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Heading into this evening's action, here are the day's top NHL storylines:
Report: Senators owner Eugene Melnyk suing partner over 'failed' downtown arena bid
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melynk is reportedly suing the Trinity Development Group for $700 million on account of the failure of their joint venture to develop the LeBreton Flats, a project that would have included a new, downtown home for the team. [More]
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Penguins ' Murray out 'longer-term' with lower-body injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed their starting goalie Matt Murray on injured reserve on Thursday, and it appears he could miss a lengthy period of time with a lower-body injury. Head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters that Murray will be sidelined "longer-term." No official timeline was provided. According to Sullivan, Murray has been dealing with the injury for the past couple of weeks. [More]
Lamp-lighters
5 most surprising teams at the NHL's quarter mark
Although each team has roughly 60 games remaining on their respective regular-season schedules, it's just a large enough sample size to start making meaningful evaluations. Like every year, certain organizations have far exceeded preseason projections while others have stumbled much more than most would have expected to this point. Here's a look at which clubs have surprised us so far. [More ]
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Jeff Skinner is playing his way toward huge contract
The Buffalo Sabres took a bit of a gamble when they acquired winger Jeff Skinner from the Carolina Hurricanes just before the start of the 2018-19 season. Not so much when it comes his talent or the level of production they should have expected from him, because everyone in the league already knew what Skinner was capable of doing on the ice. He scores goals. Usually, lots of goals. [More ]
Parity making NHL teams more willing to fire coaches early
After no in-season coaching changes around the NHL last season, there have now been four in less than three weeks. The standings are still so close and volatile that it's almost never too soon to fire an NHL coach. "Unfortunately as it is, that's the way it's trending," Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli says. [More]
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Fantasy Forecheck
Rattling Around The Dome: Quarter-pole fantasy awards
The only thing more satisfying than stuffing your face with oversized turkey legs and sub-par cranberry sauce on this fine Thanksgiving weekend is looking at your beautifully-crafted fantasy roster and thinking "damn, I done good with this whole draft thing." [Fantasy awards]
Waiver Wire: A big power forward in Detroit leads pickups this week
It's nice to see the Detroit Red Wings start well after enduring a couple years of pain. At the front of their resurgence stands Anthony Mantha , who has paired well with star Dylan Larkin . The 6-foot-5 winger may be pointless on the power play over the previous 14 contests, but he's managed five goals in the last 10 to go along with 29 shots and an 18:07 average. [More fantasy pickups]
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Game of the night
Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets left Toronto on Monday night disappointed with the outcome of what they felt was a winnable road game.Four days later, the Blue Jackets (12-7-2) will have an opportunity to right their wrongs when the two teams face off in a rematch on Friday night at Nationwide Arena. The Maple Leafs come in one point behind first-place Tampa Bay in the Atlantic Division and the Blue Jackets are tied atop the Metropolitan Division with the New York Rangers . [Full preview]
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