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5 guys who will save the NHL: with the future of the NHL looking bleak, a handful of players under 25 are being counted on to turn hockey heads for years to come--no matter what the league looks like.(NHL)(National Hockey League)
In a season marked by tragedy and an endless film loop of bad press about the quality of the game and its attendant economic woes--not to mention the hovering labor war cloud--it seems the only reasons for optimism are the fresh young faces getting ready to dominate the game.
Indeed, the next generation of stars never has faced a greater burden.
The ability of players such as Ilya Kovalchuk to embrace the often difficult companion of stardom, not just in their respective cities but for the entire league, will say much about the future of the game.
Now the good news: Of the five players under 25 who are best equipped to save the NHL, four are not ...
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