Kukla's Korner

Torts yelled to the media to “Get off of Bednar’s ass” as he was leaving the presser room

NEW: After enduring one of the most shocking sweeps in recent NHL history, the Avalanche face some uncomfortable questions this summer — starting with Jared Bednar. My column from Las Vegas, free to read: nytimes.com/athletic/73114…

Great interview

Too Many Near-Misses For The Colorado Avalanche from Eric Francis of Sportsnet, Cale Makar, of all people, appeared to be sprung in alone - the exact guy you’d script for the moment. But Nathan MacKinnon’s neutral‑zone feed was a touch off. Makar reached, lunged, stabbed… and watched it skitter off his stick and into the corner. That was the Avs’ playoffs in one misfire. kuklaskorner.com/kuklas-korner-…

NHL Short Notes * Undrafted forward Cole Smith scored the series-clinching goal to propel the Golden Knights to a sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy winners in the Western Conference Final and a berth to their third Stanley Cup Final in nine NHL seasons. kuklaskorner.com/kuklas-korner-…

Open Post - Game 4 WCF Vegas/Colorado kuklaskorner.com/kuklas-korner-…

Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall went to Chicago for Forbes Kennedy. He was a Life Saver With Red Wings .detroithockeynow.com/kennedy-was-a-…

RT @TSN_Sports: For the first time in the PWHL's two-year history, the PWHLPA has voted to publicly disclose player salaries. Ottawa's Emi…

RT @IIHFHockey: The quarter-final matchups are SET 🔥 #MensWorlds #IIHF

RT @Sports1440: Take Sebastian Cossa's AHL with a grain of salt, you can't only look at the numbers. #LetsGoOilers @OilersNation Presente…

USA. Canada. @IIHFHockey Men’s World Championships quarterfinal. Thursday on @NHL Network. First meeting between 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦 in hockey since that Sunday afternoon in Milano. 🇮🇹 @NHLMedia

MacKinnon will play for Avalanche in Game 4 of Western Final nhl.com/news/topic/pla…

While Evgeni Malkin's #pens extension is worth $5.5 million guaranteed, sources say he can also earn: ** $500,000 in games played bonuses ** $1M if #pens qualify for the playoffs ** $500,000 for each playoff round won Malkin's new contract includes a no-movement clause

Best day ever.

ANOTHER YEAR OF MALKAMANIA 🔥

Despite some tough results early, USA reaches the Quarterfinal at the IIHF Men's World Championship after a 4-1 win over Austria. They'll play Canada Thursday.

𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 🇺🇸🇺🇸 #MensWorlds

PEI LEGEND . An Amazing person who helped so many PEI athletes and coaches . RIP my friend and idol .

Michael Brandsegg Nygard needed just 13 seconds to score in overtime to win the game 4-3 for Norway. #MensWorlds