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Viewers guide to Wild-Ducks on ESPN+
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Friday, 15 October 2021 05:01
Tonight is the first game of the 2021-22 NHL season that will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu, and it should be a great one. We've got a captivating early-season matchup as reigning Calder Trophy winner Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild head out west to take on John Gibson and the feisty Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. ET.To…
Senators sign Tkachuk to 7-year, $57.5M deal
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Thursday, 14 October 2021 10:45
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Brady Tkachuk to a seven-year, $57.5 million contract, the team announced Thursday.The deal was reached with the restricted free agent hours before the Senators' season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tkachuk did not play for Ottawa during the preseason.Tkachuk, 22, has led the Senators in scoring the past two seasons, including posting 17…
Maple Leafs tops NHL's most valued list at $2B
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Thursday, 14 October 2021 07:57
The Toronto Maple Leafs are the NHL's most valuable team and the only franchise in the league worth $2 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico.The NHL welcomes the Seattle Kraken as its 32nd team for the 2021-22 season, but according to Sportico, the league's top five most valuable teams are still Original Six franchises. Following the Maple Leafs are…
'Am I going to be all right?' Blue Jackets' Merzlikins tries to move on after death of Kivlenieks
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Thursday, 14 October 2021 06:03
WHEN ELVIS MERZLIKINS HEARD the Columbus Blue Jackets had another Latvian goalie in the organization, he was excited -- but also confused."My first question was: Who the hell is this guy?" Merzlikins says. "I had never heard about him, never knew about his existence."That goalie was Matiss Kivlenieks, who came to America when he was 16 with dreams of making…
Wyshynski: Why the Islanders will win the Stanley Cup
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Thursday, 14 October 2021 06:19
The New York Islanders are going to win the 2022 Stanley Cup."Please God, no," wrote reader "Hockey Island," whose Twitter profile includes an image of the team's previous four championship banners from the 1980s.People like Mr. Island understand that my predicting the Stanley Cup winner is usually the kiss of death to their championship aspirations. I declared the Toronto Maple…
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