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FILe - In this Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, Washington Capitals right wing Devante Smith-Pelly (25) skates with the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, in Washington. As NHL teams move toward paying their stars more money and relying on young players to fill the gaps, hockey’s middle class is being squeezed out. Veterans like 2018 Washington Capitals playoff hero Devante Smith-Pelly are finding it increasingly difficult to land guaranteed contracts and are oftentimes forced to go to training camp on professional tryout agreements. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
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New Jersey Devils left wing Brett Seney (43) scores a goal against the New York Rangers during the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, carries the Stanley Cup after the team defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Boston. Tarasenko is thankful for the internet because it allows his grandfather back home in Russia to watch NHL games. Starting this season, Tarasenko’s grandfather and the rest of Russia will be able to watch every single regular-season and playoff game. The NHL is expanding its reach into Russia with a new streaming agreement with Yandex that will more than triple the amount of games broadcast there. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (9) falls to the ice as Pittsburgh Penguins' Bryan Rust (17) goes after a puck controlled by Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin (26) during t an NHL preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/John Beale)
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Former NBA players Kobe Bryant, left, and Tony Parker talk during the first-place match between Spain and Argentina in the FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Spanish fans cheers during their FIBA Basketball World Cup Finalmatch against Argentina, at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Czech Republic' Dominik Kubalik (18) checks Russia's Nikita Nesterov (89) during the second period of the semifinal round of the men's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Kubalik is one of the biggest variables for the Chicago Blackhawks as they try to get back to the playoffs after a two-year absence. He could play on one of Chicago’s top lines, but he isn’t looking too far ahead early in training camp. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2019, file photo, San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski skates against the Detroit Red Wings during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit. Pavelski joined the Dallas Stars as an expensive free agent coming off one of his best goal-scoring years, while Corey Perry quietly signed a low-cost one-year contract after playing the fewest games of his career because of a knee injury. That’s where the differences end for a pair of veterans trying to help the Stars make back-to-back playoff trips for the first time in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1965, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks' Stan Mikita, left, pulls away from Detroit Red Wings' Ted Lindsay during an NHL hockey game in Chicago. A posthumous study of Mikita's brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the BU CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation's Chicago Honors Dinner on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at the request of Mikita's family. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture (39) reaches for the puck in front of Colorado Avalanche center Alexander Kerfoot (13) during the first period of Game 7 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series in San Jose, Calif. The Sharks wasted little time replacing Joe Pavelski as captain, giving the role to Couture even before starting training camp. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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