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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 05: Portrait of Barret Jackman #5 of the St. Louis Blues before a faceoff against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on March 5, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Barret Jackman knew he was blessed, asked to keep contract numbers from fans who were making less

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Barret Jackman recently signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the St. Louis Blues. Jackman, a class act in the city of St. Louis, spent nearly his entire career with the Blues, skating with the organization between 2001 and 2015. [link_box id=”22277″ site_id=”17″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]If you need proof that Jackman deeply cared […]

GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 09: Jacob Trouba #8 of the Winnipeg Jets in action during the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on October 9, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. The Jets defeated the Coyotes 6-2. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Report: The Red Wings would trade just about anyone for Jacob Trouba, excluding Dylan Larkin

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The Detroit Red Wings are desperate for a young franchise defenseman and general manager Ken Holland has a player set in mind: Jacob Trouba. [link_box id=”22277″ site_id=”17″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Darren Dreger of TSN.ca brought up the Wings supposed interest in the talented defenseman who recently demanded a trade from the Jets. He said last week on TSN […]

SAN JOSE, CA – JUNE 12: Phil Kessel #81 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with the Stanley Cup after their 3-1 victory to win the Stanley Cup against the San Jose Sharks in Game Six of the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Final at SAP Center on June 12, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Penguins GM admits team wouldn’t have won the Cup without Phil Kessel

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[link_box id=”22277″ site_id=”17″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]In an excellent piece on The Player’s Tribune, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford discussed the organization’s impressive Stanley Cup season. One of the main points Rutherford talked about was acquiring Phil Kessel. The winger received criticism in Toronto for his leadership abilities and perceived weight issues. Rutherford determined Kessel deserved […]

Video: Jakub Voracek skates through the Rangers to win it in OT

0 comments by on 10/3/2016

Hockey is most certainly a team game, but sometimes a great individual effort can completely overtake an opponent and decide the result. Such was the case when Jakub Voracek skated around all three Rangers on the ice in OT and sent Flyers fans home happy. That’s an incredible individual effort. It may just be the preseason, […]

Ilya Bryzgalov returns to Twitter to poke fun at Flyers defense

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Ilya Bryzgalov hadn’t posted on Twitter since May, but his tweet on Monday afternoon made up for the prolonged absence. Bryzgalov tweeted out an autographed picture of three Penguins players (Sidney Crosby included) against him with no defense to be found when he played for the Philadelphia Flyers. The post isn’t mean-spirited, but Bryzgalov is […]

CALGARY, AB – NOVEMBER 15: Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Calgary Flames in action against the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on November 15, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Don’t expect Johnny Gaudreau to request a trade like Jacob Trouba

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Johnny Gaudreau’s contract talks might be at an impasse, but don’t expect the talented restricted free agent to request a trade from the Calgary Flames anytime soon. [link_box id=”22277″ site_id=”17″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.ca spoke with Gaudreau’s agent, Lewis Gross, who said the 23-year-old winger doesn’t intend on asking for a trade. “No,” Lewis […]

Panthers and Stars both wear white jerseys thanks to mix-up

0 comments by on 10/2/2016

Some fans would love for home teams to wear white jerseys again in the NHL. Those fans got their wish when the Florida Panthers hosted the Dallas Stars during a preseason game held in London, Ontario. Unfortunately, there was some sort of mix-up and both teams ended up bringing their white uniforms to the game. Based […]

Video: Dmitry Kulikov injured after hit against open bench door

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Dmitry Kulikov suffered a nasty looking injury on Friday night in the Buffalo Sabres’ 8-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sabres defenseman was skating along the boards when Leafs forward Colin Greening checked him. Kulikov slid against the boards, opening the Maple Leafs bench door. Kulikov immediately went down on the ice holding […]

TORONTO , ON – SEPTEMBER 27: Defenceman Christian Ehrhoff #10 of Team Europe battles for the puck against forward John Tavares #20 of Team Canada during Game One of the World Cup of Hockey final series at the Air Canada Centre on September 27, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)

5 ways the NHL can improve the World Cup of Hockey

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The 2016 World Cup of Hockey has wrapped up and Team Canada has skated away with an extremely awkward trophy. Now that the tournament is over, it’s time to start discussing what can be improved for future iterations. There were some great stories from the renewed World Cup (that’s you, Team North America) and some stories […]

BUFFALO, NY – DECEMBER 19: Evander Kane #9 of the Buffalo Sabres enters the ice during warmups at the First Niagara Center on December 19, 2015 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Tom Brenner/ Getty Images)

Evander Kane blames legal issues on being a professional athlete

0 comments by on 9/23/2016

No matter where Evander Kane goes, trouble seems to follow the Buffalo Sabres forward. It doesn’t matter if he is in Winnipeg, Manitoba or Buffalo, New York, drama will find him. For some, this has gotten to a point where excuses should be going out the window and remorse should be taking its place. But that isn’t […]

Watch: Insane 3v3 OT ends with beauty goal from MacKinnon at World Cup

0 comments by on 9/21/2016

Three-on-three overtime at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. In an exhilarating game between the highly skilled North American squad and consistently impressive Team Sweden on Wednesday, a tie after 60 minutes of regulation meant we’d get more batshit insane three-on-three overtime. This particular overtime was extra wild. […]

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