Sabres captain Kyle Okposo is one of the oldest players on one of the NHL’s youngest teams, and takes care to present a patient front in the midst of a late-season playoff push.
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov is out for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs because of a torn ACL, a significant blow for the Stanley Cup contender.
Cale Makar has been cleared to return to the Avalanche after two different hits over an 11-day span landed him both times in the league’s concussion protocol.
Come April, the Maple Leafs will once again have to confront the long-nagging questions of how they’ll attempt to avoid turning a dominating regular season into yet another early playoff exit.
