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Jackets sign Merzlikins to 5-year, $27M extension
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 16:45
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets signed goaltender Elvis Merzlikins to a five-year, $27 million contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.Merzlikins will be in the final year of a two-year contract this season with a cap hit of $4 million. The new contract locks him up through the 2026-27 season with an annual salary of about $6.7 million."Now I…
Flyers' Hayes to miss 6-8 weeks after surgery
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 14:36
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes will miss six to eight weeks after he had abdominal surgery Tuesday.Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said Hayes was skating with his teammates Monday at the team complex in Voorhees, New Jersey, when he "felt something in his groin." Hayes had surgery and could miss roughly the first 10 games of the season.The Flyers…
Habs' Drouin says absence was due to anxiety
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Monday, 20 September 2021 15:48
Montreal Canadiens center Jonathan Drouin said he left the team last April due to insomnia caused by his anxiety problems.Drouin, 26, told TSN/RDS in an interview Monday that he's been dealing with the issue for many years and his breaking point came during a road trip last season.The Canadiens played two games in Edmonton, and Drouin appeared in both. He…
Zajac retires after signing 1-day deal with Devils
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Monday, 20 September 2021 09:13
Center Travis Zajac ended his 15-year NHL career where it started, signing a one-day contract Monday in order to retire with the New Jersey Devils.Zajac, 36, played all but 13 of his 1,037 games with the Devils, who traded him to the New York Islanders last season. He had 203 goals and 349 assists in his career, and was considered…
Inside the Coyotes' decision to bring back the Kachina coyote as primary logo
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Monday, 20 September 2021 09:32
Jakob Chychrun knows his fashion. At the NHL player media tour in Chicago, he wore Gucci loafers with a roaring tiger and a pair of stark white Valentino sneakers with an "Arizona red" streak on them. "Fashion is something I definitely enjoy. You can show a little different side of you sometimes," the Arizona Coyotes defenseman said.It's said that clothes…
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