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The NHL seems to be pivoting from its plan to reopen the season in four centralized locations and is now investigating the possibility of playing games in its teams’ home cities, multiple sources have told The Post. The league is dealing with a myriad of hypotheticals, but it is believed that the players have pushed …
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Last week a wire service carried the woeful story of free-agent Seattle defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Having made $51 million his first four years in the NFL, his next deal could be for a few million less. Depressing? I’m still disconsolate. But misery loves company. Since the coronavirus outbreak, Seattle has suffered the largest leap …
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The NHL and NHLPA are intensifying communications as the league moves forward crafting plans to reopen the season if it is safe to do so. Slap Shots has learned a Return to Play Committee established by the league and the union has conducted a pair of conference calls over the past three days with regularly …
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Bruno (he asked us to use his nickname) woke up on March 12 expecting it to be a glorious day. After all, it was his 50th birthday, a milestone in anyone’s life. The sun had a brilliant presence and the waves from the Pacific Ocean pounded along the beach. For a Jersey kid now living …
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Even as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said, “we’re not going to rush anything,” in his interview with Sportsnet on Wednesday, the NHL may be on an accelerated timeline to resume the season. The Post has learned that at least one NHL team has told its players to be prepared to report on May 15 to …
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The NHL appears to have trained its focus on completing the regular season before a traditional 16-team Stanley Cup playoff tournament if permitted by relevant governing health bodies, multiple sources have told The Post. Gary Bettman told Ron McLean on Wednesday night on SportsNet’s In Conversation that the league is considering a four-arena plan for …
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We can tell you that while it is true that the NHL has explored the possibility of completing the 2019-20 season in a remote location such as Manchester, N.H., Sixth Avenue has determined that the infrastructure in such a locale would be insufficient to support such a massive endeavor. Rather, Slap Shots has learned that …
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Morgan Barron chose to play hockey at Cornell because he wanted to win a national championship, now that may never happen. The 2019-20 season, Barron’s third with the Big Red after he was drafted by the Rangers in the 2017 NHL Draft, was beginning to look like his best chance at accomplishing that. But as …
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It’s looking like the Battle of New York will soon get a Russian twist. It seems the Islanders will be getting long-awaited netminder Ilya Sorokin for the start of the 2020-21 season, as he reportedly chose not to re-sign with CSKA of the KHL and plans to sign his entry-level contract with the Islanders once …
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So you tell me. In this hypothetical, the NHL is given the all-clear by the proper state health authorities and local governing bodies to resume the season at some point this summer at neutral-site, remote locations with games that would be played without spectators. For the purposes of this discussion, it does not matter whether …
The NHL seems to be pivoting from its plan to reopen the season in four centralized locations and is now investigating the possibility of playing games in its teams’ home cities, multiple sources have told The Post. The league is dealing with a myriad of hypotheticals, but it is believed that the players have pushed …
