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Kraken place leading scorer Burakovsky on IR
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Thursday, 09 February 2023 08:42
NEWARK, N.J. -- The Seattle Kraken placed leading scorer Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve Thursday with a lower body injury.Burakovsky's leg appeared to buckle during his first shift of Tuesday's game against the New York Islanders, and he played just 31 seconds in the 4-0 loss.Burakovsky had appeared in 49 of the first 50 games in his first season with…
'Keep it at 16 teams': Why NHL players don't want expanded playoffs
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Thursday, 09 February 2023 05:42
The most surprising thing I discovered during NHL All-Star Weekend wasn't Sidney Crosby's affinity for dunk tanks or that Montreal doesn't have a single Chipotle restaurant for Nick Suzuki to claim his year's supply of bowls and burritos. Although those were stunning in their own right -- man should not live on poutine alone.No, it was that NHL players, by…
Why we're seeing more -- and better -- Russian goalies in the NHL than ever before
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Thursday, 09 February 2023 04:04
One of the first things Evgeni Nabokov did after retiring from the NHL in 2015 was to fly back to Moscow so he could visit friends and watch hockey with them.There was a night when Nabokov and his friends were joined by Vladislav Tretiak -- yes, the man considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders of all time --…
No-show minor league hockey team has to forfeit
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Wednesday, 08 February 2023 16:34
Fans filed into the rink for a minor league hockey game, vendors sold concessions and the visiting team took the ice for warmups. The national anthem played, and officials were ready to drop the puck. One problem: The home team did not show up.This bizarre scene unfolded over the weekend at what was supposed to be a Southern Professional Hockey…
Isles' Horvat scores in 'unbelievable' home debut
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Tuesday, 07 February 2023 21:04
NEW YORK -- Bo Horvat scored in his home debut with New York Islanders, leading his new team to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. And the fans loved every minute of it.Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves in his fifth shutout this season and No. 15 for his career. Samuel Bolduc, Simon Holmstrom and Zach Parise…
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