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Will Joe Thornton play in Game 1 vs Oilers? ‘We'll see how it goes'
The Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks will kick off their opening-round series tomorrow at Rogers Place, and it remains unclear if Joe Thornton will play. Thornton, who missed the final two games of the year after suffering a knee injury on Apr. 4, has been a sporadic participant in practices and skates lately. Despite saying he had “no doubt”…
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Riding four-game win streak, LA Kings take Gaborik off IR
It’s easy to dismiss the Los Angeles Kings’ improving outlook by noting that they’re still vulnerable with Jonathan Quick out, but hey, they are getting healthier. While it isn’t a guarantee that he’ll actually play against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, the Kings must still be heartened to see veteran winger Marian Gaborik activated off of injured reserve. Along with...
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LA Kings blueliner to have hearing after hit on Ducks forward
Kings blueliner Tom Gilbert will have a disciplinary hearing for his hit on Anaheim forward Nick Ritchie, the Department of Player Safety announced on Wednesday. The play in question, which occurred during Anaheim’s 4-0 win last night. Ritchie left the game and didn’t return. Per Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle, he underwent concussion protocol and was being re-evaluated today....
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Leafs place ex-Sharks LW on waivers, claim ex-Sharks RW
The Maple Leafs continued their early roster tweaking on Monday, with a pair of moves — veteran winger Milan Michalek was placed on waivers, and the club claimed forward Ben Smith from Colorado. First up, Michalek. The 31-year-old — acquired, along with other spare parts, in the Dion Phaneuf-to-Ottawa trade — had appeared in all five games for the Leafs…
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Panthers pay tribute to Jose Fernandez in season opener
The Florida Panthers are doing their part to honor the memory of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez. The entire team wore “Fernandez 16” jerseys before their season-opening game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. The team also donated $35,000 to the Jose Fernandez Foundation. READ MORE AT ProHockeyTalk.com
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LA Kings' Quick goes down vs Sharks: ‘Could be a while'
The Los Angeles Kings raised some eyebrows in the second period when Jeff Zatkoff replaced Jonathan Quick in net. It turns out that Quick is unlikely to return to Wednesday’s season-opener against the San Jose Sharks thanks to a lower-body injury, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Lisa Dillman. The exact severity of the injury is unclear at this time, and it’s not totally...
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Pavelski scores, Team USA exits World Cup tourney winless
Team USA’s disappointing World Cup display came to an end on Thursday night and it finished the exact same way it started…with a loss. The Americans dropped a 4-3 decision to the Czech Republic in the final game of the preliminary round. The game was meaningless for both teams, as neither one of them will be advancing to the...
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Patrick Roy shocks, resigns as coach, VP of ops of Avalanche
Just one month before the start of NHL training camps there is a surprise coaching vacancy in the NHL after Patrick Roy resigned as head coach and vice president of hockey operations of the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday afternoon. Roy announced the move with the following statement. “For the past three years, I have carried out my duties as head…
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Gretzky rookie card sells for nearly half million dollars
In true Wayne Gretzky fashion, his rookie card auctioned off for a record that vastly outpaces any other hockey card. Gretzky’s 1979 O-Pee-Chee card was auctioned off for $465K to an anonymous buyer on Thursday, according to the CBC and other outlets. [KURZ: Sharks look deeper, faster than last season] NHL.com notes that one big distinction was that the card...
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Toronto lifts city-wide ban on street hockey
Here’s a Canadian cliche: Kids playing street hockey with their friends, dreaming of scoring that Stanley Cup-winning goal. So it’s interesting to note that in Toronto, Canada’s largest city and home to the Maple Leafs, there was actually a ban on playing street hockey. [RELATED: Report: Nieto stays with Sharks on one-year deal] According to multiple reports, there was...