Morning Skate: Lucic’s season from hell

Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading, while enjoying the second-to-last weekend of the NHL regular season.

*It’s a season from hell for Milan Lucic with the Edmonton Oilers where he’s scored one goal in 42 games, and it sounds like he’s questioning a lot of things about his game. That’s tough to hear about one of the good guys in the NHL, but you hope it’s just a blip on the radar amidst a lost season for the Oilers as well.

*Interesting stuff as always from FOH (Friend of Haggs) Elliotte Friedman with Stan Bowman thinking that the Blackhawks can get back to their Stanley Cup level in short order.

*It can get ugly for teams that are out of it at the end of the NHL regular season, just as it’s been in Brooklyn with Josh Ho-Sang and the Islanders with coach Doug Weight now weighing in as well.

*In the interest of self-promotion, here’s my radio hit with Toucher and Rich from Friday morning talking about the growing excitement with the Stanley Cup playoffs around the corner for the Black and Gold.

*A group of NHL thoughts from around the league including Denis Potvin pouring some cold water on Connor McDavid’s candidacy for the Hart Trophy this season.

*Torey Krug talked with the NHL Network about the Bruins keeping up the intensity with six games to go until the playoffs get going for the Bruins.