NewsSpecial EventsPostseason CoverageFeatured WritersNHL chief content officer Steve Mayer and League executive vice president of events Dean Matsuzaki -- aka the Mayer of Hub City and Dean of the Secure Zone -- are embedded in the NHL hub cities for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers and the duration of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.They each will be writing a blog for NHL.com from Edmonton and Toronto to give fans the latest happenings from inside the bubbles.Here are their entries for Sunday: Steve Mayer in EdmontonI'm writing this after overtime of Game 1 of three today in Edmonton between the...…NewsSpecial EventsPostseason CoverageFeatured WritersNHL chief content officer Steve Mayer and League executive vice president of events Dean Matsuzaki -- aka the Mayer of Hub City and Dean of the Secure Zone -- are embedded in the NHL hub cities for the Stanley Cup Qualifiers and the duration of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.They each will be writing a blog for NHL.com from Edmonton and Toronto to give fans the latest happenings from inside the bubbles.Here are their entries for Sunday: Steve Mayer in EdmontonI'm writing this after overtime of Game 1 of three today in Edmonton between the...WW…

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News  has left the bubble.The Blues' forward boarded a flight back to St. Louis to be with his wife, Ksenia, as the couple anticipates the birth of their first child.After the baby is born, Barbashev will return to Edmonton and be required to quarantine in his hotel room for at least four days. In order to exit quarantine and return to practice and games, he will need to receive four negative COVID-19 tests."We felt it was important for Ivan to be with us for the first two games of the restart and we were prepared for him leaving to go back to St. Louis to be with Ksenia," said Blues...…News  has left the bubble.The Blues' forward boarded a flight back to St. Louis to be with his wife, Ksenia, as the couple anticipates the birth of their first child.After the baby is born, Barbashev will return to Edmonton and be required to quarantine in his hotel room for at least four days. In order to exit quarantine and return to practice and games, he will need to receive four negative COVID-19 tests."We felt it was important for Ivan to be with us for the first two games of the restart and we were prepared for him leaving to go back to St. Louis to be with Ksenia," said Blues...WW…

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NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured Writerswill start for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the best-of-5 Stanley Cup Qualifiers against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Eastern Conference hub city, on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).The 26-year-old goalie shared the starting role with throughout much of the regular season before it was paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. Murray and Jarry competed throughout training camp until coach Mike Sullivan named Murray, who won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2016 and...…NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured Writerswill start for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the best-of-5 Stanley Cup Qualifiers against the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Eastern Conference hub city, on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).The 26-year-old goalie shared the starting role with throughout much of the regular season before it was paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. Murray and Jarry competed throughout training camp until coach Mike Sullivan named Murray, who won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2016 and...WW…

NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured WritersHappy Re-Opening Day, everybody.If you love the game the way I do, and I'm guessing you do, this day couldn't come quickly enough -- and noon ET can't come quickly enough.Our game -- the greatest game in the world, played by the best athletes in the world for the most coveted trophy in the world -- is back on the ice. We begin with the Hurricanes and Rangers and then we're off on what will be undeniably unprecedented and impossibly thrilling.It has been 142 days since I made an announcement I never could have imagined making and...…NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured WritersHappy Re-Opening Day, everybody.If you love the game the way I do, and I'm guessing you do, this day couldn't come quickly enough -- and noon ET can't come quickly enough.Our game -- the greatest game in the world, played by the best athletes in the world for the most coveted trophy in the world -- is back on the ice. We begin with the Hurricanes and Rangers and then we're off on what will be undeniably unprecedented and impossibly thrilling.It has been 142 days since I made an announcement I never could have imagined making and...WW…

NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured WritersEditor's note: NHL players have spoken out against racism and social injustice since the death of George Floyd, a Black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Three years ago, JT Brown, then a forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning, raised his fist during the national anthem to draw attention to the same issues. With calls for social justice and the fight against racism taking center stage during the NHL's Return to Play, Brown wrote a special essay for the League about his decision to raise his fist:On Oct. 7, 2017, I...…NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured WritersEditor's note: NHL players have spoken out against racism and social injustice since the death of George Floyd, a Black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Three years ago, JT Brown, then a forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning, raised his fist during the national anthem to draw attention to the same issues. With calls for social justice and the fight against racism taking center stage during the NHL's Return to Play, Brown wrote a special essay for the League about his decision to raise his fist:On Oct. 7, 2017, I...WW…

NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured Writershasn't ruled out returning to the Edmonton Oilers after playing this season in Finland."You can never say no," the 22-year-old restricted free agent forward told Finnish news outlet Tampere Iltalehti. "I have grown and I see things a little differently. There's now a different GM (Ken Holland) and head coach (Dave Tippett) out there. They're building a winning team in Edmonton. It may be possible that I will still be playing there."  Puljujarvi left the Oilers at the end of last season and said he would never play for them...…NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured Writershasn't ruled out returning to the Edmonton Oilers after playing this season in Finland."You can never say no," the 22-year-old restricted free agent forward told Finnish news outlet Tampere Iltalehti. "I have grown and I see things a little differently. There's now a different GM (Ken Holland) and head coach (Dave Tippett) out there. They're building a winning team in Edmonton. It may be possible that I will still be playing there."  Puljujarvi left the Oilers at the end of last season and said he would never play for them...WW…

Newsis headed back to St. Louis to meet with team doctors for further evaluation of his surgically-repaired shoulder.Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong made the announcement through a team press release on Tuesday. A further update on Tarasenko's status will be available on Monday."He obviously wasn't comfortable with the way it felt. We've got to get it looked at," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said. "It's concerning. We don't know a lot yet, so I'm not going to jump to conclusions on anything. He's not feeling right, so that's why he's going to get it looked at. I don't know what to...…Newsis headed back to St. Louis to meet with team doctors for further evaluation of his surgically-repaired shoulder.Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong made the announcement through a team press release on Tuesday. A further update on Tarasenko's status will be available on Monday."He obviously wasn't comfortable with the way it felt. We've got to get it looked at," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said. "It's concerning. We don't know a lot yet, so I'm not going to jump to conclusions on anything. He's not feeling right, so that's why he's going to get it looked at. I don't know what to...WW…