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Blue Jackets star Patrik Laine confused by benching: “I thought I was playing good…I guess I thought wrong”

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Patrik Laine broke his scoreless drought, posting a goal and an assist through two-plus periods of action. Despite his success on the scoresheet, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella benched him for the
final 6:53 of regulation and all of overtime during the team’s 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers.

The 22-year old was a bit confused by the coach’s decision following the game.

“Um, yeah, I got scored on a couple times, but I think the first two — if you take out the one play where the puck was bouncing a little bit and couldn’t get it out and they end up scoring — I thought I was playing good, but, I guess, I thought wrong,” said Laine.

To make matters worse, the team had a 4-1 lead midway through the third period, and ended up on the wrong end of things for their eighth loss in their past 10 games.

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Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer tests positive for COVID-19

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April 15, 2021

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The Colorado Avalanche are going to have to get by without their starting goalie for a little while.

The team has confirmed that Philipp Grubauer will be sidelined for at least two weeks after being placed in the NHL COVID-19 protocol after a positive COVID-19 test.

“It’ll be at least 14 days before his next game,” said Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar.

“Not ideal, but I know he’ll be hungry to get back in the net when he’s healthy.”

The 29-year old has posted a 25-8-1 record with a 2.00 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and five shutouts in 34 games this season.

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Bruins bolster offence with Taylor Hall acquisition

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April 12, 2021

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The Boston Bruins have added some much-needed scoring depth as they look to move up the standings in the East division.

The team has acquired former MVP Taylor Hall and veteran forward Curtis Lazar from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Anders Bjork and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.

Hall, 29, has struggled this season with the Sabres, posting just two goals and 19 assists in 37 games. But getting out of the toxic environment in Buffalo and onto a contending team in Boston will more likely than not get him out of his season-long funk and back to his All-Star ways.

He is in the final season of a one-year, $8 million contract and will be an unrestricted free agent again this offseason.

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Leafs acquire Nick Foligno, Stefan Noesen in three-team trade with Blue Jackets, Sharks

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a big splash ahead of the trade deadline.

The team announced it has acquired veteran forward Nick Foligno from the Columbus Blue Jackets and Stefan Noesen from the San Jose Sharks. As part of the deal, they have sent their 2021 first round draft pick and 2022 fourth rounder to the Blue Jackets, and a 2021 fourth round draft pick to the Sharks.

In order to fit him in the salary cap, the Leafs will only retain 25% of Foligno’s salary.

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