Marcus Kruger is expecting an easy transition when he hits the ice for the Carolina Hurricanes next season. In large part, Kruger attributes this idea to the fact that four of his new teammates in Carolina played on the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2015 Stanley Cup team.
**Kruger: Ending up on Hurricanes a ‘good move’ (Chicago Tribune)
**Playoffs a must, but not a guarantee, for new-look Hawks (Chicago Sun Times)
**Willmette’s Wingles hopes for ‘more than just a good story’ with Hawks (Chicago Tribune)
**Projecting the Hawks’ 2017-18 season lineup (SCH)
**Every Hawks trade, signing during 2017 offseason in one place (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Preds’ 2017 first-rounder Tolvanen will play for Jokerit in KHL next season (BC Interruption)
NHL
**Oilers lock up McDavid on 8-year, $100M extension (Copper and Blue)
**Rangers re-sign Fast to 3-year, $5.