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2024 NHL trade deadline live blog: Latest rumors, news, completed deals

2024 NHL trade deadline live blog: Latest rumors, news, completed deals

2024 NHL trade deadline live blog: Latest rumors, news, completed deals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A lot of moves were made this week as Friday’s 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline approaches, but there’s still the potential for fireworks in the final few hours. Plenty of contenders — including the Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars — have already made meaningful upgrades. But plenty of… Source link

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Yahoo NHL DFS Strategy

Yahoo NHL DFS Strategy

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. The puck will drop on the 2022-23 NHL season Oct. 7, with the Sharks and Predators getting things started from Prague. Stateside action will follow soon after, starting Oct. 11, and Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey (DFS) contests will be available every day on which there’s at least one regular season or playoff hockey game. Yahoo offers both multi-game and single-game DFS contests. The strategies below have multi-game contests in mind,… Source link

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NHL players who are poised for bounce-back seasons

NHL players who are poised for bounce-back seasons

Special to Yahoo Sports A disappointing season from a player can make fantasy managers nervous and cause their draft stock to slip. However, if the player has a bounce-back campaign, whoever ended up selecting them will reap the rewards of a bargain-bin pickup. But of course, not every player who declines will subsequently rebound. To try to determine which players are more likely to regain their form and which will fade, it’s important to look at the context of what held them back in the… Source link

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2022-23 Yahoo NHL Defense Preview Tiers

2022-23 Yahoo NHL Defense Preview Tiers

Defensive scoring was up across the NHL in 2021-22, with five guys posting 70-plus points, two managing 80-plus points, and one nearly topping the century mark. The top names on this list are worth prioritizing on draft day. TIER 1 – THE BEST THERE IS The Skinny: The unquestioned best defenseman in the NHL. Cale Makar Makar is easily the most talented defender in the league and arguably a top-five player overall regardless of position. He led all rearguards in goals last season with 28 while… Source link

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The NHL offseason moves that will impact drafters the most

The NHL offseason moves that will impact drafters the most

Special to Yahoo Sports The 2022-23 fantasy hockey season is still a ways away, but now’s the time to start getting familiar with every team’s roster, and what better way to do that than to look at their offseason moves? Below, you’ll find a rundown of all the most fantasy relevant trades and signings that could impact drafters this season. The Trades Matthew Tkachuk to Florida, Jonathan Huberdeau & Mackenzie Weegar to Calgary This was easily the biggest move of the summer. A player in… Source link

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NHL brings in sign language interpreter for commissioner

NHL brings in sign language interpreter for commissioner

DENVER (AP) — Brice Christianson went to sporting events as a child and realized how inaccessible that world was for his deaf father. On Wednesday night, he stood 10 feet from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman translating English into American Sign Language for the annual state of the league address at the Stanley Cup Final. Christianson was shown picture-in-picture on NHL Network interpreting Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly’s remarks. Sign language interpreters have been present for… Source link

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