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NHL experts pick our favorite All-Star moments, suggestions for new events, and bold predictions
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Friday, 24 January 2020 04:20
The NHL All-Star Weekend is upon us. Friday includes the Skills Competition, the highlight of the weekend for a large chunk of fans, including old standards like fastest skater and hardest shot, along with new additions like the women's 3-on-3 game and the Shooting Stars event. Saturday will feature the EA Sports Chel Gaming Challenge, and the actual All-Star 3-on-3…
Sharks owner gives vote of confidence to GM
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 14:42
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sharks owner Hasso Plattner gave general manager Doug Wilson a vote of confidence Thursday with his team mired in 13th place in the Western Conference.Plattner said the entire organization is disappointed in the performance so far but he believes Wilson can lead the team back to contention."Doug has a long history of leading our team to…
All-Stars talk Ovechkin's absence, chase for 700
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 19:04
ST. LOUIS -- Even when he skips the event, Alex Ovechkin is the talk of the NHL All-Star Game.Ovechkin closed out the first half of the season with back-to-back hat tricks and eight goals in three games. He sits at 692 career goals, putting him just eight away from becoming the eighth player in NHL history to reach 700 goals.…
How to make the NHL All-Star skills competition even wilder
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020 17:29
The NHL appears to have gotten the message that its star players want the All-Star Game's skills competitions to be challenging but not debilitating.It was outright painful to watch seasoned professionals struggle with carrying the puck through some convoluted, light-up gate or fruitlessly send 100 passes toward a tiny net on the other end of the ice. Those competitions were…
Maple Leafs F Matthews will skip All-Star Game
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020 16:21
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (wrist) won't play in this weekend's NHL All-Star Game, but he will attend the event in St. Louis, the team announced Wednesday. Matthews, 22, is day-to-day while he gets treatment for an ongoing wrist issue, Toronto said.Matthews is tied for second in the NHL this season, with 34 goals. He has 57 points (23…
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