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's Matt Dumba suffered a punctured lung, dislocated rib and broken rib from that April 5 game in Nashville. "I felt good enough to play," Dumba said.
Hi from Edmonton! I made it to the Western Conference hub city and have already started my mandatory 14-day quarantine ahead of the NHL’s return Aug.1. The countdown is on!
👋👋👋 Bye-bye quarantine. Hello Edmonton! I have fulfilled my 14-day quarantine and am ready to cover the
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Kirill Kaprizov has an 11-year-old cat that he named "Kuzy" after watching the Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov win gold with Russia at the 2011 World Juniors.
"I really loved the way Kuzy played so we were trying to think of a name for the cat and I just said, 'Let’s go with Kuzy.'"
Kaprizov on Ovechkin, who is missing the All-Star Game after testing positive for COVID-19: "It’s really too bad he couldn’t come. I was really looking forward to spending some time with him."
Newest
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draft pick Zeev Buium spent two years at Shattuck St. Mary’s. “I love Lake Minnetonka,” Buium said. “I’d rather spend time there than a beach in California.”
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has signed center Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year, $42 million contract that runs through the 2028-29 season.
This is the first of three re-signings the Wild prioritized this summer, with Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala being the others.
Matt Boldy has moved in with
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teammate Jordan Greenway. Boldy drove to Iowa on Monday to get his belongings and moved in Monday night.
"He’s been great," Boldy said. "Ever since I got here, he’s been helping me out, taking me under his wing a little bit."
There will be many more stories to write in the days, weeks and months ahead, but that’s a wrap on my fourth season covering the
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for
@StribSports
. I was at all 63 games the Wild played this year, and the season was unlike any other. Thanks for following along and reading!
Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov played with the
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’s Kirill Kaprizov on the Russian national team.
“He’s basically the superstar right now. I’m so happy for him.”
Kirill Kaprizov was a near unanimous winner of the Calder Trophy; he received 99 of 100 first-place votes.
This is the highest percentage of first-place votes in Calder balloting since 1992-93, when Teemu Selanne (Winnipeg) was the top pick on all 50 ballots.
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’s Kirill Kaprizov, a left shot, shot right-handed like Alex Ovechkin in the breakaway challenge. Evgeny Kuznetsov helped him tape up the stick like Ovechkin does and wrote “Ovie” on it.
Cam Talbot: “That was pretty awesome. I thought he should have won.”
Today makes my one-year anniversary
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. It’s been such a rewarding experience. I’ve enjoyed every minute of this view and being able to share
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stories. Thank you to everyone who’s followed along and read. I really appreciate it.😊
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's Matt Dumba, who wears No.24, will don a "Bryant" nameplate in warm-ups tonight. "It's just another way to pay homage to not only him but the other eight in the helicopter. It's just such a tragedy."
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Matt Dumba discussing yesterday’s speech about racial injustice ahead of the NHL’s return in Edmonton. He said he was pretty nervous and had teammates Jonas Brodin and Alex Galchenyuk with him.
So to recap
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players' commutes:
-Winnik decided to walk last block
-Zucker drove 2 hours
-Granlund showed up around 6 p.m.
-Dumba/Brodin/Ennis received police escort and Ennis hit Dumba's car, but they still showed up 10 minutes before warm-up
-Stalock: on time.
Kirill Kaprizov on breaking the
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's single-season scoring record: "It's a huge accomplishment for me. I'd like to thank all my teammates, all the coaching staff, everyone in the organization that made it possible."
Koivu said he would "100 percent" welcome the chance to come back to Minnesota in the future and see
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fans. "I will be back in Minnesota at some point. That is a very special bond for me personally."
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’s Matt Dumba on the Chauvin trial verdict: “You’re relieved. My condolences still go to the Floyd family and everything they've gone through in this past year. But I hope it gives our community a sense of hope and optimism that we're gonna heal the right way.”
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are scratching Matt Dumba tonight vs. Carolina, what coach Dean Evason called a hockey decision because of Dumba’s play on the ice.
“I won’t get into specifics, but he knows why he’s sitting out,” Evason said.
Marco Rossi was informed today he made the
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. He text his family after GM Bill Guerin told him the news.
"It’s a big honor for me," Rossi said. "I’m really excited."
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's Jason Zucker wins the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which recognizes the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
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rookie Kirill Kaprizov chatted with the media today through a Russian translator. He said his English is improving, and he misses his mom’s cooking. As for the Calder Trophy race, he tries not to think about it. “I just try to play my game.”
