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Avs are defending their Stanley Cup championship by going younger and cheaper at goalie. Will it work?

Pavel Francouz is a bargain, and he knows it.

The Denver Post · Oct 13, 2022

Jason Mackey: Skating alongside the Big 3, Penguins' younger core is not talked about enough

When Mike Sullivan was hired to coach the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the summer of 2015, he remembers meeting a wide-eyed, speedy winger only a couple years removed from his college career at Notre Dame named Bryan Rust.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

Dave Hyde: Good to great? Florida Panthers big changes will be judged by playoff success.

The Florida Panthers waited a quarter-century for a run like last season. That’s a painful truth. They were first in the league in regular-season points. They won a playoff series for the first time since the blessed year of 1996.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

Despite usual cast, Lightning know power play is a work in progress

NEW YORK — Throughout training camp, we often saw the Lightning work on special teams. Their penalty kill had several new pieces and needed restructuring.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Larry Stone: Kraken facing a different kind of construction as another NHL season begins

Precisely one year ago, Tod Leiweke was racing against time as the finishing touches were being put on Climate Pledge Arena. Its carefully formulated construction schedule torn asunder by COVID-19 disruptions, the goal was to have the $1.2 billion building ready for the Kraken’s home opener Oct. 23, 2021 —…

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Hockey Canada's problems show that the government needs to regulate sport in Canada

The departure of Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith and the resignation of the sporting body’s entire board of directors are the latest signs of the deep problems within Canadian hockey.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

Knights captain lifts team to season-opening win against Kings

LOS ANGELES — Mark Stone sat in the exact same stall.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Helene Elliott: NHL season predictions — Avalanche primed for a Stanley Cup repeat?

LOS ANGELES — After two seasons cut short by COVID-19 and another that began and ended late, the NHL will be back to normal this season. As normal as it gets in the NHL, that is. Remember, this league gave its blessing for the Arizona Coyotes to play in a…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

Editorial: Penguins should lead on Ian Cole investigations

Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole has been anonymously accused of sexual assault. In a Twitter post, a woman alleged an abusive relationship with Cole that began when she was a minor.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

How Hockey Canada’s code of silence helped rot the country’s national sport

Allegations of abuse have plagued ice hockey in Canada for some time but there seems to have been little urgency about addressing the issue until now

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2022