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August 04, 2020

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08/04/2020 edition:

By Blain Potvin on Aug 04, 2020 07:35 am

In today’s Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors rundown, there’s news on play-ins predictions. There are some rumors on Dale Weise’s future contract situation – will he remain with Montreal or even in the NHL?...

By Greg Boysen on Aug 04, 2020 06:47 am

A legend of the National Hockey League was born on this date and one of the biggest stars of the 1990s found a new home out west. Aug. 4 also saw plenty of coaching moves and some goaltending changes in Alberta. JR...

By Pete Bauer on Aug 03, 2020 10:20 am

Reduced hockey-related revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a “flat” NHL salary cap for the 2020-21 season. With no increase from the previous year’s upper limit of $81.5 million per team, many teams in...

By TC Zencka on Aug 03, 2020 09:50 am

When the NHL season was put on pause, the Washington Capitals had racked up 90 points, good enough to cling to third place in the Eastern Conference. While they avoided the qualifying round of the rebooted postseason,...

By Andrew Forbes on Aug 03, 2020 08:05 am

Toronto Maple Leafs hockey is officially back with Game 1 of their play-in series taking place in Toronto on Sunday night. While it’s the first meaningful hockey either team has played in months, both clubs seemed to be...

By Ashley Grant on Aug 02, 2020 02:10 pm

John Hynes will have a lot to prove in the 2020 NHL Playoffs. The salvaged conclusion to the season will be the head coach’s first shot in the postseason with the Nashville Predators, a team built to win now and...

By Scott Lowe on Aug 02, 2020 12:05 pm

Way back in April, about five weeks after the National Hockey League shut down because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Alex Ovechkin appeared on an episode of the NBC’s Hockey at Home television show with Wayne Gretzky. The...

By Christopher Kelsall on Aug 01, 2020 03:45 pm

COVID-19 notwithstanding, the National Hockey League (NHL) may now be poised to experience renewed growth in popularity. With the addition of the Vegas Golden Knights and their stunning debut season in 2017 as well as...

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