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Stanley Cup buzz: What we've learned and what we're hearing as the playoffs roll on
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Wednesday, 03 May 2023 05:01
The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is underway after a memorable -- and frankly, wild -- first two weeks. I've spent that time traversing the East Coast, spending hours at the rinks having conversations with players, coaches, front office executives and people around the game. Here's some info I've gleaned:• The Toronto Maple Leafs-Florida Panthers series will pit…
Bergeron's future 'unanswered' as Bruins pack up
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Tuesday, 02 May 2023 18:30
As Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs began across the NHL on Tuesday, players on the league's best team during the regular season cleaned out their lockers and headed home.The Boston Bruins had their breakup day at TD Garden, meeting the media for the final time after exit interviews.As was the case Sunday night, after the Bruins lost to…
Tkachuk: Panthers' reward is 'second-best team'
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Tuesday, 02 May 2023 12:24
TORONTO -- Matthew Tkachuk knew the Florida Panthers could be a great story. Even if no one else did.The Panthers squeaked into the NHL postseason by a single point and then downed the No. 1 seed (and Presidents' Trophy-winning) Boston Bruins in a wild Eastern Conference first-round series. Florida's reward for their efforts is a meeting with Toronto in the…
Wild's Gaudreau to have abdominal surgery
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Tuesday, 02 May 2023 12:22
Minnesota Wild forward Frederick Gaudreau will have surgery to repair an abdominal injury, general manager Bill Guerin announced Tuesday.Gaudreau, who turned 30 on Monday, played through the injury for about four months and did not miss a game.He collected 38 points (career-high 19 goals, 19 assists) in 82 regular-season games and added three goals during a Western Conference first-round playoff…
Vasilevskiy: Need better recovery to handle load
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Tuesday, 02 May 2023 13:20
TAMPA, Fla. -- Lightning star goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn't know if the heavy workload over the past four seasons is to blame.But in the second half of this season he feels as if his body let him down.And Vasilevskiy believes he knows why."My mistake was that I didn't really pay attention to my recovery," Vasilevskiy said on Tuesday, three days…
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