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Morning Skate: Wayne Gretzky was wrong

So was Michael.

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Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.


“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky

Not so!

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov scored a shootout goal this weekend that didn’t even require a shot.

How, you ask? Don’t worry, we broke it down with moving pictures.

Maybe we should revise The Great One’s quote. You miss 99 percent of the shots you don’t take. Right guys? Right? Happy Monday.


THESE STANLEY CUP ADS ARE FANTASTIC

The NHL debuted two new ads to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup’s debut. And let me tell you, they will make you cry.

Liev Schreiber has the voice of an angel.


WEEKEND ROUNDUP

LACK MAKES SOME ****** SAVES

Last Friday, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters told goalie Eddie Lack to “make a [expletive] save.”

Last night, he made some sensational ****ing saves. Just a bunch of ****** saves, man.


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NHL TO RETIRE No. 66 TO HONOR ROOKIE*

Wow. What an honor for Islanders rookie Josh Ho-Sang.*

*Satire, obviously.

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