“I was a bit of a hothead, was an aggressive player, and I got into some fights in junior hockey. My coach at Oshawa, Larry Aurie, instilled in me that I was better for the team on the ice then in the penalty box. Later Jack Adams (Wings GM) also said, ‘you better stay on the ice or you are back in the minors.’ That got my attention and I knew I had to change and mind my own business.”
Vegas Golden Knights
The Sabres are missing starting goalie Linus Ullmark, who is at least two weeks from returning from a lower-body injury. Buffalo's blue line has also been depleted with Jake McCabe out with a season-ending right knee injury and Will Borgen expected to miss another month with a broken forearm.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Despite the result of the game, Boughner was much more pleased with the response from his team Friday.
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The Sharks play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week...Martin Jones and Devan Dubnyk should share the net...The Sharks have not ruled out voiding Evander Kane’s contract as he filed for Chapter 7 in January. He still has four years left on the seven-year $49 million contract...Tomas Hertl was taken off the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday and should return at some point this week...Timo Meier is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He has 15 points but only four goals in 21 games, including two goals and six assists in his last five games...The Sharks will get Ivan Chekhovich back from the KHL where he had 17 goals and 34 points in 43 games before his HC Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod were eliminated from the playoffs.
Winning a tight game, even after blowing a lead, could give the Ducks a significant mood boost. They’re still more than socially distanced from a top-four spot in the West and a playoff berth, but they’ll take any progress they can claw out.
Pittsburgh Penguins
"We don't face the same pressures in Jacksonville because we don't have a NHL, MLB or NBA team," said the Jaguars' Johnson. "But if you live in Florida and it's now part of your normal purchasing habit, you may come to want that from the other teams you support."
Buffalo Sabres
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