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While neither the WWE nor Peacock are willing to disclose how many new subscribers signed on to the OTT platform in the run-up to WrestleMania 37, Nick Khan on Thursday seemed happy to spill the beans about at least one other aspect of Comcast’s sports-media business. Speaking to analysts during the WWE’s first-quarter earnings call, the president and chief revenue officer of the House that McMahon Built suggested that NBC and the NHL are poised to go their separate ways. In a response to… Source link

Even by the Buffalo Sabres unexacting standards, the 2021 campaign has been a resounding disappointment, as fans and local media are growing irate over another lost year. Buffalo signed Taylor Hall to a one-year, $8 million contract and acquired center Eric Staal in a trade, with the hopes of bolstering an anemic offense, and simply, it hasn’t worked at all. Buffalo News columnist Mike Harrington ripped into the Sabres, not by traditional reporting, or through an op-ed, but through the usually… Source link

Acquire Jack Eichel while his value is as low as it’s going to get. (Getty) This weekend the NHL will host two games at beautiful Lake Tahoe. The first game on Saturday will feature the Vegas Golden Knights and the Colorado Avalanche while Sunday’s matinee will see the Boston Bruins battle the Philadelphia Flyers. Obviously outdoor games are nothing new for the NHL and, at times, they’ve been overdone. The idea to host games at this type of venue, however, is pure genius. There’s… Source link

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The 2020-21 NHL season is almost here so it’s time to preview all 31 teams. Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at how the offseason affected each team, the most interesting people in the organization, and the best- and worst-case scenarios. Today, we look at the Washington Capitals. Washington Capitals 2019-20 Rewind Record: 41-20-8 (90 pts.); first in Metropolitan Division; third in Eastern Conference Leading scorers: Alex Ovechkin (48 goals), John Carlson (75 points) Nearly three… Source link

A day after golf icon Jack Nicklaus felt the need to inform the world of what was already pretty obvious, NHL Hall of Famer and Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr made it known that he would also be voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. election by buying a full-page ad in Friday’s New Hampshire Union Leader endorsing the current president. “Everyone has an opinion as our upcoming Presidential election approaches, and I am no different. When I look at America during these turbulent times,… Source link

Anthony Duclair ought to be able to find a suitor soon, testing the free agent market. (Steven Kingsman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Well over 90 percent of NHL teams’ cap dollars are said to have already been spent, and there are still pages and pages of unrestricted free agents to sort through on any reasonably thorough free-agent tracker. Suffice to say, teams still mining for talent to fill out their rosters for the 2020-21 season are in an advantageous position now almost two weeks… Source link

In the four months between the NHL pausing its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resumption of the campaign this week, the world in no uncertain terms changed. The pandemic forced a new reality upon us, and the economic strife combined with increased awareness globally about how the police target and kill Black people with impunity led to a widespread call for change. It’s perhaps naive to expect the NHL to know better by now, despite establishing its Declaration of Principles and… Source link