Daily Cupcakes: November 6th, 2017
Colorado Avalanche
Senators acquire Matt Duchene in blockbuster trade with Avs and Preds. [CBC]
Hockey’s Top 10 storylines of the week. [TSN]
The Global Series is going to feel like a Hometown showdown for some players. [NHL]
BSN exclusive video: Matt Duchene on leaving the Avalanche after eight years. “The last, almost year, has been tough.” [BSN Denver]
The Rest of the Game
Five things we learned in the NHL: Andrew ‘Iron Man’ Cogliano. [Sportsnet]
One month into NHL’s war on the slash, penalties are way up — and so is scoring. [National Post]
KHL may pull out of Olympics over Russia doping cases, could affect Team Canada. [The Globe and Mail]
Royal Canadian Mint commemorates 100th anniversary of NHL. Unveils rectangular-shaped $25 silver coin featuring hockey players scoring goal. [NHL]
“I kind of knew before they told me,” Duchene said. “I saw them talking on the bench. It’s very strange, but I kind of half-expected it to be the weirdest way possible. It’s one of those things — it’s a business and I’ll have good story for people one day.”
Definitely the weirdest trade I’ve ever seen. And this comes from a fan who watched the Avs lose Foote and Forsberg due to the salary cap, and then watch Foote return to the Avs DURING a game, after he had been traded earlier in the day.