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Wyshynski: Why the Maple Leafs are my Stanley Cup pick
It's been a weird year in sports. Weird enough that Toronto could hoist the Cup for the first time since 1967. Our writer explains his season picks.
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NHL Power Rankings: Final preseason edition for 2021
With the puck ready to drop on a new season, we rank the teams 1 to 31 and add a reason for hope for every club heading into the campaign.
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NHL rookie tiers: Calder Trophy favorites, impact first-years, more
Who are the top Calder Trophy candidates? Which rookies will play a big role? Who could get called up? We tier the top first-years -- and pick a Calder winner.
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Lapsed fan's guide to the 2021 NHL season: Everything you missed this offseason
There's been a whirlwind of activity since the Lightning won the Stanley Cup in the Edmonton bubble in September. Get caught up here on the big takeaways.
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Ranking all 31 NHL prospect pipelines: Kings leapfrog Rangers for No. 1 spot
With the likes of Alex Turcotte, Quinton Byfield and Arthur Kaliyev, Los Angeles' farm system comes in ahead of the Rangers, Senators and others in our annual rankings.
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What to make of the start of the NHL season
Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski discuss who's up and who's down in the NHL and what to expect for the remainder of the season.
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Guentzel scores, Ovechkin stuffed as Pens win in shootout
Jake Guentzel breaks the deadlock with a shootout goal in Round 4, while Casey DeSmith stops Alex Ovechkin to seal the Penguins' win over the Capitals.
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- Blues' Blais suspended 2 games for check to head
- Blackhawks put Toews, Dach on long-term IR
- Flyers' Patrick scores in 1st game since April '19
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Predicting 2022 Olympic rosters
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Predicting the 2022 Olympic hockey rosters
NHL players will be back for the next Olympic tournament! Here's our early look at who makes the cut for Beijing 2022.
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