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NHL experts buy/sell Kessel scoring 30 goals, Bobrovsky buyer's remorse and more
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 07:23
December has started with a roar in the NHL, as we've seen some monster individual performances and another coach fired. It's time to pull together a panel of experts to discuss some of the hot topics as the third month of the 2019-20 campaign goes into full swing.In this edition, we're buying or selling the following:Phil Kessel will finish the…
Wysh List: Coaches punching players is bad!
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 17:35
Coaches kicking their players in the back, or punching them in the head, is unacceptable.That's a given, right? That a superior assaulting a subordinate is wrong? That these power dynamics discourage any pushback, because the victim risks a reduction in playing time, outright removal from the team or escalating physical and mental abuse under the guise of "hard practices?"Bill Peters…
Avs' Landeskog returns after missing 16 games
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 16:15
Forward Gabriel Landeskog will return from a lower-body injury Thursday night when the Colorado Avalanche take on the Montreal Canadiens.Landeskog, 27, Colorado's captain who missed 16 games, confirmed coach Jared Bednar's decision before pregame warmups at Bell Centre.Throughout the course of the injury, the team was vague about details. Landeskog didn't elaborate much either, but did confirm that surgery was…
Flames sign 35-year deal for new downtown home
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 13:42
CALGARY, Alberta -- The Calgary Flames have a deal for a new downtown arena, a 35-year agreement that keeps the NHL club in the city for that time.The team, the city and the Calgary Stampede rodeo signed an agreement Thursday to replace the 36-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome.The 19,000-seat arena is to cost more than $417 million. Construction is expected to begin…
Canadiens to start Primeau, 20, in goal vs. Avs
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Thursday, 05 December 2019 12:07
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau will make his NHL debut Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche.Coach Claude Julien, preparing for back-to-back games the next two nights and looking to give starting goaltender Carey Price a rest, confirmed the decision after the morning skate at Bell Centre."My message to him tonight, is be true to yourself, play with the confidence you…
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