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The 2023 NHL playoffs all-disappointment team: Kirill Kaprizov, Linus Ullmark, more

It’s the third round of the NHL playoffs, still, thanks to a Dallas Stars team that doesn’t seem to want to quit. With the Golden Knights wobbling and the Panthers resting up, we’re almost at the finish line. Are you feeling disappointed yet? Probably. Only three teams remain, which means 29 fan bases are experiencing …

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Stars force Game 6 in Western Conference final vs. Golden Knights: Why Vegas fell short in Game 5

Football

The Dallas Stars won Game 5 of the Western Conference final 4-2 against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, staving off elimination. Here’s what you need to know: With the game tied 2-2 in the third period, Stars forward Ty Dellandrea scored the go-ahead goal at 10:35 in the frame to put Dallas up 3-2. …

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Confusion and hurt ripples through Maple Leafs in wake of Kyle Dubas’ dismissal

Football

Anger. Confusion. Shock. Disappointment. Those are some of the feelings reverberating around the Maple Leafs right now in the aftermath of Kyle Dubas’ firing as general manager last week. The Athletic reached out to several people who work for the Leafs this week. Anonymity was granted to them as they were not permitted by the …

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Oilers’ Evander Kane closer to erasing debts after judge’s ruling in bankruptcy case

Football

Evander Kane won a big victory in his more than two-year-old bankruptcy case, with a judge recently ruling he could walk away from much of his remaining debt after a contentious saga that spotlighted the Edmonton Oilers forward’s self-described gambling addiction. The decision does not yet wrap up the Chapter 7 case, as creditor Hope …

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Jamie Benn wasn’t there when the Stars needed him most

Football

DALLAS — The paradox was impossible to ignore. Shortly after a multilayered, embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Golden Knights, media members took the customary path to the Stars’ dressing room. Jamie Benn, dressed in a suit, walked in the opposite direction to his car. Moments later, Stars coach Pete DeBoer sat at the podium. He …

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Golden Knights blank Stars to take 3-0 series lead in Western Conference final

Football

The Vegas Golden Knights shut out the Stars 4-0 in Dallas on Tuesday to win Game 3 and take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference final. Here’s what you need to know: Stars captain Jamie Benn received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for cross-checking Vegas’ Mark Stone less than two minutes into …

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Hurricanes, Stars haven’t thrown in the towel unlike Lakers, C’s

NBA

The Stars are at least putting up a fightPhoto: Sam Morris (AP) We could be breaking out the brooms for all four NHL and NBA conference finals. The Denver Nuggets finished off the LeBron-LeLakers and the Miami Heat will eventually put the Celtics out of their misery on the hardcourt side of things. Rob Riggle, …

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LeBrun: Rumblings on the Maple Leafs’ GM search, with new names and priorities emerging

Football

Brad Treliving is an obvious person of interest in the Maple Leafs’ search for a new general manager right now, and while nobody involved has been willing to confirm it as of Monday afternoon, I would be surprised if Toronto president Brendan Shanahan hasn’t interviewed the former Flames GM by the end of this week. …

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Matthew Tkachuk, NHL’s biggest needle-mover, has made his entrance (and his exit)

Football

Matthew Tkachuk took five strides, four seconds and zero glances back at the net as he left the ice on Saturday night. The Florida Panthers superstar — yes, it’s fair and wise to refer to him as such — had been there before. A couple of days ago, in fact. Much, much later in the …

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Mirtle: With Kyle Dubas gone, prepare for more Maple Leafs front-office fallout

Football

“You just saw how ruthless Brendan Shanahan can be.” That was one view from inside the Maple Leafs house on Friday evening, hours after the team president walked away from his GM of five years, Kyle Dubas, and delivered an oddly detailed, day-by-day, almost hour-by-hour recount of a failed negotiation on a contract extension in …

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