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Oilers' McDavid: 'Fair season is a full season'
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Friday, 27 March 2020 12:25
Connor McDavid likes where the NHL paused its 2019-20 regular season because of the coronavirus pandemic. His Edmonton Oilers would be in the playoffs and have home-ice advantage in a first-round series against their rivals, the Calgary Flames."I think [the standings] look pretty good right now," he joked in a video conference call on Friday. "But you want a fair…
Ovechkin, Crosby OK skipping straight to playoffs
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Thursday, 26 March 2020 13:36
If the NHL were to resume play this season, Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby wouldn't mind skipping right to the postseason. Of course, it helps that the Capitals and Penguins were in first place and third place in the Metropolitan Division, respectively, when the NHL paused play on March 12."I'd rather start the playoffs right away," Ovechkin said on a…
Avs player 'back to normal' after testing positive
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Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:03
The Colorado Avalanche said they were informed Thursday that one of their players has tested positive for coronavirus, though he has recovered.It is the third known case in the NHL after two players for the Ottawa Senators had tested positive."The player has been at home in isolation since the first symptoms appeared, and has recovered and is back to normal,"…
Wyshynski: Cancel the NHL regular season already
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Wednesday, 25 March 2020 18:41
The National Hockey League needs to cancel its remaining regular-season games.It brings me no pleasure to put this out there. We all want to see this season to its equitable completion; if there is a postseason, to have the previous five-and-a-half months boiled down to the points percentage variance between teams, with differing numbers of games played, would be a…
Top prospect Lafreniere patient amid uncertainty
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Wednesday, 25 March 2020 15:56
Alexis Lafreniere could never have envisioned ending his prolific junior hockey career in such an anticlimactic setting.There was no final buzzer, and the NHL's projected top draft prospect was nowhere near an ice rink Wednesday. Lafreniere was instead sitting at home in suburban Montreal as he opened a conference call with reporters by thanking his Rimouski Oceanic teammates, coaches and…
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Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:22
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Tuesday, 24 March 2020 19:58
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Tuesday, 24 March 2020 18:01
NHL extending coronavirus self-quarantine period
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 14:11
Canes seal entry-level deals with Cotton brothers
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 11:24
Habs temporarily laying off 60% of employees
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:46
NHL to temporarily cut pay in league office
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 05:54
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Monday, 23 March 2020 07:25
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Monday, 23 March 2020 16:59
Memorial Cup canceled due to coronavirus
Monday, 23 March 2020 12:41
Predators sign goalie Ingram to 3-year contract
Monday, 23 March 2020 17:05
Sabres agree to ink W. Michigan forward DiPietro
Sunday, 22 March 2020 19:13
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