Deen’s Daily: Third Round Begins Tuesday Night; MacKinnon Frustrated Following Canada Loss

The Eastern Conference Final is underway tonight and starts 14 consecutive days of scheduled hockey. Also, an update on Nathan MacKinnon’s recent loss at the IIHF World Championships

All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — May 20.

Colorado Hockey Now

The third round starts tonight. But for the Avs, all eyes are on the IIH World Championships. Martin Necas and Czechia were the only undefeated team through Monday’s games.

Canada, on the other hand, suffered its first loss. They fell 2-1 to Team Finland, who was led by a strong performance in goal from Juuse Saros.

MacKinnon was interviewed 1-on-1 by a Finnish reporter after the game — someone who has probably never had an exclusive with MacKinnon before. Especially after a loss.

It went about as bad you’d think.

Read More: Nathan MacKinnon Loses it at Finnish Reporter at IIHF World Championships

Stanley Cup Playoff Recap

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Tonight’s Schedule

• Game 1: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes (6 pm MT on TNT)

Around The NHL

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Evgeni Malkin hasn’t spoken to reporters since the season ended. He’s entering the final year of his current four-year contract.

Philadelphia Hockey Now: These are probably going to get written in every market (including here, by me). But, does Mitch Marner make sense for the Flyers?

New Jersey Hockey Now: Some of the no-trade and no-move clauses are changing for the Devils on July 1.

NYI Hockey Now: Rumor has it the Islanders are closing in on their general manager hire.

Detroit Hockey Now: Speaking of Marner, how about Detroit as his next landing spot?

Boston Hockey Now: The Bruins extended Don Sweeney. Fans are taking this about as well as you’d expect.