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Sabres send underperforming Mittelstadt to AHL
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Sunday, 15 December 2019 14:52
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have assigned underperforming second-year center Casey Mittelstadt to the minors.The demotion to Rochester of the AHL was made Sunday, a day after a 3-2 overtime loss at the New York Islanders in which Mittelstadt was a healthy scratch for the third time in four games.The 21-year-old has four goals and five assists in 31…
Leading scorer Konecny moved to IR by Flyers
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Sunday, 15 December 2019 11:57
The Philadelphia Flyers placed forward Travis Konecny on injured reserve Sunday, the team announced.Konecny, Philadelphia's leading scorer who is recovering from a concussion, has been out since Dec. 7 and did not travel with the Flyers on their three-game road trip that concludes Sunday at the Winnipeg Jets.Konecny has 28 points, and is tied for the team lead with 11…
Blues' Steen returning after 16-game absence
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Saturday, 14 December 2019 09:19
St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen will return from a 16-game absence Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, according to the team.Steen has not played since suffering a high ankle sprain in a collision on Nov. 6 against the Edmonton Oilers.The 35-year-old Steen has zero goals and five assists in 17 games this season for the 19-8-6 Blues. They were 8-5-3…
Flyers' Lindblom has rare cancer, out for season
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Friday, 13 December 2019 13:56
Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has been diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, and is expected to miss the rest of the 2019-20 season, the team announced Friday.Lindblom, 23, will undergo further testing and evaluation next week and then begin treatment. The cancer was diagnosed by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania.Ewing's sarcoma grows in the…
NHL experts: Flyers' turnaround, West wild-card picks, top rookies, more
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Thursday, 12 December 2019 15:11
As we hit mid-December, we pulled together our panel of NHL experts to discuss some of the hot topics of the 2019-20 campaign.Which teams take the West wild-card berths?Who is the top rookie to build around?Where will the Lightning finish?How did the Flyers find their mojo?Which team deserves draft prize Alexis Lafreniere?Let's dive in, starting with our picks for the…
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