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Best fits, biggest eye rolls of the Alexis Lafreniere sweepstakes
Where does the No. 1 NHL draft prospect fit in best? Who needs him the most? And which potential destinations aren't likely to go over well with hockey fans?
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HOCKEY DIVERSITY ALLIANCE
NEXT STEPS ON GROWING THE GAME
Matt Dumba on fixing hockey's diversity problems, the Hockey Diversity Alliance
Matt Dumba shares how the newly formed Hockey Diversity Alliance got its start, what it sets out to do and what happens next.
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NHL return-to-play plans: Latest on positive tests, playoff rosters, negotiations
On-ice workouts are up to 12 players at a time, and hub city potentials are down to five. But it was an up-and-down week for the NHL's return-to-play plans. We break it down.
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NHL DRAFT
NHL draft lottery winners, losers and big questions: Top-pick chaos, Detroit letdown
The No. 1 draft slot fell to a second lottery drawing, and the 17-win Red Wings settled for the fourth pick. We look at the highs and lows of the NHL draft lottery results.
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FLYERS
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Gritty gets a 'Queer Eye' makeover: Fab Five work their magic on Flyers' mascot
As Season 5 of "Queer Eye" hits Philadelphia, the Fab Five of course had to give one of the city's biggest stars a makeover.
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Let Alexander Mogilny in the Hockey Hall of Fame! Snubs who deserve to be inducted
Mogilny, snubbed again in 2020, deserves to be in the Hall. We make the case for him and 10 others, remember the 1995 Stanley Cup, name winners and losers of the week and more.
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HALL OF FAME
PREDICTIONS FOR ALL 31 TEAMS
Future Hall of Famers for all 31 NHL teams
Using the proprietary four-quadrant system, we determine which current players, alumni, coaches and execs are destined to be enshrined.
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Every NHL team's most hyped prospect of the past 30 years
Remember the hype around Connor McDavid? Or Carey Price? What about Eric Lindros back in the early '90s? Here are all 31 teams' most hyped prospects dating to 1990.
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- Coyotes hold out high hopes for healthy Kessel
- Hurricanes losing VP Dudley; Forslund in talks
- Sources: NHL focusing on Canada for hub cities
- Source: NHL won't defer on $300M in bonuses
- Wings to hold 2020-21 training camp in Detroit
- NHL: 15 positive tests of 250 players practicing
- Qualifying-round loser wins NHL draft lottery
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Feel-good stories of 2019-20
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The feel-good stories of the season for all 31 NHL teams
From rivalries renewed to a hopeful (and big-spending) new owner to players leveling up, here's what we'll remember most fondly of 2019-20.
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