Henrik and Daniel Sedin could ride off into the sunset with more hardware.

The retiring legends are the Vancouver Canucks' co-finalists for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Monday.

This honor is awarded annually to the player (or potentially players, in this case) who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his (or their) community.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno won it last year and Henrik was the 2016 recipient.

Here is the full list of finalists:

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The Colorado Avalanche have signed head coach Jared Bednar to a one-year contract extension, general manager Joe Sakic announced Monday, according to Paul Klee of the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Bednar is coming off the second year of his original three-year contract, meaning he is now signed through the 2019-20 season.

"He's done an amazing job," Sakic said, adding that they agreed on the extension last week.

After Bednar's miserable first season with the Avalanche, in which they finished with just 48 points and the worst record in the salary-cap era, the club took a huge step forward this season, clinching a playoff spot and pushing the Presidents' Trophy-winning Nashville Predators to six games.

"I really believe in (Bednar) and his entire staff," Sakic said. "He's done a tremendous job and has earned everything he's gotten."

Under Bednar, this year's Avalanche were 47 points better, the biggest improvement of any team this season.

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The Minnesota Wild's season was prematurely put to bed, and the team's owner isn't enjoying the afterglow.

Craig Leipold offered an adult-themed analogy when asked Monday to follow up on a comment that his team hasn't been good enough.

"I just don't see us with this team getting to the (Stanley Cup Final)," Leipold told reporters, including The Athletic's Chad Graff, as he addressed the decision to not renew general manager Chuck Fletcher's contract. "I think we're a good team but not good enough right now."

A reporter then asked what "good enough" looks like, to which Leipold replied, "It's like pornography. You know it when you see it."

The Wild have qualified for the playoffs in each of the last six campaigns, but lost in the opening round in the last three and failed to advance past the second round during Fletcher's nine-season tenure.

There's a joke in there about going unfulfilled, but we're not going to make it.

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Bill Peters got ahead of the awkward questions at Monday's press conference, where he was introduced as the new head coach of the Calgary Flames.

During his introduction, he took the time to apologize to former Carolina Hurricanes netminder Eddie Lack - who began the year with the Flames before being dealt to the New Jersey Devils - for harshly criticizing his play.

"You won't get the Eddie Lack soundbite," Peters said, according to TSN's Jermain Franklin.

"That was a mistake, not a proud moment as a coach," Peters added, according to The Athletic's Craig Custance. "A little over the top."

Here's his 2017 soundbite in full:

Lack was limited to just eight games this season split between the Flames and Devils, where he went 2-4-0 with a .870 save percentage and 4.00 goals-against average.

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Chuck Fletcher's tenure as general manager of the Minnesota Wild is over, as the club revealed Monday that it will not renew his contract.

The search for a new GM will begin immediately. Brent Flahr, the team's senior vice president of hockey operations, will serve as acting GM until a replacement is found.

Wild owner Craig Leipold said Monday that the coaching staff will remain in place, according to The Athletic's Chad Graff.

Minnesota made the playoffs in each of the last six seasons, but lost in the first round in each of the last three years and failed to advance past the second round on Fletcher's watch.

Fletcher shaped the Wild roster for the last nine campaigns after being hired in May 2009.

He signed forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter to dual 13-year, $98-million contracts on July 4, 2012, and drafted the likes of forwards Mikael Granlund and Jason Zucker (2010), as well as blue-liners Jonas Brodin (2011) and Matt Dumba (2012).

Fletcher also acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk from the Arizona Coyotes for a third-round pick in 2015.

He was the second GM in Wild history after Doug Risebrough.

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The Dallas Stars are casting a wide net as they look for their next head coach.

The club has compiled a list of potential candidates that currently has roughly 10-15 names, with no current front-runner, according to The Athletic's Craig Custance.

The list could be trimmed down to five-to-eight names over the next couple of weeks, Custance reports, explaining that the Stars are waiting for some AHL coaches to finish their playoff runs, and NHL playoff teams could produce some candidates as well.

Dallas reportedly spoke to Bill Peters about the position, but the Calgary Flames are expected to announce they've hired him Monday afternoon.

The Stars' vacancy behind the bench opened after Ken Hitchcock retired from coaching at the conclusion of the season. Last offseason, he signed on for one year.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing more tweaking ahead of their second straight do-or-die game against the Boston Bruins.

Toronto trails the best-of-seven series 3-2 after winning a thrilling Game 5 in Boston, but despite the victory on Saturday, head coach Mike Babcock made some changes to the forward lines, which could be seen at Monday's morning skate.

Center Nazem Kadri was reinserted into the second line alongside Mitch Marner and Patrick Marleau. Tomas Plekanec, who had served on the second line, was moved between Andreas Johnsson and William Nylander.

It's expected that Kadri, Marner, and Marleau will be tasked with shutting down the Bruins' top unit of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Kadri had an assist and four shots in his return from a three-game suspension on Saturday. Game 6 goes Monday night in Toronto.

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Bill Peters will be named head coach of the Calgary Flames at a press conference on Monday afternoon, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon.

The 51-year-old looks likely to join the team after exercising his option to opt out of the coaching job with the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, and would become the Flames' 17th head coach.

Peters had been with Carolina for the past four seasons, where he accumulated a record of 137-138-53 in 328 games. He never finished higher than sixth in the Hurricanes' division, while also failing to make the playoffs in all four years.

This year, the Hurricanes finished 10th in the Eastern Conference with 83 points, 14 points out of the final wild-card spot. Meanwhile, the Flames finished 11th in the West, 11 points off the final playoff spot.

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