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Pain medicine led to health problems for Kesler
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Tuesday, 22 September 2020 14:23
Former NHL player Ryan Kesler said the lack of education about a popular anti-inflammatory medication led to his chronic digestive problems, which he revealed on a Canadian sports documentary.Kesler and other former NHL players spoke out about overuse of medications like toradol, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on a TSN news segment called "The Problem of Pain," which debuts Tuesday night.Kesler,…
NHL bubble confidential: Go inside the Toronto and Edmonton playoff hubs
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Tuesday, 22 September 2020 05:31
For nearly two months, the National Hockey League has kept the teams in its postseason tournament inside "bubbles" that it helped construct with the NHL Players' Association in an effort to safely finish the 2019-20 season after it was paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Initially there were two: The 12 teams from the Eastern Conference were housed in Toronto, with…
Kucherov sets Lightning's playoff points record
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Monday, 21 September 2020 23:22
EDMONTON, Alberta -- With a pair of first-period assists in Game 2, Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov matched -- then surpassed -- Tampa Bay's record for most points in a single postseason.With 28 points (six goals, 22 assists), Kucherov bettered Brad Richards' franchise record, which was set during the team's 2004 Stanley Cup run. Both of Kucherov's assists on…
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 takeaways: How the Lightning held off a late Stars rally
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Monday, 21 September 2020 21:19
After a 4-1 win for the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning evened things up in Game 2 on the strength of a three-goal first period. The Stars proved to be a tough out, bringing it to a one-goal deficit and fighting to the end, but Andrei Vasilevskiy held them off to…
Nevin, 2-time Cup winner with Leafs, dies at 82
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Monday, 21 September 2020 13:26
Bob Nevin, a fan favorite who won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs before a successful run as captain of the New York Rangers, has died. He was 82.The NHL said he died early Monday but did not give a cause.Nevin played 1,128 NHL games with Toronto, New York, Minnesota and Los Angeles, totaling 726 points (307 goals,…
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