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Six Canadian teams approved to play at home
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 14:30
Ontario became the fourth Canadian province to officially give the green light for its NHL teams to play in home arenas this season, joining Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.Six of the seven Canadian NHL teams have now received clearance to host home games.With the NHL season starting in six days, only Manitoba has yet to give the formal approval for…
Devils re-sign Vatanen less than year after trade
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 14:49
NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils have re-signed defenseman Sami Vatanen less than a year after trading him to the Carolina Hurricanes.The Devils announced Thursday that the free agent was given a one-year, $2 million contract."He's highly competitive," coach Lindy Ruff said after practice. "He's another veteran we can put inside our dressing room who knows how to play…
NHL Rank snubs, overrated players: Who should have made our top-100 list?
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 04:54
On Wednesday, we released our NHL Rank for the 2020-21 season -- a predictive list of the top 100 players for this coming season. A panel of 11 ESPN NHL experts (it wasn't just the two of us!) graded players based on how good they will be in comparison to their peers this season. Emphasis was entirely on predicting potential…
Watchability rankings for all 31 NHL teams
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Thursday, 07 January 2021 08:49
From Jan. 13 through May 8, there are NHL games scheduled every night as part of its truncated 56-game 2020-21 season. Every. Single. Night.On some nights, there's just one game. If you're itching to watch an NHL game on Jan. 25, for example, your option is the Ottawa Senators at the Vancouver Canucks.But on Jan. 26? Well, the buffet is…
Predators sign Kunin to 2-year, $4.6M deal
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Wednesday, 06 January 2021 16:34
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators have signed forward Luke Kunin to a two-year, $4.6 million contract, general manager David Poile said Wednesday.The Predators acquired Kunin, 23, on Oct. 7 in a trade with Minnesota. Kunin just finished his third professional season, and he played 63 games for the Wild scoring 15 goals and 16 assists. The 6-foot, 192-pound forward…
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