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Barry Petchesky

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 31: Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his hat trick goal with Rasmus Dahlin #26 during an NHL game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 31, 2022 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won, 8-3. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Sabres Might Have Something Here

Lauren Theisen

Epiphany For The Devils

Justin Ellis

Sometimes You Have To Embrace The Spectacle

SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 25:Vegas Golden Knights center Phil Kessel (8) goes after the puck against San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) while playing in his 990th consecutive game in the match between the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Phil Kessel Is Iron Man

Dylan Larkin knocks the puck off Viktor Arvidsson's stick

Dylan Larkin Will Do Anything For A Point

The Rangers Need Their Kids To Be All Right

In The Midst Of This Lost Season, Can The Maple Leafs Turn It Around?

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Hockey Canada Chair Gives Terrible Testimony, Resigns, Prompts Everyone Else To Resign

32 Teams, 29 Guys, One Building, And One Deity: Your Guide To The 2022–23 NHL Season


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Diana Moskovitz

Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini talks to the media before their NHL game against the the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Arena December 6, 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Canucks Owner Francesco Aquilini Accused Of Child Abuse In Court

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 02: K'Andre Miller #79 and Alexis Lafreniere #13 of the New York Rangers celebrate after a 5-3 win against the St Louis Blues at Madison Square Garden on March 2, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Rangers May No Longer Lead The League In Friendship

A weathered Canadian flag flutters in Big Valley north of Calgary, Canada, 11 June, 2007.

Hockey Canada Reminds Us Who’s Really In Charge Here

A maple leaf projected onto ice during the Canadian National Anthem

Hockey Canada Failed Hockey And Canada

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Calgary Flames is congratulated by Johnny Gaudreau #13 after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game at SAP Center on April 07, 2022 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The Flames Have Fallen Apart

Rays Week

In Shock Move, Johnny Gaudreau Signs To Play In Former Home Of Editorial Cartoonist Ray Evans

Ray Bourque Was The Quintessential Old Guy Who Chased Down A Cup

Ray Ratto

Ray Ferraro’s Been Enjoying His Need-To-Know Marriage

Someone’s Going To Regret This

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - MARCH 27: Jay Beagle #83 of the Arizona Coyotes faces off with Pierre-Luc Dubois #80 of the Winnipeg Jets in the second period during a game on March 27, 2022 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jason Halstead/Getty Images)

Circle This Game On Your Calendar, And Then Burn The Calendar

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 18: (l-r) Mike Grier, Rick Kowalsky and John Hynes of the New Jersey Devils work the game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Prudential Center on October 18, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. The Avalanche defeated the Devils 5-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Mike Grier Has His Work Cut Out For Him

Nazem Kadri is congratulated by Valeri Nichushkin

Let The Bidding Wars Begin For The Avalanche’s Playoff Heroes

The NHL Season Doesn’t End Until The Lightning Tell Everyone How Banged Up They Were

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Nathan MacKinnon Gave The Avalanche Everything They Dreamed He Might

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Greatness Isn’t Enough

DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 24: Ondrej Palat #18 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates a goal during the third period in Game Five of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on June 24, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Ondrej Palat Is Always Right Where You Need Him