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Team Canada will officially have six goalies to choose from when it comes time to build its roster for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Carey Price, Jordan Binnington, Darcy Kuemper, Mackenzie Blackwood, Carter Hart, and Marc-Andre Fleury are the netminders on Canada's long list, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported on Thursday's edition of "Insider Trading."

Each country was required to submit a list of 55 NHL players who could make the Olympic roster last Friday.


Countries were permitted to name 50 players and five goalies on each list, but Canada was given an exemption to name six given the uncertainty surrounding Price's availability. The netminder is currently taking part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.

The last time the NHL sent players to the Olympics was in 2014 in Sochi. Price was among the three goalies on the roster alongside Roberto Luongo and Mike Smith. Price went undefeated in five games en route to a gold medal and was named the best goaltender of the tournament.
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Tough call. I’d go with Price, Binnigton and Fleury
 
Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto was ruled out for the remainder of Thursday's game against the San Jose Sharks after suffering an upper-body injury in the first period, the team announced.

Pinto crashed hard into the boards after taking a hit from Mario Ferraro on his first shift.


The 20-year-old returned for the start of the second period but played just one more shift before exiting again. He was the recipient of a slash and appeared to be laboring.



Pinto entered Thursday with one assist in three games while averaging 19:82 per contest - the second-highest average time on ice among Senators forwards.

Ottawa is already without center Colin White until at least February, so the team's depth down the middle will be tested even further if Pinto is forced to miss any time.

The Senators selected Pinto 32nd overall in the 2019 draft.
 
Jack Eichel's representation is making one final case this week to convince the Buffalo Sabres to permit their former captain to get disc replacement surgery on his neck, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

Eichel has visited various doctors in recent weeks, collecting opinions that support his preferred method of repairing a herniated disc, Kaplan adds. The Sabres want Eichel to undergo fusion surgery, and the disagreement has been the main point of contention in the falling out between the two sides.

A disc replacement has never been performed on an NHL player but would have a faster recovery timeline. Under the league's collective bargaining agreement, teams have the final say on how to address injuries.


As many as five teams were interested in acquiring Eichel as of last week, but the Sabres remain firm on their asking price, according to Kaplan. Buffalo reportedly isn't willing to retain any of Eichel's $10-million salary in a trade.

The Sabres drafted Eichel second overall in 2015. He's notched 355 points in 375 games with the club.
 
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Jack Eichel's representation is making one final case this week to convince the Buffalo Sabres to permit their former captain to get disc replacement surgery on his neck, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

Eichel has visited various doctors in recent weeks, collecting opinions that support his preferred method of repairing a herniated disc, Kaplan adds. The Sabres want Eichel to undergo fusion surgery, and the disagreement has been the main point of contention in the falling out between the two sides.

A disc replacement has never been performed on an NHL player but would have a faster recovery timeline. Under the league's collective bargaining agreement, teams have the final say on how to address injuries.


As many as five teams were interested in acquiring Eichel as of last week, but the Sabres remain firm on their asking price, according to Kaplan. Buffalo reportedly isn't willing to retain any of Eichel's $10-million salary in a trade.

The Sabres drafted Eichel second overall in 2015. He's notched 355 points in 375 games with the club.
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Hollywood said:
Jack Eichel's representation is making one final case this week to convince the Buffalo Sabres to permit their former captain to get disc replacement surgery on his neck, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

Eichel has visited various doctors in recent weeks, collecting opinions that support his preferred method of repairing a herniated disc, Kaplan adds. The Sabres want Eichel to undergo fusion surgery, and the disagreement has been the main point of contention in the falling out between the two sides.

A disc replacement has never been performed on an NHL player but would have a faster recovery timeline. Under the league's collective bargaining agreement, teams have the final say on how to address injuries.


As many as five teams were interested in acquiring Eichel as of last week, but the Sabres remain firm on their asking price, according to Kaplan. Buffalo reportedly isn't willing to retain any of Eichel's $10-million salary in a trade.

