2023-24 NHL Season
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Blake Wheeler Ready to help Rangers against Panthers:
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Chytil says is also ready:
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Rangers' Wheeler (leg) eyes return in East finals
After rejoining practice over the past few weeks, Rangers forward Blake Wheeler has declared himself "an option and available" for the Eastern Conference finals against the Panthers.
Rangers' Filip Chytil feels ready for Eastern Conference Final: 'I want to play'
Filip Chytil spoke Sunday and expressed his desire to play after missing the final three games of the Blueshirts' previous series.
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I am not surprised either, as he made some honest comments that he really wanted to get a deal done to stay in North Carolina. He apparently likes it there. He is from Ottawa, but it's not unusual that the Canadian player and coach becomes expatriate. Better weather in North Carolina, and really good BBQ which is served with hush puppies.
Barkov Wins Selke; Tkachuk Calls Him "Best Player In World":
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Barkov, 'best player in the world,' wins 2nd Selke
Center Aleksander Barkov, the 28-year-old captain of the Florida Panthers, won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward, the league announced on Saturday night, the second time in his young career he has been honored with the award.
Major news tonight about Canucks star Brock Boeser being kept out of tonight’s game 7 due to blood clotting issues. His entire playoffs is in doubt even if they end up beating the Oilers.
That's really terrible news. He had been their best player, arguably, in the playoffs.
I am guessing the Oilers have a point to prove and will win by a 4 goal margin. But I have been wrong with my picks most of the playoffs 
Easy win only if their goalie stands up to the pressure of a do or die game. So far none of them has convinced me that they are able to bring their game to the next level. And whichever team wins, Dallas will crush them.
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I totally agree with this. Edmonton has run their goalies confidence into the ground with the continual games of musical chairs. I think the pressure might be overwhelming on whichever of their goalies gets the call tonight. I presume Skinner, but he is up and down like a Yo-Yo and has suffered through benchings which have damaged him. His psyche is fragile and the pain and anguish of his most recent benching hasn't fully dissipated. He has been made to feel like his future depends on this game. It's easy to play well at home, but a game 7 on the road is a different animal. It may be too much for him. He is still a very young goalie. If he lets in some early goals, can he shut the door like Shesterkin did in Game 6 on the road for NYR? Is he ready to deliver a performance like that after his team goes down 3-1 in a hostile environment?
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I expect a lot of roughing in the first game, but as the series continues, the roughing will slowly fade away because penalties will play a big part in this one!
Let’s see what the league will give the refs in terms of direction!
At the World Championships, Sweden is undefeated, and pointless Britain and Poland have been relegated:
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Sweden stays perfect; Britain, Poland relegated
Sweden beat France 3-1 to preserve a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship and clinch a group top spot.
I have recently seen even rougher play at a NASCAR race, where the drivers (at least in pit row) aren't wearing helmets and throw punches that connect fist on face:
Is Ricky Stenhouse going to the penalty box for that one- yes- suspension coming!
Getting back to hockey, Florida is a team that plays VERY rough, but Rangers have a guy named Rempe who discourages these shenanigans.
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Just to let you guys know that the premiere of the "No Easy Victories" film about the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion NY Rangers, led by Mark Messier, premieres on ESPN on June 4. Here is the trailer:
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E:60: 'No Easy Victories - The 1994 New York Rangers' trailer - ESPN Video
Premiering June 4 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Plus, relive the journey of the Rangers' chase for the Stanley Cup in 1994.
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2024 World Ice Hockey Championships- 3 Americans are your leaders in points- Boldy, Tkachuk and Gaudreau:
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IIHF - Statistics 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
IIHF - Statistics 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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