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BUFFALO, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: Rasmus Dahlin #26 of the Buffalo Sabres scores the over time winning goal during an NHL game on November 14, 2024 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Chris Conaway Jr./NHLI via Getty Images)

St Louis Blues v Buffalo Sabres

Big-Brained Buffalo Boys Beat Blues By Brilliant Blueprint

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Lauren Theisen

Olli Maatta #2 of the Utah Hockey Club celebrates with goaltender Karel Vejmelka

Carolina Hurricanes v Utah Hockey Club

Utah Hockey Club Becomes A Utah Hockey Team

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Gabriel Vilardi #13 of the Winnipeg Jets celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

Winnipeg Jets v New York Rangers

Gabe Vilardi, You Filthy Boy

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Ray Ratto

Goaltenders Connor Hellebuyck (left, in a helmet) and Eric Comrie (right, arms flung up as if to give a big hug) of the Winnipeg Jets celebrate following a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning v Winnipeg Jets

Might As Well Believe In The Winnipeg Jets

Macklin Celebrini #71 of the San Jose Sharks takes the ice through the Shark Head

St. Louis Blues v San Jose Sharks

Today’s The Big Day

ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Filip Gustavsson #32 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates his empty net goal against the St. Louis Blues on October 15, 2024 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild v St Louis Blues

A Short History Of The Goalie Goal

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 15: A banner honoring Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau is raised to the rafters before a game against the Florida Panthers in the home opener at Nationwide Arena on October 15, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Gaudreau along with his brother Matthew were killed by a driver while biking in Salem County, New Jersey in August. at Nationwide Arena on October 15, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)

Florida Panthers v Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus’s Johnny Gaudreau Tribute Was A Thank You, Not A Goodbye

Chicago Blackhawks v Utah Hockey Club

There’s Officially Hockey In Utah Now

NHL 2024 preview

Love, Hate, Clairvoyance: Your 2024–25 NHL Preview

TORONTO, ON - MAY 2: William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates with mascot Carlton the Bear after defeating the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)

Boston Bruins v Toronto Maple Leafs – Game Six

It’s Autumn And The Leafs Are Falling

Columbus Blue Jackets v Carolina Hurricanes

Johnny Gaudreau And His Brother Matthew Have Died

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 26: Patrik Laine #29 of the Columbus Blue Jackets looks on during the warmups of the game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on November 26, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images)*** Local Caption ***Patrik Laine

Bad Contracts Expose Bad Teams

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 26: An exterior general view is seen of Sphere prior to the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 26, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft will be held at the Sphere on June 28 and 29, 2024. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft – Previews

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Jeff Marek Got Fired For Leaking Draft Picks To The Wrong Person

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman is interviewed during the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center on June 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

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No Retread Is Too Disgraced For The NHL

CALGARY, CANADA - FEBRUARY 25: A view of the exterior of the Scotiabank Saddledome home of the NHL’s Calgary Flames with the city skyline in the background on February 25, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Sports Contributor Archive 2016

A Useful, Clear-As-Day, Couldn’t-Be-Simpler Guide To Canada’s Hockey Arenas, Places, And Centres

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Wings Week

How Long Is The Yzerplan Supposed To Take, Anyway?

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Tom Ley

Italian-American singer Frankie Valli (centre) with a late line up of The Four Seasons vocal group, circa 1975.

Frankie Valli And Friends

Remember When The Red Wings Celebrated Their Stanley Cup Victory With A Song About A Funny Little Guy Having Sex For The First Time?

TORONTO, ONTARIO - FEBRUARY 02: Wild Wing of the Anaheim Ducks competes in the NHL mascots game during the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Scotiabank Arena on February 02, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

2024 NHL All-Star Skills

Wild Wing Keeps The Ducks Mighty

A closeup view of the Detroit Red Wings logo during the third period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on April 16, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout.

Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens

All Hail The Winged Wheel Of Detroit

<p>Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the sports editor at the <em>Columbia Daily Spectator</em>. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.</p>


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Heather Wei-Xi Chen

CHICAGO - MAY 27: of the Chicago Blackhawks of the Philadelphia Flyers during Stanley Cup media day at the United Center on May 27, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Stanley Cup Media Day

What’s The Use Of Insiders If They Only Scoop Press Releases?

2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft – First Round

Long Rebuilds Are For Prey, Not Predators

Joel Quenneville and Stan Bowman speak to media

2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Media Day

The NHL Quietly Ends Its Punishments For The Blackhawks’ Sexual Assault Scandal

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Florida Panthers smokes a cigar while wearing the NHL/WWE Stanley Cup Championship belt in the locker room after Game Seven of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on June 24, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida.

2024 Stanley Cup Final – Game Seven

My Beloved American Girl Doll Will Not Stop Wearing His Big Belt

Citi Field scoreboard with NHL Trade Alert graphic on it

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The Mets’ Pride Night, As Witnessed By Someone Who Cared A Lot About The NHL Draft

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2024 Stanley Cup Final – Game Two

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