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  • Pacific Notes: Sabonis, Gabriel, Poole, Ayton, Shamet

    4 days ago - By Hoops Rumors

    It's no coincidence that Kings players lead the league with the fewest games missed due to injury, writes Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee. Good fortune plays a role, but there's also a team philosophy that rejects the idea of load management.
    Domantas Sabonis is among the players who typify that attitude, Biderman notes. Sabonis only missed one game when he suffered an avulsion fracture to his non-shooting thumb in December and another due to illness in January. Sabonis may need surgery on his thumb, but he refuses to consider it until the season ends and has been playing with a wrap...
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  • Canadiens' Drouin doesn't play in first period vs. Lightning after missing team meeting

    Canadiens' Drouin doesn't play in first period vs. Lightning after missing team meeting

    4 days ago - By Sportsnet

    Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin did not see the ice in the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, presumably as punishment for missing a team meeting on Friday.
    Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis told reporters Saturday morning that Drouin will be “dressed” for the game and was expected to play a role against the Lightning.
    Drouin sat the whole first period on the bench and was the only Canadiens player to not take a shift in the opening 20 minutes.
    Drouin took part in Saturday's morning skate alongside Anthony Richard and Michael Pezzetta on the Habs' fourth...
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