t mean we should root for him to fail. Ultimately, it’s not his fault he’s ending up with the Oilers. [Toronto Star]

• So who will Toronto end up with? Dylan Strome? Noah Hanifin? Mitch Marner perhaps? [NHL on the Ice]

• What is the simplest solution to the Edmonton problem regarding them winning the No. 1 pick? Just get rid of the draft! This is actually quite the fascinating argument. [Pension Plan Puppets]

• Slow down on the Columbus Blue Jackets for next season. There are definitely reasons to throw out some of the extreme optimism. [Blue Jackets Extra]

• An open letter from Washington Capitals fans based in New York City on the fan experience at Nassau Coliseum. [Driven by Boredom]

• Can someone please explain this Washington Capitals Abraham Lincoln calendar? An attempt at doing so. [Capitals Outsider]

• P.K. Subban is "the a--hole the NHL needs". Keep firing P.K. [Elite Daily]

• The Winnipeg Jets have been a bad puck possession team the first two games of the playoffs. Check that, they’re the worst amongst playoff teams. How can the Jets get back on track in Winnipeg? A look. [Jets Nation]

• Winnipeg will no doubt be an incredible atmosphere for Game 3 of the Jets’ series against Anaheim. [Winnipeg Sun]

• The Alexander Steen, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jori Lehtera line has been reunited for the Blues. And the Wild should look out, because that Tarasenko guy with the other two are pretty good when they're all together. [St. Louis Post Dispatch]

• Steve Ott is a pest. And the playoffs are where he’s at his best.  [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

• On the Rangers/Penguins playoff series and how Brandon Sutter has emerged. Prediction: A team with a second-line center need will come to the same conclusion and trade for Sutter this summer. [Colligan Hockey]

• Why Montreal defenseman forward Torrey Mitchell took the college hockey route. Ultimately, the decision paid off for him, and here’s why. [Montreal Gazette]

• John Tortorella as the next Buffalo Sabres coach? Why it’s not as far-fetched as you think. But still, could you imagine? [Sports Blog]

• Team Canada’s world junior coach Benoit Groulx is leaving the Gatineau Olympiques. [Buzzing the Net]

• Sam Bennett is a future fantasy stud. This playoffs is only a taste of what he could become. [Dobber Sports]

• Amazing that Travis Roy is turning 40. An inspiring look at the former BU player 20 years after his paralysis while playing hockey. [AP]

• SKA St. Petersburg beats Kazan to win the KHL title ... as the greatest hockey team … in Russia! [Yahoo via AP]

• Gagarin Cup Celebration! Oh this is great. Kovy gets his championship!

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