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NHL playoff bracket update: Time to fear the Flyers?
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Monday, 02 March 2020 06:49
Heading into the 2019-20 season, most expected the Philadelphia Flyers to be poking around the playoff mix, and the team's hire of Alain Vigneault as coach indicated faith from management that the team was ready to make a run. With 17 games remaining, the team is not only in the playoff mix, but pushing the Washington Capitals for the Metropolitan…
How to combat the NHL's groupthink problem on head coach hirings
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Sunday, 01 March 2020 12:48
As a season of high turnover for NHL coaches heads down the final stretch -- seven head coaches have been fired thus far, and one resigned -- one person who has a front seat to the hiring process is calling for reform in how NHL teams go about their searches.Neil Glasberg, the founder of PBI Sports, is one of the…
Golden Knights' Stone (lower body) week-to-week
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Sunday, 01 March 2020 11:25
Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, with coach Peter DeBoer saying Sunday that he hopes Stone returns by the end of the regular season.DeBoer told reporters that Stone will not need surgery.Stone, who has 21 goals and a team-high 42 assists this season, already missed Thursday's win over the Buffalo Sabres.Vegas (36-22-8) leads…
NHL playoff bracket update: Can the Oilers win the Pacific?
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Sunday, 01 March 2020 06:17
The Edmonton Oilers have won five Stanley Cups in franchise history, though the last one was in 1990, when only six members of the current active roster were alive. Are they Canada's best hope to win it all this spring? In a wide-open West -- and led by the elite prowess of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid -- they're certainly…
Lightning's Stamkos out 6-8 weeks after surgery
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Saturday, 29 February 2020 13:32
Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos will miss six to eight weeks after he undergoes surgery Monday to repair a core muscle injury.Stamkos has battled injuries this season, having most recently missed three games earlier this month due to a "lower-body injury."The 29-year-old exited Tuesday's loss to Toronto after the second period and has not played since.The approximate timeline for…
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