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Helene Elliott: NHL season predictions — Avalanche primed for a Stanley Cup repeat?

The Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid carries the puck in front of the Colorado Avalanche's Darren Helm during the second period in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on June 6, 2022, in Edmonton, Canada.

LOS ANGELES — After two seasons cut short by COVID-19 and another that began and ended late, the NHL will be back to normal this season. As normal as it gets in the NHL, that is. Remember, this league gave its blessing for the Arizona Coyotes to play in a 5,000-seat arena on the campus of Arizona State for at least two seasons while awaiting construction of a new home, their third since the franchise moved south from Winnipeg.

The league's international focus returned after

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