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Ex-Hockey Canada players granted trial for assault charges
Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod will be tried together, The Globe and Mail reported. No trial date has been set, and all five players — who are all current or former NHL players — have maintained their innocence. The case will now move to superior court, rather than provincial […]
Continue readingCan the Red Wings, Sabres or Senators make the NHL playoffs?
“You wouldn’t be excited if you thought you were just playing to finish up outside of the playoff picture,” Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner said. “That’s what drives that excitement is everyone starts off with a clean slate. For us, expectations have started to build and that’s something you want and that’s something you obviously […]
Continue reading2022 NHL draft – Fantasy hockey wrap-up and reaction
Once again, we expect most draftees to blossom in seasons beyond 2022-23 – especially following recent limited opportunities to play through the COVID-19 pandemic. Most, but not all. And even in re-draft or limited keeper leagues, it’s never too early to look ahead, or remain prepared in case some promising player makes an unexpectedly premature […]
Continue readingOttawa Senators forward Austin Watson suspended two games after infraction vs. Boston Bruins
The NHL announced the suspension Sunday. Watson leveled Ahcan along the end boards midway through the first period of Ottawa’s 2-0 loss to the Bruins on Saturday. He was given a two-minute minor penalty for interference. The league’s department of player safety added the two-game ban after reviewing the play and determining the hit was […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Jan. 31 to Feb. 13
What this leaves us with, is a two-week scoring period that includes an all-star game break and during which the Canadian NHL clubs are extra busy. Many of these games were the ones cancelled during the COVID shutdown, or were moved around because of it. As such, Canadian clubs have a few extra games because […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Who benefits from the revised NHL schedule?
Now that the league has hammered out a calendar of COVID-related makeups, the schedule is about to get wacky, beginning in February. Especially in February. While Victor Hedman is one of the league’s most prominent fantasy performers full-stop, the Tampa Bay Lightning play only six times next month. Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot is slated to participate […]
Continue readingOttawa Senators add forward Alex Formenton, goaltender Matt Murray, defenseman Nikita Zaitsev to COVID-19 list
The Senators added forward Alex Formenton, goaltender Matt Murray and defenseman Nikita Zaitsev to the COVID list, bringing the number of their players in protocol to nine. Murray, Formenton and Zaitsev played Tuesday night in the Senators’ 3-2 loss at Boston. “All you can do is try to protect yourself as much as possible,” Senators […]
Continue readingOut of NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, star Patrick Kane nets hat trick in Chicago Blackhawks’ first victory
CHICAGO — Perhaps Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach put it best on Monday when illustrating how important it was to have star forward Patrick Kane back with the team. “It’s just good to have him back in the locker room,” he said, “and on the ice.” Especially the latter. Kane, removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 […]
Continue readingJack Campbell makes NHL history with 11th straight victory to start a season as first-place Toronto Maple Leafs keep on cruising
Campbell became the first goalie with a victory in each of his first 11 appearances as the first-place Maple Leafs continued their dominance over the rest of the North Division. “It was a fun game, honestly. It’s not fun giving up goals. I expect more out of myself,” Campbell said. “But Ottawa came to play […]
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