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Golden Rush: Vegas stakes its claim to the West
Goalie Calvin Pickard was among the Golden Knights' players who set off in search of adventure -- and some new fans -- as the NHL's expansion team sought to drum up interest, engage with its new community and help grow hockey in Idaho and Montana.
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Guide to every NHL team's prospects
An in-depth examination of all 31 NHL prospect groups -- including each team's top 10 and their impact this season -- shows that the Flyers could soon be back among the East's top contenders.
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Riding along with the Stanley Cup
As it parades through Pittsburgh, returns to Russia with love (and Evgeni Malkin), celebrates Sidney Crosby's birthday in Canada and fields wedding invites, we're tracking the Cup's whereabouts all summer.
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Golden Knights looking to expand reach beyond Las Vegas.
ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan explains how the Vegas Golden Knights are looking to appeal outside of Nevada to grow their fanbase.
Sabres
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Sabres sign Girgensons to 2-year contract
Forward Zemgus Girgensons has signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres. The deal carries an average value of $1.6 million.
Devils
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Devils' Zajac has torn pectoral, out 4-6 months
Devils center Travis Zajac will miss four to six months after having surgery on a torn pectoral muscle, GM Ray Shero said Thursday.
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Dungy, Tampa teams help pay to move statue
Tony Dungy helped lead a charge to pay to move a Confederate statue from in front of a Tampa, Florida, courthouse.
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Bill Foley has big plans for Vegas -- and beyond
His team is Vegas' hottest attraction, but Bill Foley is gambling that the Golden Knights will resonate past the Strip. "We can be the team of the Rockies," says Foley, who also thinks Seattle should get a team and doesn't see the Raiders as competition.
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Ex-Penguin Cullen to join Wild for 20th season
The Wild have agreed to a one-year deal with former Penguins forward Matt Cullen.
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Oilers give Draisaitl 8-year, $68 million deal
The Oilers announced on Wednesday that Leon Draisaitl, who was second on the team in scoring last season, has signed an eight-year, $68 million contract.
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Butcher rejects Avs to become free agent
Hobey Baker winner Will Butcher has become a free agent after the defenseman rejected the Avalanche's contract offer.
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Top 100 NHL prospects for 2017-18
Who are the top rookie-eligible players heading into the 2017-18 NHL season? An American-born Coyote and Canadian-born Islander both make the top 3. We rank them 1-100 here, plus the top 20 goalie prospects.
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The Golden Knight rises.
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When Las Vegas got an NHL team, many wondered if the city would rally around it. But the Golden Knights aren't just counting on Vegas for support. The team's television coverage area includes parts of Idaho, Montana and Utah. This trip, which includes hockey clinics and community events, is a glimpse into how Vegas' first pro sports team is drumming up support ....literally by putting skates on the ground.
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Greetings from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. For the next 36 hours, I'll be joining the Vegas Golden Knights on their inaugural caravan tour as players and execs board a bus and travel hundreds of miles across Idaho, Montana and Utah to introduce themselves to new fans.
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OnScene: Follow Vegas Golden Knights as they greet fans on tour of west
Las Vegas' first pro team is hitting the road to drum up fan support. Take a front-row seat on the bus as the Golden Knights travel throughout the west to meet new fans.
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Washington Wizards, Mystics and Capitals ownership Monumental Sports & Entertainment have hired Grant Paranjape as their new director of esports, the group announced on Monday. Paranjape is formerly the business development lead at esports team Splyce. Monumental Sports & Entertainment currently hold stake in esports organization Team Liquid and will also launch a team for the NBA 2K League in 2018.
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Ranking every NHL team by prospect pipeline
Which NHL team has the best batch of rookie-eligible talent heading into the 2017-18 season? Here are the rankings from 1 to 31, wherein it appears that the hockey future is always sunny in Philadelphia.
Penguins
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Phil Kessel appears to troll columnist by eating hot dogs out of Stanley Cup
Two years after a Toronto columnist wrote a scathing article about Phil Kessel's hot dog diet, the defending Stanley Cup champ posted an Instagram photo that was worth a thousand words.
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Gronk on ice skates? Bruins coach likes the thought
At Patriots camp on Monday, Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy didn't hesitate when asked who would be his No. 1 pick to lace up the skates.
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Chelios, Leetch square off again -- as coaches
USA Hockey has appointed Chris Chelios and Brian Leetch to serve as coaches at the sixth annual All-American Prospects game in Buffalo on Sept. 21.
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Olympic boycott a missed opportunity for U.S. stars
Not since the mid-'90s has there been such an exciting crop of ascending American players, which is why the NHL's decision to skip the 2018 Games -- and whiff on a chance to showcase skaters like Auston Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk -- is so perplexing.
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Former Senators coach, GM Murray dies at 74
Former Senators general manager and coach Bryan Murray died Saturday at the age of 74, the team announced. The longtime coach had a 620-465 record with 131 ties and 23 overtime losses during his career.
Red Wings
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Red Wings decry use of logo at nationalist rally
The Red Wings said they "vehemently disagree" with the use of their logo by far-right extremists at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that turned violent and led to at least three deaths.
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Can Chiefs owner put K.C. back on hockey map?
Lamar Hunt Jr. would love to see the NHL return to Kansas City -- some day. But while hockey interest in K.C. is clearly heating up, the odds of getting an expansion franchise are still long.
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Ranking every NHL team by prospect pipeline
Which NHL team has the best batch of rookie-eligible talent heading into the 2017-18 season? Here are the rankings from 1 to 31, wherein it appears that the hockey future is always sunny in Philadelphia.
Sid no longer a 'kid'
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Sid the Kid turns 30: Sidney Crosby's life through the lens of iconic images and family photos
As the three-time Stanley Cup champion and greatest player of his generation celebrates a milestone birthday, we looked back at Crosby's three remarkable decades -- on and off the ice -- through the lens of iconic images and family photos.
Blake to the rescue
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Kings' maker: Franchise legend Rob Blake is ready to right Los Angeles' ship
Los Angeles has just one playoff win since its 2014 Stanley Cup title, and its new GM has inherited one of hockey's tougher jobs. The franchise legend is leaning on the lessons he learned about preparation while growing up on his family's farm.
2017-18 storylines
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Penguins' three-peat, McDavid contract fallout and a Golden debut among top stories to watch
Will Connor McDavid's new deal change the game for the league's young guns? Will Vegas be more than a flash in the pan? Do the Penguins have another Cup in them? The coming year promises plenty of intrigue.
