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General manager Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning attends the 2016 NHL Draft at First Niagara Center on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. The state of the game in the NHL is on solid ground. At least that’s the belief by the league’s general managers as they head into their annual meetings from March 6-8. Continue to Article

March 05, 2017 4:54:pm EST

General manager Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning attends the 2016 NHL Draft at First Niagara Center on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. The state of the game in the NHL is on solid ground. At least that’s the belief by the league’s general managers as they head into their annual meetings from March 6-8. Continue to Article

March 05, 2017 4:54:pm EST

Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic was asked whether he needs to have a conversation with Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog about the NHL trade deadline, now that the drama has subsided. Matt Duchene, in particular, was in play. Sakic was listening. Continue to Article

March 02, 2017 2:22:pm EST

Although it’s not what it used to be, the NHL Trade Deadline is still the biggest spectacle of the year for Canadian sports networks. Both TSN and Sportsnet did their usual thing this year, with wall-to-wall coverage beginning at 8 a.m. and rolling right into the evening. While waiting for real hockey news to trickle in, Bob McKenzie announced on air that Canadian treasures Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole are returning to TSN. Continue to Article

March 01, 2017 8:00:pm EST

Patrick Sharp wasn't among the veterans traded before the deadline by the struggling Dallas Stars because the forward needs season-ending surgery for an undisclosed injury. General manager Jim Nill said Wednesday that he told teams asking about Sharp that he couldn't trade the 35-year-old because of the injury. Nill declined to discuss details of the injury because Sharp is still playing. Continue to Article

March 01, 2017 5:02:pm EST