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The news means that Calgary’s star winger, a restricted free agent, is likely to be traded.

LOS ANGELES — Baseball's All-Star Game was a sweet treat, a refreshingly icy blast on a hot July afternoon, a nod to the game's tradition that featured enough new wrinkles and fresh personalities to make it entertaining and help keep the All-Star format vibrant for years to come.

DETROIT — This NHL offseason promised to be wild and woolly and, so far, hasn't disappointed.

Last week's opening of NHL free agency told us a whole lot about the direction the Kraken appear to be headed in the next few seasons.

A league source has confirmed that longtime NHL player-turned-broadcaster Eddie Olczyk will be joining the ROOT Sports booth for Kraken games this coming season alongside play-by-play man John Forslund, whom he's paired with on national telecasts throughout the years.

The Berlin Wall came down on Nov. 9, 1989. This was the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. Eastern Europe was mostly freed from the "Iron Curtain'' imposed by Russia after World War II by the early '90s.

Rory didn't choke Sunday.

The Hawks’ recent rate of turnover on the ice, behind the bench, in the front office and beyond has been stunning. But for the most part, this was a mess that needed this kind of deep cleaning.

Nazar dominated the scrimmage that concluded Hawks development camp Friday. The 13th overall pick already rivals Lukas Reichel as the best forward prospect in the Hawks’ system.

DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman at the end of last season said improving defensively was a top priority heading into next year.

Nazem Kadri can buy a bigger house somewhere else in the NHL, but he’ll never have a better home than what he found here in Denver, where folks wrapped him in love.