Greg Wyshynski
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Senior NHL Writer at ESPN, ex-Puck Daddy and NJ native. Did I mention I love people? Email: greg.wyshynski @espn dot com.
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Take the SOB's name off the Stanley Cup tonight. I don't care if you have to melt it down and start over again.
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From an NHL team exec this monrning, FWIW: "NHL is season is starting Jan 13th. Confirmed last night. We are going to be playing 56 games."
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If someone wins the Stanley Cup in an empty arena, does Bettman still get booed?
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Holy shit it was worse than I imagined. Great job treating this gold medalist you've advertised as a guest analyst like she's a fan who won a contest. Embarrassing.
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Steve Mayer told me the NHL was going to do some cheeky things about playing in the bubble. This is great.
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Connor McDavid of
@EdmontonOilers
was asked about the NHL banning players from wearing speciality jerseys during pregame warmups. His answer:
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Steven Stamkos of the
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was asked about the NHL banning players from wearing speciality jerseys during pregame skates, and gave an insightful answer, as he does.
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I'm trying, dude.
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Seeing a lot of NHL players saying they're going to break ranks and use Pride Tape despite the ban.
Luckily, the NHL has shown that it values the personal beliefs of individual players more than any sort of team-mandated rule regarding theme nights, so they should be fine...
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Again, I’m here for the NHL’s winking acknowledgments of how weird this all is.
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Malkin was asked what makes Igor Shesterkin special. “I’m not a goalie coach. I have no idea.”
@penguins
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Adin Hill of
@GoldenKnights
on getting popcorn poured on him by Dallas fans: “I guess everything was hitting me tonight.”
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IDK tough to say
Has any athlete ever lived up to (and/or exceeded) the hype placed on them as a teenager like LeBron?
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NHL: What could possibly be a bigger story than Alex Ovechkin scoring his 700th goal?!
Leafs: Hold our minor league Zamboni driver’s beer...
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The hockey media can write a billion stories about growing the game and “hockey is for everyone” and it gets undercut in minutes every Saturday night.
#YouPeople
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This is Gillian Anderson as David Bowie in "American Gods" (
@nerdist
)
I'm going to need a moment.
#GodessAsGod
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Just remembered that Alex Ovechkin addressed hundreds of thousands of people at the Stanley Cup parade as "boys and girls and babes."
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If Joel Quenneville gets suspended tomorrow for his role in the Blackhawks scandal, couldn't the NHL have just suspended him tonight, pending a hearing?
FFS, in 2008 NHL suspended Sean Avery "indefinitely" hours before game for a "sloppy seconds" joke in the locker room.
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"I don't want the owners that are there to be the ones to bring it back."
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Seeing a lot of "Ovechkin shouldn't have to answer questions about Putin" and that's ridiculous. He campaigned for him. He's always tried to have it both ways by being a hype man for Putin but claiming it's not political. It is absolutely fair to ask him about Ukraine.
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Man, kudos to
@matt_dumba
. That's not an easy gig.
But just one of you. ANY OF YOU. Take a knee with that man. Jesus Christ...
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Reporter: “It just feels like no one’s going right now.”
Draisaitl: “Great … great observation.”
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Taking some leave over the next two weeks for the best reason 🥰
Iris Winter Wyshynski was born late Friday night. Just a lovely little girl that I’m already indoctrinating into hockey and trash TV. Mom’s good. Sister excited. Meeting Sneakers today! Back at it soon. Thanks all!
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The
@ArizonaCoyotes
have announced that their helmet sponsor for home games is Goodwill, news that I'm sure the Internet will treat just like any other mundane sponsorship news, without jokes or memes.
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I've seen Carey Price labeled as "arguably the best goalie of his generation," so let me provide one of many counterarguments, but perhaps the most effective one:
Henrik Lundqvist.
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Among the top 20 trending topics in the U.S. right now:
Blackhawks
Rigged
Gary Bettman
Kyle Beach
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The Leafs are insane if they do anything dramatic with this roster in the offseason. Or with management.
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I can’t believe we were allowed to show pornography on ESPN+
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It's going to be absolutely surreal when Canadian NHL teams are playing in empty arenas, while the Panthers and Lightning are adding seats so fans can attend "Sneeze On Each Other Night, presented by Kleenex."
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The Jay Cutler news today means it's time to revisit a top 5 tweet of all-time.
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By himself, for the second day in a row.
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I weep for the cynical that think this is an embarrassment for hockey, and not incredibly awesome for the sport and, above all else, a city that embarked on this journey after its most painful moment.
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Yeah, weird how the players' union would be in favor of something that would keep people safe and not derail another season from a revenue perspective, rather than fight for a dozen guys getting their news from Facebook.
Duncan Keith speaking now about his decision to get the vaccine. Said he felt pressure from the NHLPA and says it would have been nice to get some more support and push back from them for players who were making that personal choice…/
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He was busted for drugs. He's hurting for $$$. Like other ex-pro athletes, he's likely looking for a path or purpose. So he's taken a proactive step with the help from an ex-player friend. That's the Donald Brashear story I read. Not sure about you.
