Dan Bylsma was in high demand across many media platforms after being named coach of the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

The questions came fast and furious about his coaching philosophy, expectations and, most notably, his thoughts about Boston University freshman Jack Eichel.

Eichel, No. 2 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of the top North American skaters eligible for the 2015 NHL Draft, is expected to be chosen by the Sabres with the No. 2 pick in the first round on June 26 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.

Bylsma saw plenty of Eichel this season, so everyone was interested in his opinion.

A number of top prospects for the 2015 NHL Draft will have roles on their teams at the 2015 Memorial Cup tournament, which will be held May 21-31 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. The tournament will determine the champion of the Canadian Hockey League.

The four-team tournament includes the host team, the Quebec Remparts, along with the Rimouski Oceanic, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; the Western Hockey League champion Kelowna Rockets; and the Ontario Hockey League champion Oshawa Generals.

The top-ranked forward is Kelowna right wing Nicholas Merkley (5-foot-10, 191 pounds), No. 23 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of the top draft-eligible North American skaters. Merkley had 20 goals and 90 points in 72 regular-season games for the Rockets, and five goals and 27 points in 19 WHL playoff games.

NEW YORK -- Left wing Tanner Glass is expected to be in the lineup when the New York Rangers play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final on Monday at Madison Square Garden (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

Glass missed practice Sunday and was absent from the morning skate Monday at MSG. But Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said that Glass is fine and should be ready to assume his normal fourth-line role alongside center James Sheppard and right wing J.T. Miller. Glass played 9:38 in Game 1 and had one shot on goal and five hits. He is second on the Rangers with 49 hits in 13 playoff games.

The Rangers will be looking to take a 2-0 lead in a best-or-7 series for the fifth time in 19 playoff series since 2006. That includes the 2014 Eastern Conference Final, when the Rangers went on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in six games.

"We're playing against a real fast team, one that plays a real good system, so we'll try and execute and make the right plays with the puck when we have the puck," Vigneault said. "We're definitely going to have to defend well."

NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop will look to continue his solid play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs when his team visits the New York Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday at Madison Square Garden (1 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports).

In helping lead the Lightning to the conference final for the first time since 2011, Bishop was able to outlast Detroit Red Wings rookie sensation Petr Mrazek in seven games and Montreal Canadiens star Carey Price, a Vezina Trophy nominee, in six games.

Now he comes face-to-face against Henrik Lundqvist, nicknamed "The King." But his mindset doesn't change knowing how well Lundqvist has played this postseason.

NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers with plenty of confidence on the power play.

The Rangers enter with one of the top penalty-killing units through two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Something will have to give in Game 1 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports).

NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Ryan Callahan would like nothing more than to return to the lineup to face his former team, the New York Rangers, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports).

Callahan, who missed Game 6 of the second-round series against the Montreal Canadiens after having an emergency appendectomy Monday, was on the ice during practice at the Garden on Friday. Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper called Callahan day-to-day.

"It's going to be a pain-tolerance thing," Cooper said. "We're not going to put him in a situation where he can do further damage. It's definitely sore, but he's getting better every day, so ultimately it'll come down to Ryan Callahan and how much pain he's in."

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault needed one word to describe captain Ryan McDonagh in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

"Outstanding," was his concise appraisal.

McDonagh, who had been playing big minutes alongside defense partner Dan Girardi throughout the series, turned in another stellar effort in leading his team to a 2-1 overtime victory.

NEW YORK -- Mike Green, the longest tenured defenseman on the Washington Capitals, wasn't in any mood to discuss his future with the organization hours before Game 7 on Wednesday against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Second Round series at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

Green, who will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, is just looking forward to helping the only team he's ever played for advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite being the subject of numerous rumors prior to the NHL Trade Deadline on March 2, the 29-year-old is not thinking about the possibility of this being his final game as a member of the Capitals.

"It's not on my mind; we'll see what happens," Green said. "Right now all I care about is playing for as long as I can [with the Capitals] and [Wednesday] is the night we need to continue it. There are too many friendships and pals I've made over the years; I wouldn't want to go to the Stanley Cup Final with any other group of guys."

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has built a reputation as being a top performer in the face of elimination during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

"I've only been here a short time but that's the reputation [Lundqvist] has around the League," Rangers forward Tanner Glass said Wednesday. "He's a big-game goalie."

Lundqvist will look to continue that trend in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, still is mulling his options on where he will continue his hockey career in 2015-16.

Matthews confirmed Sunday that in addition to the NCAA and Canadian Hockey League route, he is considering playing in Switzerland. He didn't identify which team he was considering but did say it likely would be with a team in the top division of the Swiss professional league.

"I am looking at all opportunities," Matthews told NHL.com via a text message. "Switzerland, Everett [Silvertips in the Western Hockey League] and the CHL, as well as the NCAA are all great options for me. I am speaking with my family and advisers Pat Brisson and Judd Moldaver and will probably make a decision soon."