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ST. LOUIS — Vladimir Tarasenko practiced with the St. Louis Blues again Wednesday and the injured forward’s status could dictate how St. Louis approaches the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline on Monday at 3 p.m. ET, general manager Doug Armstrong said.

The forward, who has been skating regularly on his own and with other injured Blues skaters, practiced with the Blues for the third time in two weeks. His progress has been encouraging since dislocating his left shoulder against the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 24.

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“We’ve had positive news on Vladimir Tarasenko,” Armstrong said Tuesday after defenseman Marco Scandella was traded to the Blues by the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.

“He’s training well, skating in our morning skates. There’s no new update on a timeline, but things are moving positive in that fashion. With the addition of Marco, I would say we’re going to assess the trade market between now and Monday, but with the cap situation, with (long-term injured reserve for defenseman Jay Bouwmeester), with a lot of the math equation that goes in, any deal I would say going forward is going to be strictly a hockey trade, which are very rare this time of year.”

Tarasenko had surgery Oct. 29 and the original timeline was five months.

“That 5-6 month window takes us from early March to early April,” Armstrong said. “The way he’s training now, I’ve talked to him the last couple of days. He looks great but again, we have to get the doctors to sign off on these things. I don’t want to get the cart too in front of the horse. It’s not like you’re going to see him on Thursday or Sunday or anything like that. Just an update that he’s doing well and progressing and hopefully whether it’s early March, mid-March, end of March, early April, that will be our great acquisition for the forwards at the deadline.”

The Blues could target a forward before the deadline, including Chris Kreider (New York Rangers), Andreas Athanasiou (Detroit Red Wings), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), Mike Hoffman (Florida Panthers) forward and Josh Anderson (Columbus Blue Jackets). 

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Despite missing Tarasenko, St. Louis is two points ahead of the Dallas Stars and three in front of the Colorado Avalanche for first in the Central Division and Western Conference. The Blues play the Arizona Coyotes at Enterprise Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-A, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV) after ending a five-game winless streak (0-3-2) with a 3-0 victory against the Devils on Tuesday.

“Getting [Tarasenko] back, I think our forward group is going to be as stable and strong as it’s been in the past here,” Armstrong said. “We are talking about this daily with doctors. If we get information that he’s not going to be available, then that changes everything, but you have to be cap-compliant with [Tarasenko] in the lineup and with [Tarasenko] in the lineup, that gave us $200,000 from the day he got hurt. So it’s not like we can go out and acquire someone and hope to get cap-compliant when the time arises. The trade deadline is past at that point. To put somebody in with a $7.5 million cap hit, it takes some maneuvering.”

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Edler to sign one-day contract to retire as a Vancouver Canuck

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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced Tuesday that defenceman Alex Edler will sign a one-day contract in order to officially retire as a member of the NHL team.

The signing will be part of a celebration of Edler’s career held Oct. 11 when the Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Canucks selected Edler, from Ostersund, Sweden, in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NHL draft.

He played in 925 career games for the Canucks between the 2006-07 and 2020-21 seasons, ranking fourth in franchise history and first among defencemen.

The 38-year-old leads all Vancouver defencemen with 99 goals, 310 assists and 177 power-play points with the team.

Edler also appeared in 82 career post-season contests with Vancouver and was an integral part of the Canucks’ run to the 2011 Stanley Cup final, putting up 11 points (2-9-11) across 25 games.

“I am humbled and honoured to officially end my career and retire as a member of the Vancouver Canucks,” Edler said in a release. “I consider myself lucky to have started my career with such an outstanding organization, in this amazing city, with the best fans in the NHL. Finishing my NHL career where it all began is something very special for myself and my family.”

Edler played two seasons for Los Angeles in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He did not play in the NHL last season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.

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Sixth-ranked Canadian women to face World Cup champion Spain in October friendly

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The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month.

Third-ranked Spain will host Canada on Oct. 25 at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.

The game will be the first for the Canadian women since the Paris Olympics, where they lost to Germany in a quarterfinal penalty shootout after coach Bev Priestman was sent home and later suspended for a year by FIFA over her part in Canada’s drone-spying scandal.

In announcing the Spain friendly, Canada Soccer said more information on the interim women’s coaching staff for the October window will come later. Assistant coach Andy Spence took charge of the team in Priestman’s absence at the Olympics.

Spain finished fourth in Paris, beaten 1-0 by Germany in the bronze-medal match.

Canada is winless in three previous meetings (0-2-1) with Spain, most recently losing 1-0 at the Arnold Clark Cup in England in February 2022.

The teams played to a scoreless draw in May 2019 in Logroñés, Spain in a warm-up for the 2019 World Cup. Spain won 1-0 in March 2019 at the Algarve Cup in São João da Venda, Portugal.

Spain is a powerhouse in the women’s game these days.

It won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2022 and was runner-up in 2018. And it ousted Canada 2-1 in the round of 16 of the current U-20 tournament earlier this month in Colombia before falling 1-0 to Japan after extra time in the quarterfinal.

Spain won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2018 and 2022 and has finished on the podium on three other occasions.

FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati (2023) and Alexia Putellas (2021 and ’22) have combined to win the last three Women’s Ballon d’Or awards.

And Barcelona has won three of the last four UEFA Women’s Champions League titles.

“We continue to strive to diversify our opponent pool while maintaining a high level of competition.” Daniel Michelucci, Canada Soccer’s director of national team operations, said in a statement. “We anticipate a thrilling encounter, showcasing two of the world’s top-ranked teams.”

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024

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Maple Leafs announce Oreo as new helmet sponsor for upcoming NHL season

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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team’s helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season.

The new helmet will debut Sunday when Toronto opens its 2024-25 pre-season against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena.

The Oreo logo replaces Canadian restaurant chain Pizza Pizza, which was the Leafs’ helmet sponsor last season.

Previously, social media platform TikTok sponsored Toronto starting in the 2021-22 regular season when the league began allowing teams to sell advertising space on helmets.

The Oreo cookie consists of two chocolate biscuits around a white icing filling and is often dipped in milk.

Fittingly, the Leafs wear the Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s “Milk” logo on their jerseys.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.

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