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Sabres' Dahlin to return after missing 7 games
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Friday, 20 December 2024 11:55
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBuffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will return from a seven-game absence due to back spasms when his struggling team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday."Dahlin is good to go," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said of the defenseman after an optional morning skate Friday.The Sabres surely could use Dahlin while mired in an 11-game winless skid (0-8-3). Their…
D.C. mayor, Leonsis break ground on new arena
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Thursday, 19 December 2024 16:39
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials celebrated the start of an $800 million downtown arena renovation with a ceremonial sledgehammer swinging Thursday inside what will be a new atrium entryway.The event unveiling renderings for what Capital One Arena should look like when…
NHL Power Rankings: Capitals take No. 1 spot, plus betting trends for every team
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Friday, 20 December 2024 03:13
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWith the NHL schedule set to soon hit the holiday break -- with no games on Dec. 24, 25 or 26 -- it's the perfect time to examine some betting trends from the first three calendar months of the 2024-25 campaign.Which teams are best when favored at home? Which underdogs are overperforming? Find out the answers there, along…
Six trades that NHL teams should make after roster freeze, including Provorov, Gourde, Boeser
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Friday, 20 December 2024 03:06
EmailOpen Extended ReactionsThe NHL's roster freeze for 2024-25 kicked in last night. GMs: put your pencils down. Although no trades can be made until the freeze lifts on Dec. 27, that will not stop teams from having discussions to improve their rosters.Some real doozies have happened over the past couple of weeks: Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko, Cam Fowler and Mackenzie…
Kakko doesn't think Rangers criticism led to deal
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Thursday, 19 December 2024 12:45
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsKaapo Kakko doesn't believe his criticism of the New York Rangers led to his being traded to Seattle on Wednesday night, although Kraken general manager Ron Francis believes the player's candor might have accelerated a deal.Kakko, 23, candidly disagreed with coach Peter Laviolette's decision to make him a healthy scratch for the Rangers' loss in St. Louis on…
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Thursday, 19 December 2024 13:22
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Thursday, 19 December 2024 05:59
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Flames ink defenseman Pachal to 2-year extension
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Jets sign He, 1st China-born player with NHL deal
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Islanders' Barzal, Pelech return from injuries
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Maple Leafs place goaltender Stolarz on IR
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UK team retires the late Johnson's No. 47 jersey
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