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Associated PressBruins quick to remove coach Bruce Cassidy's interim tagBy MATT KALMANBOSTON (AP) Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney was quick to remove head coach Bruce Cassidy's interim tag, making the move days after the team lost its first-round playoff series.''I think the way the team responded to...

AP Hockey WriterBlues, Ducks must respond at home to even 2nd-round seriesBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) After Nashville and Edmonton took their second-round series openers in remarkably similar fashion, St. Louis and Anaheim are under pressure to respond in Game 2.Two road teams blew a couple of two-goals...

ST. LOUIS (AP) Nashville Predators forward Kevin Fiala broke his left leg during Game 1 against St. Louis and is recovering from surgery to repair his femur, the team said Thursday. The 20-year-old Fiala was hit by Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and went hard into the boards behind the St....

Stars re-sign Mattias Janmark after unusual knee injuryFRISCO, Texas (AP) The Dallas Stars have signed forward Mattias Janmark to a $700,000 contract for next season after he missed this season because of an unusual knee injury.Janmark had a joint disorder in which the bone underneath the cartilage dies...

AP Hockey WriterCaps, Pens arrive at showdown with key differences from '16By BY STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins arrive at their latest showdown looking very much like they did a year ago.It's the little things that might matter most this time around.The Capitals...

Canucks name Green new coach, spent last 4 seasons in AHLVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have named Travis Green their new coach.The team announced Green's hiring in a statement. He is scheduled to be introduced at a news conference later Wednesday at Rogers Arena.Green spent the...

Canucks name Green new coach, spent last 4 seasons in AHLVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have named Travis Green their new coach.The team announced Green's hiring in a statement. He is scheduled to be introduced at a news conference later Wednesday at Rogers Arena.Green spent the...

Stars' Seguin has shoulder surgery, should be ready for campDALLAS (AP) Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin has had surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder and should be ready for training camp in September.The team said Seguin had the procedure Tuesday and was expected to make...

AP Sports WriterBruins will bring back Bruce Cassidy as head coachBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins are bringing Bruce Cassidy back next season, dropping the interim tag from his title as a reward for leading the team back to the playoffs for the first time in three...

Bruins will bring back Bruce Cassidy as coachBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins are bringing Bruce Cassidy back as coach.The team said on Wednesday it will drop the interim tag from Cassidy's title. Cassidy replaced Claude Julien in February and helped the team return to the playoffs for the...

AP Sports WriterAfter inconsistent season, Lundqvist shining in postseasonBy VIN A. CHERWOOGREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) After struggling through a subpar season by his standards, Henrik Lundqvist was at his best when the Rangers needed him in the first round.The 35-year-old goalie will again have to be at the top...

After big improvement, Leafs wary of rising expectationsTORONTO (AP) Lou Lamoriello described the Maple Leafs' season as a ''step'' and nothing more.''It's a step and then now it's our job to convince the players that it's only a step,'' Toronto's general manager said. ''It's going to get more...