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Weekend watch: Could Bowen Byram thrive in Buffalo?

This might be the season’s trickiest forecasting piece to assemble in that, only a handful of hours from now, several key fantasy figures are almost certain to be surrounded by different teammates, holding down changed roles, leaving altered situations behind with their respective former squads. Names like Tyler Toffoli, Pavel Buchnevich, Frank Vatrano, and maybe […]

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New Jersey Devils fire Lindy Ruff, promote Travis Green

The New Jersey Devils, struggling to contend in a clogged Eastern Conference a season after winning a playoff round last season, fired coach Lindy Ruff on Monday, the team announced. Travis Green, an assistant for Ruff and the former coach of the Vancouver Canucks, was named the club’s interim coach. The announcement was made by […]

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Blackhawks boon: Rookie Connor Bedard leads NHL in jersey sales

Chicago Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard has the top-selling jersey in the NHL this season, according to Fanatics. Bedard, 18, was the first pick in the 2023 NHL draft. He leads all rookies in points (40) and is tied with Minnesota Wild center Marco Rossi for the lead in goals (17), despite missing 14 games […]

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Last minute trade offers: Why these six players have bonus value

While we count down the days until the actual NHL trade deadline (Mar. 8), our fantasy game’s cutoff date to wheel-and-deal is now only hours away. In ESPN.com’s default league, you have until 12 p.m. EST Friday, March 1, to improve your team through the art of brokering a useful swap with another manager. One […]

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How Patrice Bergeron influenced a new wave of defensive forwards

Asking this question of two-way players such as Aleksander Barkov, Elias Lindholm and Ryan O’Reilly, among others, made them all feel some things. At first? It was laughter because of the nature of the question given Bergeron’s chokehold on the Selke, winning six times — the most of any player in NHL history. Eventually, the […]

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Devils win at MetLife, but there’s ‘more business to do’

More Teams. More Games. Nico Hischier notches two goals and the Devils defeat the Flyers 6-3 in their Stadium Series matchup. (0:53) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier said their game at MetLife Stadium had been circled on their calendar before the season. What he didn’t know was how crucial their […]

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Weekend watch: Stadium Series preview and more

More Teams. More Games. Emily Kaplan analyzes what Jake Guentzel‘s upper-body injury means for the Penguins and Guentzel’s future in Pittsburgh. (0:34) All eyes on East Rutherford this weekend, as the NHL’s Stadium Series first pits the Philadelphia Flyers against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, before the New York Rangers and New York Islanders […]

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Waiver watch: Fantasy hockey sleepers available right now

More Teams. More Games. The Jets get the scoring started with Morgan Barron’s deflection in the first period. (0:49) A third of the way through the season, the fantasy hockey finish-line is beginning to appear, however faintly, on the horizon. We’re well past the point of waiting for players to “warm up” or hit their […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, recent fantasy standouts for each team

How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master list here. Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the previous edition, published Jan. 26. Points percentages are through Thursday’s games. Previous ranking: 1 Points percentage: […]

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Weekend watch: Win your matchup with these short-term adds

Approaching the final third stretch of the season, we’re back to the league’s own brand of regularly scheduled programming where the large majority of teams play during the meat of the weekend while only a precious few gear up on either daily side. Specifically, following a three-gamer on Friday, Saturday’s lively slate features 13 tete-a-tetes, […]

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