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NHL playoff hope tiers: From top Stanley Cup favorites to draft lottery darlings
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Thursday, 04 January 2024 04:42
EmailOpen Extended ReactionsHope can be a powerful motivation for NHL teams. Or it can be a powerful hallucinogen, with the lure of the playoffs altering best-laid plans. Or it can be a foreign concept for teams that are dwelling in the standings basement as the midpoint of the season nears.Here are the Stanley Cup hope tiers as they are currently…
Pacioretty (Achilles) to make season debut Wed.
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Wednesday, 03 January 2024 14:53
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWASHINGTON -- For more than two months, Max Pacioretty considered hanging up his skates and retiring from the NHL.Tearing his right Achilles tendon twice in less than a year left him in bed after another surgery awaiting more rehab, unable to travel with his kids to their hockey tournaments or live a normal life. Then he came to…
Coyotes' Zucker gets hearing; Cousins avoids one
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Wednesday, 03 January 2024 15:10
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsArizona Coyotes forward Jason Zucker was given a hearing by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday for boarding/interference on Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins.In Tuesday's game, Cousins delivered a hit to Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki while Valimaki was on one knee against the side boards. Zucker saw the play, skated over and delivered a check to…
U.S. into world junior hockey semis; Canada out
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Tuesday, 02 January 2024 14:46
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Gabe Perreault scored twice and five other players had a goal as the U.S. routed Latvia 7-2 Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the IIHF world junior championship.Perreault, the New York Rangers' 2023 first-round pick, also had an assist as part of a dominant game by his line. Fellow 18-year-olds Will Smith, the No.…
Devils' Meier to miss game vs. Caps with injury
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Tuesday, 02 January 2024 13:17
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNew Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier has suffered a "medium-body" injury and will miss Wednesday's game against the Washington Capitals, coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday.Meier will not travel with the team after missing the third period of Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins."He's just being evaluated," Ruff said. "He won't make the trip. ... Hopefully, it shouldn't…
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