4:40 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The NHL’s cautious optimism about the next World Cup of Hockey arriving in February 2021 has turned into absolute fatalism. Commissioner Gary Bettman said there will not be a World Cup held 14 months from now, despite deputy commissioner Bill Daly’s speculation during the offseason that the sequel
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4:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves in his return to the lineup and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday night. It was Fleury’s first game in net since the death of his father, Andre, at the age of 63. Fleury, who hadn’t started since
4:21 PM ET Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will return to the net for the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. Coach Gerard Gallant announced his decision after the team’s morning skate. Fleury was granted personal leave by the team after the passing of his father. He last played Nov. 23, a 4-2 loss
4:14 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan on Tuesday said Mike Babcock’s coaching tactics were not “appropriate or acceptable,” addressing allegations of mental abuse by the team’s former coach for the first time. “Times are evolving. We have to evolve,” Shanahan said at the NHL Board of Governors meeting.
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10:48 AM ET The Dallas Stars fired coach Jim Montgomery Tuesday “due to unprofessional conduct.” The team did not elaborate on the conduct in its statement. “The Dallas Stars expect all of our employees to act with integrity and exhibit professional behavior while working for and representing our organization,” Stars general manager Jim Nill said
10:09 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The NHL will create a platform for whistleblowers and an annual training program on diversity and inclusion in response to recent abuse scandals in its coaching community, commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the league’s Board of Governors meeting in Pebble Beach on Monday. “Our message is unequivocal: We
7:00 AM ET On the Pittsburgh Penguins team plane, John Marino challenges Sam Lafferty in Wordscapes, a fast-moving game they play on their mobile devices. They swipe different letter combinations into words, filling small crossword puzzles and earning points. If this sound like something a Harvard student would play to pass the time on a
12:00 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued – in the short-
11:44 AM ET Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny is out indefinitely with a concussion, the team announced Monday. Konecny didn’t return to the Flyers’ 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday after a hard, open-ice hit by Mark Borowiecki late in the first period. Konecny, 22, scored a goal in that game and is