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Top 25 unrestricted NHL free agents: An early look at players who could test the market
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Nazem Kadri calls out haters after winning Stanley Cup: 'You can kiss my a--'
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Daly hands Stanley Cup to Avalanche in Bettman's absence
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog on Friday night because Commissioner Gary Bettman was sidelined by the coronavirus. Bettman recently tested positive and was unable to produce enough negative results to get back to the series in time. It’s the first time someone other than Bettman handed out the Cup since he took over in 1993.
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Joe Sakic joins fellow Denver icon John Elway as dual champ
Joe Sakic was so busy relishing and reminiscing that he nearly missed the team photo with the Stanley Cup before racing over just in time to join the on-ice celebration at Amalie Arena. The general manager of the Colorado Avalanche joined fellow Denver icon John Elway in leading his team to a championship from the front office two decades after winning a pair of titles during his Hall of Fame playing career. A star captain and center when the Avalanche won it all in 1996 and 2001, Sakic secured a third Stanley Cup championship Sunday night as the architect of the star-studded firebolt of a team that dispatched the back-to-back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.
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