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Ilya Kovalchuk has an Olympic gold medal but he is back in the NHL to add the one thing missing from his stellar career — a Stanley Cup. Ironically, Kovalchuk's return to the league is with the Los Angeles Kings, who denied him a chance to win a title in 2012 when they beat the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final. Kovalchuk will make his Kings debut Friday when they open the season hosting San Jose. Continue to Article

October 04, 2018 10:13:pm EST

Of course, those same scouts had already heard Hextall's message previously. Sure, the Flyers had already scored big by drafting Ivan Provorov and Travis Konency, but there's a clear level of expectation that comes with drafting players in the first round. Continue to Article

October 03, 2018 10:23:pm EST

The Montreal Canadiens are a mess. Not only are they a bad team that managed only 71 points last season and are not expected to do much better in 2018-19, but they also seem desperate to trade Max Pacioretty for some reason. With the turmoil in Montreal devolving into a he said, he said, Capitals center and former Montreal Canadien Lars Eller took to Twitter Thursday to defend Pacioretty. Continue to Article

September 01, 2018 3:36:pm EST

Considering Marc Bergevin’s recent history as … whatever the opposite of a trade wizard is, many might view a lack of a Max Pacioretty trade as a good thing for the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs have looked foolish plenty of times before in handling trade rumors and the fallout from trades, whether it was P.K. Subban roasting them or on-ice results roasting them over and over again. Pacioretty’s golf tournament recently took place, and even that created more than a few headaches. Continue to Article

August 30, 2018 4:42:pm EST

Each day in the month of August we’ll be examining a different NHL team — from looking back at last season to discussing a player under pressure to focusing on a player coming off a breakthrough year to asking questions about the future. Today we look at the Los Angeles Kings. Want more on the Kings? Continue to Article

August 14, 2018 7:20:pm EST