John Tortorella defended Sheldon Keefe a day after the Columbus Blue Jackets eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Stanley Cup qualifier. Tortorella, the coach of Blue Jackets, responded to criticism leveled at Keefe, the coach of Maple Leafs, for decisions made during the best-of-5 series, won by Columbus with …
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Oh-for-three-and-out, the Rangers are still looking for the first win of August in franchise history. Coming up with the first-overall selection in the 2020 entry draft by winning Monday’s lottery would deserve an advantageous time to do so. It is the 12.5 percent solution for the losers of the qualifying …
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Jake Muzzin skating with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday for the first time since the defender was injured in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup qualifier against the Columbus Blue Jackets. “Jake does it well in the sense that he finally has a little bit of freedom,” Maple Leafs …
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Barry Trotz helped the Capitals just three seasons ago make their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Now, he will have to come through his former team to have any chance of the Islanders’ fifth. With a 2-1 victory over the Bruins on Sunday afternoon, the Capitals secured the third …
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Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press Five NHL teams sealed Friday qualifiers to advance to the conference finals in the Stanley Cup playoffs on Friday. That leaves only one of the 16 spots open at the weekend, though there are still seeds to be decided. The Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal …
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