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Nuggets’ Will Barton won’t play in opening scrimmage due to knee soreness, source says

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Nuggets little ahead Will Barton continues to be dealing with knee soreness and won’t perform Wednesday’s launching scrimmage from the Wizards out of conscience, according to a team source. Barton’s only been able to proceed through elements of training because the Nuggets arrived in Orlando more than a couple of weeks ago. Barton missed four
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Nathan MacKinnon named Hart Trophy finalist along with Rangers’ Artemi Panarin, Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl

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If everything works out for Nathan MacKinnon this summer, the Avalanche star could very well score a hat trick off the ice. MacKinnon was named one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, given to the NHL MVP by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, on Tuesday morning. It’s the third postseason award the 24-year-old center
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Nuggets center Nikola Jokic “cannot control” how COVID-19 affects him

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Nikola Jokic doesn’t know what sort of effects that are long-term COVID-19 might have on himbut he also doesn’t need to waste time considering it. Jokic, who’been at the Orlando “bubble” for over a week later he tested positive while at Serbia, stated the NBA’so doctors can’t forecast how the virus might impact him during
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Nuggets’ Jamal Murray on chemistry with Nikola Jokic: It’s going to take time to “get us right”

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If nothing else, at the Nuggets’ two players are within the bubble. After Nikola Jokic arrived last weekend in Orlando, not only was the organization able to breathe a sigh of relief, but it indicated that the unofficial beginning of the team’s resumption. After four months off, the equal of an entire offseason as Nuggets
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Conor Timmins making case for Avalanche roster spot in Edmonton NHL bubble

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Conor Timmins’ rookie opinion at Avalanche training camp was powerful in 2017 that coach Jared Bednar faced a choice: Jumpstart rsquo & the second-round defenseman;s NHL career? Or ship him back to juniors for evolution? Colorado played it safe but knew his future was bright. “We had discussions about him playing (us),” Bednar said. “That’so
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Nuggets’ Gary Harris, Torrey Craig en route to Orlando bubble, source confirms

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After almost two weeks in the Orlando bubble, then reinforcements are arriving to the Nuggets. Gary Harris and Torrey Craig were as part of Sunday afternoona league source confirmed to The Denver Post, which it won’t be long until the Nuggets have their entire starting five on the practice court. Exterior of Harris, the remainder
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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has practice tirade; star rookie Cale Makar skates off early

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Jared Bednar was animated as he’s probably ever been in his four decades as Avalanche head coach Saturday, at Day 5 of the training camp 2.0 in Pepsi Center. Bednar stopped an end-to-end 5-on-5 and unleashed an obscenity-laced tirade that included his concern about checking, the restricted practices remaining ahead of the Avs’ Aug. 2
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Christian McCaffrey joins exclusive club in Madden NFL video game

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Screenshot via YouTubePanthers running back Christian McCaffrey at Madden NFL 21. It’s been quite the year for the Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey. He also became the third player in NFL history to capture 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving final year and then set the mark for largest contract for a running  at April. Now he’s combined
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Avalanche gets taste of what’s to come in scrimmages inside empty Pepsi Center

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The Avalanche got a taste on Thursday of what it would feel like next month when the Western Conference playoffs unfold prior to no fans at 18,500-seat Rogers Place in Edmonton. For the first time because NHL training camps started Monday, the Avs maintained a scrimmage in a vacant Pepsi Center. “Obviously, it’so quiet, but
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Finnish forward Joonas Donskoi chose Avalanche in free agency last summer. He’s now having a career year.

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A bit more than a year later choosing the Avalanche, Finnish winger Joonas Donskoi can unequivocally say totally free service went well for him. Donskoi, who played in the Western Conference finals last year with the San Jose Sharks, is currently preparing for the play with a group many believe may win the Stanley Cup.
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