The Sabres drafted Eichel second overall in 2015. He's notched 355 points in 375 games with the club.
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Thats future KHL MVP Jack Eichel to you !
 
It's easy: he needs to reneg his right to a guaranteed salary if the operation is botched (and/or pay for the insurance to cover it if it's botched). He needs to take the financial risk on himself. And even then the Sabres would give up a lot because they risk losing an asset without any return.
 
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said there's no target date set for his return following offseason wrist surgery, according to NHL.com's Wes Crosby.

The Penguins star underwent the procedure Sept. 8 and was expected to be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks, meaning his earliest return date would have been Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Crosby, however, was officially ruled out of that contest Thursday.

Pittsburgh general manager Ron Hextall said at the time of the surgery that the wrist injury wasn't a new issue for Crosby, and the center confirmed that fact on Friday.


The 34-year-old revealed his left wrist was initially injured by Ryan Reaves in a game shortly after the 2014 Winter Olympics. He'd been trying to manage the issue over the past seven years, including undergoing a scope last season, before opting to get surgery, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Mike DeFabo.

"We all felt like it was something that I wouldn't have gotten through the season if I didn't take care of it," Crosby said.

He added: "I'm hoping it improves it a lot. This last year - with the scope and just dealing with it - it became more of an issue. Hopefully, it can feel a lot better here and I can kind of put it behind me."

He practiced for the first time since the surgery Oct. 9 and participated again Friday but, before he can return to NHL action, he would like to shore up some aspects of his game.

"I haven't really had any force," he said, according to NHL.com's Crosby, "whether it be through faceoffs or lifting sticks. ... Those are things I haven't been able to do. When I can do that comfortably ... I think that will be a big step."

Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen provided an encouraging report about the veteran after Friday's session.

"I mean, it's Sidney Crosby. He's always going to be the best player out there," he said.

The Penguins haven't lost a game outright in four contests without Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, going 2-0-2.
 
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zack Kassian scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Friday night.

Edmonton stretched its season-opening win streak to five games. Vegas (1-3-0) lost its third straight.

Zach Hyman scored twice and Leon Draisaitl added a goal for the Oilers. Mikko Koskinen made 36 saves.


Nic Roy, Nolan Patrick, and Nic Hague scored for the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner made 28 saves.

Shortly after Vegas tied the game early in the third period, Kassian answered by taking advantage of a turnover in the neutral zone. He froze Lehner in the crease and slipped the puck through the goalie's pads to put Edmonton ahead to stay.

Edmonton, which was playing the second of back-to-back games and for the third time in four nights, has outscored its opponents, 24-13. The Oilers’ plus-11 goal differential is tied with Florida for best in the league.

Meanwhile, the Golden Knights were 0 for 3 on the power play and are 0 for 9 this season. Vegas is in an 0-for-26 drought with a man advantage, dating to June 6, which was Game 4 of the second round of last year's playoffs.

Vegas, missing top-line forwards Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty, struck first when Roy got his stick on defenseman Zach Whitecloud’s shot from the point, redirecting it past Koskinen.

Edmonton tied it five minutes later on a power play when Connor McDavid took a pass, skated through the slot and drew Lehner out of the crease to his right. After McDavid tried shuffling the puck through heavy traffic, it deflected off Hyman’s right skate and just over the goal line to make it 1-1.

Patrick got his first goal as a Golden Knight when he redirected Dylan Coghlan’s shot from the blue line, putting Vegas back on top.

Hyman picked up his second goal of the game, and fifth of the season, when he one-timed a pass from McDavid, who gathered the puck from the end board and fed his linemate from behind the net.

Moments later, Draisaitl notched his third goal of the season when he sent a pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins past Lehner, giving Edmonton its first lead of the game.

Hague tied the game for Vegas when his blast from the blue line got through traffic and past Koskinen into the lower corner.

UP NEXT

Edmonton: Hosts Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Vegas: Hosts the New York Islanders on Sunday

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