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BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 18: Buffalo Sabres interim head coach Don Granato (left) and assistant coach Matt Ellis behind the bench during the game against the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center on March 18, 2021 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)

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Mika Zibanejad #93 and Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers

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David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins takes a slapshot

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Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers sits at a table for a presser.

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