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Asked an NHL team exec about the 2023 unrestricted free agent class:
"It's fucking awful."
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This is so messed up.
A.J. Soprano was canonically a
@NJDevils
fan. Had the memorabilia in his room and everything.
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Mitchell Miller's bullying was cruel, racist and dehumanizing beyond what his and Boston's statements indicate. It was enough for Arizona. desperate for young talent, to renounce him as a pick. It was enough for North Dakota to drop him as a player. That was only 2 years ago. 1/2
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In more supportive
@NHLFlyers
news, James van Riemsdyk and Scott Laughton launched a program in support of local LGBTQ+ youth in the Greater Philadelphia area last year.
They're donating 4 tickets to local LGBTQ+ organizations for 20 home games during 2022-2023 season.
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Siri, show me a hostage video
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The Lady Byng should go to the NHL player who least infects his teammates and opponents this season.
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The
@MapleLeafs
line of Tavares/Matthews/Marner made a combined $47.8 million this season, more than the gross domestic product of the island nation of Tuvalu.
The island nation of Tuvalu had as many points as they did in a postseason elimination game.
#NHL
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The Tampa Bay Lightning will no longer enforce a policy that restricts fans from wearing gear supporting other NHL clubs in their premium seating areas, the team tells ESPN. This decision comes after a viral video featuring Panthers fans confronted by arena staff. More to come.
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Haven't they been through enough?
👀 550 fully vaccinated frontline health-care workers will attend Game 7 of Leafs-Habs in Toronto.
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Memo to dudes:
I'm not sure if Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser -- four Olympic gold medals, Hockey Hall of Famer and working in NHL player development since 2018 -- is the best person to hit with your "how about they just hire the most qualified candidate regardless of gender!" gripes.
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For the NHL Draft Lottery draw tomorrow night:
It will not be behind closed doors. Bettman will pull the winning ball from the machine live on the air.
This is GOING TO RULE.
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Ehlers and Laine are those thugs trailing Jason Bourne back to his apartment before he kills them both with magazines
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Fire everyone and hire children
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Quick blanket statement to all the homophobes and “what-abouts” in my mentions tonight:
1. I’m 100% not going to debate you on Twitter.
2. I’ve probably already muted you.
3. Don’t take selfies while driving, let alone while wearing those sunglasses.
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“Hi I’m Erik Karls—“
“Don’t touch my shit. If I’m not by my stall and my shit gets touched I’m going to know it, you understand?”
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I mean if we’re playing The Code game shouldn’t Rielly just drop the mitts instead of cross-checking him in the head? 🤔
If you are going to take a slapper, you better get your hands up
Kid learned a lesson
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The Blackhawks ended their statement last October with this line about earning trust and support.
The Blackhawks in Feb. 2022: “It’s none of your business” what steps we’ve taken to earn that trust back.
A disgrace, a disaster and an absolute embarrassment for the NHL.
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I can't believe there's a commercial featuring NHL players that (a) doesn't have them in their jerseys/gear and (b) is great.
Like
@ovi8
and
@backstrom19
, we believe in planning and protecting, on and off the ice. Here’s to our official partnership with the NHL.
#LiveMutual
@NHLPA
🏒
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I don't think the NHL Dept. of Player Safety got this one right.
Alex Pietrangelo deserved at least 2 games for his slash on Leon Draisaitl. When intent is that clear -- late in the 3rd, in a losing effort -- and the target is the other team's leading scorer? C'mon. (1/3)
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I think the NHLPA deserves more credit than I've seen it get for Mike Babcock's resignation.
They had a proactive investigation at a time when CBJ's statements might have otherwise put it to bed. They dug deep, found info -- more than we know. Impressive start for Marty Walsh.
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“Yeah you can just show up whenever. They hire a child to take your place in the draft. It’s awesome, ya know?”
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I appreciated this statement more:
We have issued the following statement regarding the National Anthem.
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"This is an absolute embarrassment to the sport," said everyone watching a game they'd otherwise ignore in order to see how the sport would be embarrassed.
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No matter what happens with the Connor Bedard lottery tonight, there are going to be people claiming the NHL fixed it for or against a certain team.
If you'll allow me, I have a brief counterargument as to why the NHL Draft Lottery isn't rigged:
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NHL says its U.S. female fanbase grew faster than any other league (+4.9 million, an increase of 30%, per Scarborough Research) from 2009-2021.
Four out of 10 U.S. NHL fans are female.
NHL’s female cable TV viewership (ESPN/TNT) in the U.S. rose 61% last regular season.
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Hearing Terry and Kim Pegula have accidentally fired each other after firing everyone else in the Buffalo organization, and that a marketing intern named Cole is now owner and president of the Sabres. What a wild ride.
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The new team will be called "Utah" rather than "Salt Lake City."
Don't expect a mascot and official team nickname until Season 2 of the franchise. NHL wants the team to have plenty of time to get it right.
Just "Utah?"
"Utah HC?"
We could know tomorrow, with colors next week.
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Haven't seen Dallas dominated like this since the last game Jamie Benn played.
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Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald: "I hope the pick we get is the 32nd pick. I hope both of these gentlemen win the Cup."
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Important context or coincidental timing?
