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Disgruntled Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel hasn’t requested trade, GM Kevyn Adams says
Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams said disgruntled star Jack Eichel has not yet requested a trade after Eichel’s contentious news conference Monday in which he openly questioned whether he’d play in Buffalo next season. Adams said the Sabres, who finished in last place in the NHL this season, had to be willing to look at […]
Continue readingJack Eichel says there is ‘disconnect’ with Buffalo Sabres over how neck injury was handled
Star center Jack Eichel said there’s a “disconnect” between himself and the Buffalo Sabres over how his neck injury was handled this season, leaving his future with the franchise very much unsettled. Eichel missed the Sabres’ final 33 games of the season due to a herniated disk in his neck, an injury he suffered in […]
Continue readingRanking the top players, teams, coaches, owners, arenas we’re rooting for in the 2021 NHL playoffs
But beyond that, we’d love to have these people, places and things that we’re pulling for in the chase for the Cup. Here’s our top 10: The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup last season. Unless you’re a fan of dynasties or Tampa Bay as the sports epicenter of the universe, there’s not really […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the biggest offseason need for every team
Usually, it’s a pretty straightforward exercise of determining which free agents to re-sign and which to let explore the market, along with tweaks to be made via trade, and additions to the pipeline courtesy of the draft. This summer, however, there’s the added wrinkle of the Seattle Kraken expansion draft — and any side deals […]
Continue readingHockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier releases NFTs to commemorate his time with the New York Islanders
The latest person in the hockey world to enter the realm of NFTs? Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier. The seven-time Stanley Cup champion — including four times with the Islanders of the early 1980s, twice with the Penguins of the early ’90s and once as an assistant coach with the Avalanche in 2001 — […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 13 update: Is it time to drop Logan Couture or Tyler Toffoli?
Default head-to-head leagues are into the second week of the playoffs, with the championship all that remains after this week. Points and rotisserie leagues don’t have to sweat the nuances of that schedule, but the pressure created by minimal games really puts a strain on the value. While season-long success can still inform decision-making, the […]
Continue readingWhy Florida native Jakob Chychrun is hoping for an Olympic spot … on Team Canada
The Coyotes always knew Chychrun was capable of this, but watching him flourish has been a treat, especially after a series of injuries hampered the start of his career. Chychrun had shoulder surgery in his draft year, “which I kind of struggled to come back from,” he said. Then, while training in the summer in […]
Continue readingBuffalo Sabres’ Kyle Okposo out for season after being hit in face by puck
Okposo was hurt after being struck by teammate Matt Irwin’s shot in the first period of a 5-2 win at Washington on Thursday. The 32-year-old Okposo joins a growing list of injuries for the last-place team that is one loss from being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention and matching an NHL-record 10-year postseason drought. The […]
Continue readingInjury to Linus Ullmark further depletes Buffalo Sabres’ goalie depth
Interim coach Don Granato provided the update on Ullmark on Friday, saying the timetable for his return is “touchy” because the Sabres only have three weeks left in their season. The Sabres sit last in the NHL standings and are all but mathematically out of contention. Ullmark has missed one game after being shaken up […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: NHL trade deadline wrap
Taylor Hall, LW/C, Boston Bruins: There are two ways to look at what Hall has done this season with the Buffalo Sabres. Either his two goals in 37 games are a product of his surroundings or his lack of offensive output is a continued decline since his knee surgery in 2019. We are all aware […]
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