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's Kirill Kaprizov and Cam Talbot are advancing to the finals.
Central Division outlasts Atlantic Division 8-5.
Kaprizov with two assists.
Talbot seven saves, including that highlight-reel sequence.
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coach Dean Evason said Boldy, Dumba and Merrill are out tomorrow. Boldy and Merrill are getting close to a return, and Dumba is “more positive than we anticipated,” Evason said. Dumba is still on the trip.
If Bjugstad plays in 70 games or scores 35 points, Penguins will receive a 2021 seventh-round pick from the
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. Pittsburgh also retaining half of Bjugstad's salary. He's set to be a UFA after 2020-21.
Guys, not sure how it looks/feels/sounds on TV.
But this feels like playoff hockey.
The intensity, energy, nastiness. It's all here.
There feels like something is at stake.
Welcome back, NHL.
With his 22nd assist this season, Kirill Kaprizov has set a new
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record for most assists in a season by a rookie.
He now holds the rookie single-season record for goals, assists, points, power play goals, even-strength goals and even-strength points.
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acknowledging Patrick Marleau during the TV timeout.
Marleau is playing in his 1,767th game tonight to tie Gordie Howe for the NHL record.
Stick taps from both benches, and Marleau is waving to the crowd that's giving him a standing ovation.
Rossi: "It's a perfect fit. They need a center. I'm a center. I'm 100 percent ready. My impact is going to be my whole game. I compete really hard, 200-foot game, play really good defense and offense and a really good playmaker that can also score goals."
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coach Dean Evason on Kaprizov injury: "Really frustrated with how Kirill got hurt. It’s a predatorial hit. It’s one that the league, we don’t want that. The puck is sitting right there. You know what he’s doing. He’s going to hurt our best player."
Kirill Kaprizov before Game 6: “I’m anxiously awaiting this game, as are all of our fans. We’re really focused on this game and this game only and whatever happens after, happens after. But right now, we’re really focused on this game and obviously anxiously anticipating it.”
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forward said he’s excited for a fresh start. He previously played with Brandon Duhaime as a teenager. “Reliving the peewee glory days,” Jost said. “That’s pretty exciting.”
Kirill Kaprizov pays tribute to Alex Ovechkin, revealing an Ovechkin jersey and getting help from Evgeny Kuznetsov before going down the ice and scoring.
It's a love letter to my hometown, a tribute to my dad for passing along his passion for hockey to me and a promise to share what this experience is like with you.
It's my first dispatch from quarantine in Edmonton.
FYI: I’m on vacation for the next few weeks. Make sure you’re following
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. Thanks to everyone who followed along during my first season covering the
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. I enjoyed it so much and can’t wait to get back to the rink. Thanks to the State of Hockey for welcoming me!
Connor Dewar will make his NHL debut in Seattle after playing his junior hockey in nearby Everett. He said he thinks his two billet families will be at the game. “It’s kind of funny the way it works out and life comes full circle,” Dewar said. “I’m really excited for today.”
After a two-month stint by Dallas as the No. 1 seed, the Central Division has a new leader.
The Stars' loss after the
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's win puts the Wild in first place for the first time since Dec. 28, 2021.
One point separates the teams with nine games to go in the regular season.
More from Kaprizov: "Obviously it’s better to have another Russian guy who’s so experienced. He could have given me some pointers on what to expect and what to do out there here in the All-Star Game.”
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announces it has acquired forward Tyson Jost from the Avalanche in exchange for forward Nico Sturm.
Jost has 14 points in 59 games this season.
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GM Bill Guerin said there were some issues getting Kaprizov back to the U.S. Guerin mentioned "very, very special people helping" the team secure a work visa for Kaprizov.
Brock Faber on getting traded from
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to
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: “It’s something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” He said the Gophers and Wild were the teams he wanted to play for some day. “It still hasn’t really sunk in yet. It gives me chills thinking about it.”
Well, that's a wrap on the
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's season and I don't think I'll forget it anytime soon. There are more stories to write in the days, weeks and months ahead, but I wanted to say thank you to everyone who read and followed my coverage for
@StribSports
.
Talbot on Kaprizov: "That’s why I stay off the ice for most of the optional practices. He tends to go out there, so I don’t want to have to face him so it keeps my confidence up."