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Jackets place Texier, Murray on injured reserve
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Monday, 28 October 2019 12:54
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without two key players injured in Saturday's loss to Philadelphia for several weeks.The team put rookie forward Alexandre Texier and defenseman Ryan Murray on injured reserve on Monday.The 20-year-old Texier is expected to miss two to four weeks with a knee injury. The 26-year-old Murray will be out for up to…
Ex-Caps playoff hero Smith-Pelly signs with KHL
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Monday, 28 October 2019 09:41
Devante Smith-Pelly, who scored seven goals during the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup-winning run in 2018, has signed a contract to play in the KHL.The Kunlun Red Star, which play in China, announced they had signed the 27-year-old winger to a one-year contract.Smith-Pelly was waived by the Capitals in February, ahead of the trade deadline, after scoring just four goals with…
Blues' Tarasenko to have surgery, out 5 months
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Monday, 28 October 2019 10:25
St. Louis Blues star forward Vladimir Tarasenko will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday, the team announced.Tarasenko will be placed on long-term injury reserve and will be reevaluated in five months, meaning he will miss the majority of the 2019-20 season.Tarasenko suffered the injury in a game against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday in the first period. At the time,…
The NHL's best and worst this week: Inside John Carlson's hot start
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Sunday, 27 October 2019 18:27
Alex Ovechkin doesn't just believe his team's No. 1 defenseman, John Carlson, should win his first Norris Trophy. The Washington Capitals captain kicked off an all-out blitz campaign as the team toured Western Canada this week. It began with Ovechkin declaring, in Calgary, that he had a preferred hashtag: #Johnny4Norris."That's the hashtag right now," Ovechkin said. "Let's keep it going."John…
Fantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of Oct. 28 to Nov.3
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Friday, 25 October 2019 10:38
We go a touch slower yet again next week, down to 43 NHL games on the week. Once again we have another team with only a single game on the schedule, however, this time it probably doesn't greatly impact your fantasy grand plans.The Ottawa Senators are off until a Saturday matchup against arguably the best home team so far this…
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