from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

- Nothing official, obviously, but at this point it is sounding as if Ken Hitchcock will return behind the bench of the Blues.

- Also that Don Sweeney is the in-house leader for the GM’s job in Boston, regardless of whether the B’s get the opportunity to speak with Jeff Gorton, whom the Rangers cannot afford to lose as Glen Sather’s assistant. …

- Meanwhile, no goals in the playoffs again for Thomas Vanek of the Wild, whose four-game sweep by the Blackhawks was as great a shock as Ryan Suter going minus-eight for the tournament.

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