Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon's responsibilities mostly pertain to roster construction and management. The impetus for preparing and coaching the players rests with the staff. Except, with no staff available, McCrimmon found himself behind the bench. The Golden Knights' coaches — head coach Peter DeBoer, assistants Steve Spott, Ryan Craig and Ryan McGill, and goaltending […]
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NHL postpones another Carolina Hurricanes game, shuffles schedule
The NHL postponed a fourth Carolina Hurricanes game because of COVID-19 protocols and rescheduled seven games. The Hurricanes, as of Sunday evening, had six players on the COVID-19 protocol list, meaning an initial positive test, players exhibiting symptoms or quarantining because of potential exposure to someone with a positive test. Jesper Fast was added to the list […]
Avalanche falls to 3-3 with 3-1 loss at Anaheim – The Denver Post
After six games, the Avalanche is no better than average. The proverbial Stanley Cup favorite could argue that in a normal year there is a six-game preseason to work out the kinks, but that’s not the case in this shortened 56-game NHL season that is akin to a sprint. The Avs fell to 3-3 after […]
Totally believable Not-Tony DeAngelo burner account roasted by Twitter: Deadspin Investigates
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Another Dallas Stars game postponed because of COVID-19; NHL reshuffles schedule
The Dallas Stars' COVID-19 issues will force them to miss another game and cause a major reshuffling of the NHL schedule. The Stars' games on Jan. 14, 15 and 17 are already postponed, and now their Jan. 19 game is, too. The defending Western Conference champions hope to be able to make their season debut on Jan. […]
Avalanche trades Ian Cole to Minnesota for Greg Pateryn – The Denver Post
The Avalanche traded veteran defenseman Ian Cole for Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn on Tuesday. Cole, 31, is a pending unrestricted free agent with a $4.25 million cap hit. Pateryn, 30, who has a $2.25 million cap hit, can also be an unrestricted free agent after this season. The Avs will retain $800,00 of Cole’s cap, […]
Avalanche skates past St. Louis with 8-0 rout of Blues – The Denver Post
Jared Bednar’s decision to reassemble the Avalanche’s top line on Friday probably led to better results than the coach could have hoped. His move led to a blowout victory over a rival and his three best forwards reaching major milestones or closing in on one. Center Nathan MacKinnon and wingers Gabe Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen […]
Canadiens up, Blackhawks down, and six more takeaways from the NHL’s opening night
Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The NHL dropped the puck on its abridged, 56-game season on Wednesday and one thing became clear: the next 115 nights — which will cram in 863 games — are going to be a doozy. Opening night brought us a little bit of everything: a banner raising without […]
NHL COVID-19 case tracker: Updated list of players to miss games during 2021 season
Before the puck dropped on the 2021 NHL season, the league has already been impacted by COVID-19. Aside from the start date being pushed to Jan. 13, a number of players have tested positive and four teams had training camps suspended for at least one day or a large number of players miss time. The Stars […]
2021 NHL season picks: Stanley Cup, division winners and awards
The puck drops on the 2020-21 NHL season this week, a season that will be unique in a great many ways: new divisions, a new playoff format, ads on helmets and much more. But we’re looking way ahead, answering the big questions: Who will win the Stanley Cup? Who are the favorites for all the […]