Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog was back on the ice with his Colorado Avalanche teammates Thursday, his first time practicing since having cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee, but he’s nowhere close to returning to game action. Landeskog is missing a second consecutive season
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ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Buffalo Sabres leading goal scorer Jeff Skinner is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. The Sabres provided no details on the injury while listing him as week to week. Skinner was injured during Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Seattle
Jan 11, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Isaac Howard knows how to make an impression. At the 2022 NHL draft, when he was selected 31st overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Howard wore a vivid white suit, a blue turtleneck and a gold chain, tying it all together with an American-flag belt buckle.
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions We’re less than two months from the NHL trade deadline and it’s definitely getting busy around the NHL. One huge — and unexpected — trade was already completed this week between the Philadelphia Flyers and the
ESPN News Service Jan 10, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella lashed out at a beat reporter during his postgame news conference Wednesday night, questioning a report surrounding the trade of top prospect Cutter Gauthier on Monday. Gauthier told Flyers general manager Danny Briere that he didn’t
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Corey Perry met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman this week and remains eligible to sign with any team, according to multiple reports. The private meeting did not have anything to do with Perry’s eligibility, a person with knowledge of the meeting told The
Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Whenever Blake Wheeler endured mental health challenges in his hockey career, he felt better when he talked about them and sought help. When the NHL Players’ Association introduced a pilot program to teach players the basics of mental health, Wheeler was on board to
Jan 10, 2024, 11:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard had surgery to repair his fractured jaw and will be out six to eight weeks. Bedard left in the first period of a 4-2 loss at the New Jersey Devils Jan. 5 after a hit by defenseman Brendan Smith. Following his
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 13, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week: Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tiresNow I’m missing your smile, hear
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 02:06 AM ET Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras will “be out for a while,” according to coach Greg Cronin, after he suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Tuesday night’s 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators. The Ducks’ top line left wing was injured just 6:25 into