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0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The goaltender who backstopped the U.S. to gold at the Olympics is suspended as he awaits a trade he requested, while a teammate from Milan is in limbo after asking for his own a change of scenery.
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teammate → backstoppe → scenery
The absence of Connor Hellebuyck in Winnipeg and the uncertainty surrounding Detroit’s Dylan Larkin are among the biggest storylines going into the NHL season, which begins Tuesday when the Carolina Hurricanes raise their Stanley Cup banner before playing the Florida Panthers in a clash of the preseason favorites to win the championship.
With a record 1,344 regular-season games coming up before the playoffs and the Final in June, AP hockey writers John Wawrow and Stephen Whyno give their predictions on how everything will unfold:
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everything → surround → predictions
General manager Mike Grier’s practical and patient approach pays off when the San Jose Sharks win the Pacific Division.
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Sharks → pay → Division
Whyno: Macklin Celebrini and the Sharks make the playoffs after acquiring Hellebuyck, getting a proven goaltender rather than waiting on Yaroslav Askarov.
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Celebrini → make → Askarov
It’s boom or bust in Edmonton, with the Oilers bringing in Mike Babcock as coach.
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Oilers → ’ → coach
Is that enough to make the difference or will the wheels fall off in Edmonton?
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wheels → make → Edmonton
Sidney Crosby and Pittsburgh sink back to the bottom half of the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference after surprisingly making the playoffs in coach Dan Muse’s first season.
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Crosby → sink → season
He’s that good.
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He → ’ → ?
Celebrini wins it for the first time, leading the league in scoring ahead of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon.
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Celebrini → win → McDavid
Boston’s Jeremy Swayman has the best season of his career so far, challenging Hellebuyck and Dallas’ Jake Oettinger for the mantle as the best U.S.-born goalie in the league.
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Swayman → have → league
It’s too easy to pick Colorado’s Cale Makar, deserving as he is, every year.
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he → ’ → Makar
Let’s go with either Minnesota’s Quinn Hughes or Montreal’s Lane Hutson.
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’s → let → Hughes
Whyno: Taking the layup.
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Whyno → take → layup
Makar signed the richest deal in NHL history, and while it does not kick in until 2027-28, he wants to show why he’s worth every penny.
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he → sign → 2027
Toronto’s spotlight isn’t too big for a Yukon youngster who has answered many of his doubters already.
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who → answer → doubters
He showed he’s ready to play against men based on his season at Penn State.
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he → show → State
There are cases to be made for several players, including McKenna and Philadelphia’s Porter Martone, but Washington defenseman Cole Hutson follows brother Lane and wins it.
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Hutson → be → it
Whyno: Martin St. Louis after the Canadiens make another playoff appearance.
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Canadiens → make → appearance
Who makes the playoffs in the Eastern Conference
Wawrow: Carolina, Philadelphia, Washington, Montreal, Florida, Tampa Bay, Buffalo and Columbus.
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Who → make → Conference
Who makes the playoffs in the Western Conference
Wawrow: Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, Dallas, San Jose, Vegas, Anaheim and Edmonton.
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makes → make → Conference
Stanley Cup pick
Wawrow: Montreal beats Minnesota in six, ending Canada’s Stanley Cup drought.
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Montreal → beat → drought
Whyno: Edmonton-Florida III ends the same way as the first two, with the Panthers winning it all for the third time in four years.
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Panthers → end → years
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