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Last-place Devils fire Hynes hours before faceoff
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 13:46
The New Jersey Devils have relieved John Hynes of his head coaching duties after a disastrous start to the season.The Devils are 9-13-4 this season. Their 22 points are second fewest in the NHL, and they have the fourth-worst record in the NHL over the last two seasons at 40-54-14.Hynes, who was hired in 2015, finishes his Devils stint with…
Ex-Leaf, Flame Stajan retires after 14 seasons
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 11:39
TORONTO -- Matt Stajan retired Tuesday after 14 seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.The 35-year-old two-way center announced his decision in a statement through the NHL players' union.He had 413 points (146 goals, 267 assists) in 1,003 NHL games -- more than five seasons in Toronto and more than eight in Calgary. He spent…
Caps deal Stephenson to Knights for draft pick
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 09:53
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals traded forward Chandler Stephenson to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2021 fifth-round pick.Washington needed to shed salary and chose Travis Boyd over Stephenson, who they dealt rather than risk losing him on waivers. The teams announced the move Monday night after Vegas played at the New York Rangers.Stephenson, 25, helped the Capitals win the…
Fantasy hockey rankings: Week 10 update
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Monday, 02 December 2019 21:17
Pretty tough out there in the goaltender landscape, isn't it? Early-season shares of Andrei Vasilevskiy, Sergei Bobrovsky, Pekka Rinne, John Gibson, Carey Price and Devan Dubnyk aren't looking so hot right now. The pain is made worse because Vasilevskiy and Bobrovsky were top-five goalies heading into the season; Rinne and Price were top-10.As happens every season, regardless of how much…
NHL Awards Watch: The McDavid-Draisaitl debate continues
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Monday, 02 December 2019 16:50
A month in the NHL can repaint the awards picture. The November portrait still has some of broad strokes that we can see in this latest NHL Awards Watch. But there's a lot of blue and gold that has been erased from the image.A month ago, the Buffalo Sabres were the talk of the NHL. Now they're outside the playoff…
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