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Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦

@SportsnetSpec

Sr. columnist, https://t.co/Zjp5zYrRVl. Past President, Professional Hockey Writers' Association. Author of Battle of Alberta and Road to Gold. Skier of bumps.

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Both plays were the same: Two Dmen playing a hard, legal game, two young stars flying into danger.
Both injuries are/were a shame.
Neither Manning or Smith did anything wrong, IMO.

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On the occasion of the Ottawa Senators visiting the Edmonton Oilers — a rebuild in search of traction against one that has reached everything short of the final goal — we dig in a bit on what we’ve learned about rebuilds over the years. (Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦) sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/ho…

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Jesse Puljujarvi goes pointless with three shots on goal in his first pro game since last season, with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Also on Baby Penguins roster, Dman Dmitri Samorukov.

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After years of searching, Elks finally find a QB in Ford that makes the city stand up and pay attention.
Then they bench him. Brilliant.

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'My job is simple: Stop the puck.'

Living the dream on his hometown team, Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner can tell it like it is, including openly owning his losses — a self-awareness that's becoming more and more rare in the NHL. (Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦) sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sk…

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Wrote this on Stuart Skinner and 'The Dream.'
On the fans in Vancouver, the honour in being booed, and what 'The Dream' really includes.
He's an interesting cat

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announce that Matt Benning underwent hip surgery and that he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.

The estimated time of recovery for this kind of injury is approximately five months. Benning is anticipated to be ready for the start of camp in the fall

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John Tortorella didn’t want to talk about Connor McDavid after last night’s loss.
Who would, the way 97 took Tort’s team to the woodshed?
On Humble Torts, 900 points and an Oilers team that is rolling.

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'Pretty insane.'

'Mind-boggling.'

Those were just some of the reactions after yet another spectacular night for Connor McDavid, who reached 900 points for his career on Tuesday. (Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦)
sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/pr…

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So after all that….probably instructive to look at the record the past three years after 34 games—

2021-22: 18-14-2
2022-23: 18-14-2
2023-24: 18-15-1

Happy New Year everyone!

2024 has a chance to be really, really good.

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