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Hickey on hockey: Any NHL season will be a money-losing proposition – Montreal Gazette
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The story of the 2020-21 National Hockey League season will be written in red ink, although the Canadiens might be in better shape than many of their rivals.
There’s no certainty over when the season will begin — Jan. 1 is the latest guess — and the idea of jamming a full 82-game schedule into four and a half months seems foolhardy and dangerous.
There’s also no certainty that there will be fans in the arenas and that’s a major problem for a league whose largest source of revenue is derived from ticket sales.
No NHL team is selling tickets these days because nobody knows how many fans, if any, will be allowed to attend games. The Canadiens are hoping that some fans will be able to attend games at the Bell Centre this winter and they have developed plans to welcome 4,000 fans, 10,000 fans and a full house of more than 21,000.
But all the scenarios, including playing in empty arenas, are dependent on Quebec turning the corner on its battle with COVID-19 and none of the recent numbers are encouraging.
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Senators score 5 in 1st, cruise past Sabres – NHL.com
“I thought that we were ready to go,” Ottawa coach Jacques Martin said. “We got some pucks at the net, we got people at the net. Took advantage of our opportunities and, I think, built a nice lead. And then I thought, in the third period, we continued again. Our goaltending was good. Made some key saves. But I thought we shut them down in the third period good.”
Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and Brady Tkachuk, Boris Katchouk, Jakob Chychrun and Drake Batherson each had a goal and an assist for the Senators (31-36-4), who have won three in a row. Korpisalo made 34 saves.
“If you want to win, you need balance,” Pinto said. “And we had that tonight and it’s going to be big for the back-to-back tomorrow (against the Chicago Blackhawks) to have that same thing. So, going to need all the guys on board.”
JJ Peterka and Connor Clifton scored for the Sabres (34-34-5), who have lost four of six. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed four goals on nine shots before he was replaced by Devon Levi, who made 31 saves in relief.
“We wanted, I guess, to play as individuals,” Clifton said. “I’m disappointed we let ‘Upie’ down, he’s the heart and soul of this team. He’s kept us in so many games, and just to not show up and play that careless style, give them freebies all over the place. … Yeah, obviously, the first 20 really dictated the rest of the game.”
Artem Zub gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead at 2:37 of the first period. He stuffed in a loose puck on the goal line after Katchouk’s shot was redirected by Mark Kastelic between Luukkonen’s pads.
Katchouk made it 2-0 at 4:56, tipping Parker Kelly’s shot from the top of the right face-off circle past Luukkonen.
“It’s keeping the consistency with good effort, right habits,” Katchouk said. “The small things matter so much in this game. And obviously, it worked out tonight with the tip. But kudos to my linemates. ‘Kels’ and ‘Kassy,’ they worked hard to get the puck as well. Those two battle hard every night as well. We feed off each other, and it’s good to play with them.”
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Vasilevskiy stops 23 as surging Lightning beat Bruins – Sportsnet.ca
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Shane Pinto has a goal, three assists as the Senators roll over the Sabres – Sportsnet.ca
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