Hurricanes Hoist Cup, Staal Gets Conn Smythe, Markstrom on the Block

Carolina has gone from the long grind of contenders to the last team standing, and the trophy case is about to get a lot busier. Jordan Staal is in the middle of the kind of playoff run that makes old hockey men nod knowingly, while the rest of the league is already kicking tires and making phone calls. The Devils are exploring what a Markstrom deal could look like, and Edmonton’s Nurse chatter has a familiar trade-rumor smell to it.