NHL reversal on Pride Tape ban comes less than 24 hours after Scotiabank announced it was giving away 5,000 rolls of Pride Tape across Canada to those “who want to show their support for Pride and making hockey more inclusive.” 1/2
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Statement from the makers of Pride Tape on the NHL banning players from using it this season, as part of the league's overall ban on "specialty" jerseys.
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The Rangers' ball, which fell into the tube when the guy held it over the machine because obviously it wasn't extra weighted or anything, comes up and NY wins the lottery.
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VEGAS: Knights, sword fights, flaming arrows, a catapult, flying magic, smoke machines and a giant flashing smoking knights' head descending from the ceiling.
WASHINGTON: Pat Sajak in a pullover with minimal mic feedback.
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"On Tuesday, applications were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office for trademarks on the following names:
Utah Blizzard
Utah Venom
Utah Fury
Utah HC
Utah Hockey Club"
As usual, Clark Rasmussen is on the case when it comes to new NHL team names:
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Cale Makar told me recently that the
@Avalanche
learned, through their playoff struggles, that they should never take their foot off the gas against an opponent.
Yeah, I'd say lesson learned.
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Something I've heard from multiple NHL sources today regarding Babcock and the Blue Jackets:
"You knew who you were hiring. If you can't stand up for him during something like this, why hire him in the first place?"
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He literally refused to participate in a charity fundraising event for his team. This isn't skipping Pride because he refused to wave from a float. He does, in fact, owe them shit.
He doesn't owe them shit. He has his belief. Nobody in a free country should be forced into this shit. It's disgusting what we've become. It's all in the name of inclusion if you jump on their boat and parade around. But as soon as someone says no to it. That's not freedom? 🖕🖕
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“I’ll wear away.”
“I got home.”
“I’m thinkin’ hot dog.”
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The best player in the world right now is Nathan MacKinnon of the
@Avalanche
. Who's with me?
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From the
@DallasStars
locker room after their Game 7 win, via QUEST FOR THE STANLEY CUP on ESPN+
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Imagine, waiting 10 whole years before your team won its 17th championship.
Y’all thought I was playing. City waited 10 years for this. No chance downtown wasn’t going to be active.
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Tyler Bozak said he wanted to come to St. Louis to win the Cup. How does he feel?
"I feel really smart actually right now."
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Do you think when Gretzky goes to an NHL game he's like "I was so damn good that both of these teams were forced to retire my number?"
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I have to say that my favorite thing from last night was
@TSNBobMcKenzie
tipping NHL Draft picks from the lakefront until he was like bored of it and just stopped midway through the first round.
Like, an all-time flex.
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They've had beer thrown at them and autographed sticks given to them by opponents. They are the
@MapleLeafs
Anti-Fans, a father and daughter that wear the road team's jerseys to Toronto home games.
Why they do it ... and their rules for trolling:
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The only reason to have goal reviews at the NHL All-Star Game would be to have celebrities doing the reviews. Like, there's a disputed goal and they cut to a room with Jennifer Coolidge sitting in front of a wall of monitors.
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Tough scene in the
@NYIslanders
locker room with Zach Parise sitting in his stall, head in hands, and remaining there as his teammates and media vacated the room. He’s 38, pending UFA. Might have been the last ride.
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Jack Eichel: “I’ve been a bit upset about the ways things have been handled since I’ve been hurt. There’s been a bit of a disconnect between myself and the organization. The most important thing now is to get healthy and be ready to play hockey next year, wherever that might be.”
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Of course, Ivan Provorov is more than happy to play pregame dress-up when it does align with his belief system.
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The
@GoldenKnights
Stanley Cup rings include a secret compartment with a mini T-Mobile Arena. It looks like Game 5 of the Final and marks all 9 goals scored.
That and many more awesome details here -- including a tribute to the 1 October victims.
🔗
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NEWS:
@NYIslanders
have purchased $50,000 in Mega Millions tickets for the drawing. If any of the 25,000 tickets hits the $1.28B jackpot, the net winnings will be shared by Islanders full-season ticket members, suite holders, staff and Islanders Children’s Foundation charity.
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Week 1: What's wrong with the Leafs?
Week 2: Are the Leafs the best team in the NHL?
Week 3: What's wrong with the Leafs?
Week 4: Are the Leafs the best team in the NHL?
Week 5: What's wrong with the Leafs?
Week 6: Are the Leafs the best team in the NHL?
Week 7: What's wrong w
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BREAKING NEWS:
@adidas
will not return as the NHL’s official supplier of uniforms and apparel when their contract expires after the 2023-24 season, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.
My exclusive story:
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Can report the NHL Dept. of Player Safety is reviewing this incident involving
@mnwild
captain Jared Spurgeon.
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Shout out to Logan Thompson. Put in an incredibly tough position due to Lehner's surgery. Did everything he could to keep the
@GoldenKnights
in these last few games while watching them fumble three straight shootouts. There's lot of blame to go around now. He deserves none of it.
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OK, PERSONAL NEWS time: After 9 great years as Puck Daddy editor, this is my last day at
@YahooSports
. Thanks for supporting our silly blog.
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