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Morning Skate: Mother Nature is also tired of the Blackhawks in the NHL Winter Classic
So she’s sabotaging the 2017 event with rain.
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Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.
WETTER CLASSIC
Well. I have some good news and some bad news.
The bad news is the Winter Classic might get delayed. Rain is in the forecast in St. Louis on New Year’s Day, meaning hockey is a no-go.
The good news is the game would be moved to Tuesday night, and night Winter Classics are always the best. Again, I am right in my analysis.
WORLD JUNIORS FUN
- Denmark and Sweden punched their tickets to the quarterfinal round, while Finland is on the brink of relegation after winning it all last year. And Denmark did it with the best goal of the tournament. The United States and Canada also won. Catch up on everything right here.
NEWS NEWS NEWS
- The NHL also had a bad 2016, and it was mostly their own fault.
- The refereeing was bad last night in Buffalo, and in the way that players could get seriously hurt.
- Corey Crawford is back and flopping.
- The Stars are back on track.
AROUND THE NETWORK WE GO
- Canes Country spoke with a Hurricanes blue liner who’s impressing this year.
- So now that Artemi Panarin is signed, would the Blackhawks do the unthinkable?
- The Senators retired Daniel Alfredsson’s number last night.
- Here’s the story behind a weird trade in Leafs history.
- Boston is struggling, but firing their coach is not the answer.
- The Lightning should figure out where to trade their top center right now.
- If the Panthers were a video game ...
- Matt Murray is out for a few weeks, so Marc-Andre Fleury is the guy again.
- The Rangers’ coach is a contradiction.
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