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Morning Skate: The Cubs are following the Blackhawks’ blueprint
Assemble. Make a run. End a drought. Rinse. Repeat.
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Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.
THIS SEEMS FAMILIAR
- The Cubs’ World Series run has Blackhawks fans remembering the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks.
- If your team has a top-four defenseman (hint: that means every team, duh) the Rangers are probably in on them.
- Pretty big news: Shannon Szabados, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to sign and play in the Southern Professional Hockey League, has been cut by Peoria.
- Steve Bernier is back with the Islanders and ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Get your NHL costumes for Halloween!
- Here’s how the Devils struggle to move the puck forward.
- Taylor Hall is already worth the gambit for New Jersey.
- Well, that game was stupid.
- P.K. Subban: not an adequate guy.
- The Coyotes are off to the worst start in franchise history.
- Andreas Athanasiou is really good.
- Auston Matthews is good, but not enough to make his European team profitable.
- Malcolm Subban’s second career start did not go well as the Bruins’ goalie woes continue.
- Don’t look now, but the Flames are winning hockey games.
- PICKLE JAR HERO
- The Stars are basically fielding their AHL lineup right now, but that was enough.
- St. Louis’ fourth line gets to the point and does so well.
- Columbus has found something with Seth Jones and Zach Werenski.
- Look, one of the guys on Washington’s Swede Line has to shoot at some point.
TONIGHT’S HOCKEYBALL
- The Habs head to Brooklyn. The Islanders will face the Canadiens’ backup. His name is Al Montoya. You killed his Nabokov. Prepare to die.
- yes i stole that line what of it
- Another big test for the Oilers as the Capitals come to town.
- Boston’s traveling goalie conundrum visits the Big Apple.
- Anaheim looks to avenge its playoff disappointment against the Preds.
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