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Flyers’ Giroux won’t play Tuesday vs. Hurricanes

The Philadelphia Flyers will be without captain Claude Giroux against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.

Giroux will miss his second consecutive game after sustaining an upper-body injury Friday following a hit from Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban. He remains day to day.

The 28-year-old forward has 16 goals and 33 assists in 57 games this season.

His absence comes at a critical time for the Flyers, who are five points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

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Report: Blackhawks’ Rozsival won’t be suspended for hit on Wild’s Zucker

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival won't face supplemental discipline for delivering a high hit to Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker on Sunday, reports Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune.

Related: Blackhawks' Rozsival ejected for high hit on Wild's Zucker

Rozsival was assessed a five-minute major for interference and a game misconduct after hitting Zucker late in the second period.

Zucker was carted off the ice with an upper-body injury. He's currently listed as day to day.

The 24-year-old has 12 goals and 10 assists in 58 games this season.

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VIDEO: College hockey fan fails at flinging fish

Teach a man to throw a fish, or he'll struggle repeatedly trying to get it over the glass.

A University of New Hampshire hockey fan illustrated that Saturday while attempting to carry out a school tradition during a game against Boston University.

Wildcats fans at a local fraternity have being throwing fish on the ice after New Hampshire's first goal at home games since the 1970s, but this toss won't go down in history as one of the best.

The moral - just like in fishing - is that patience pays off.

- With h/t to Uproxx

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Maple Leafs trade Polak, Spaling to Sharks for 2 second-round picks, Torres

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling to the San Jose Sharks for second-round picks in 2017 and 2018, and forward Raffi Torres.

"Roman and Nick are both quality, character players that will complement and enhance our current roster,” Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. "Our existing group of players has battled hard and they have earned the right to have every chance to succeed this season."

Polak's in the final year of a five-year, $13.75-million deal and will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the campaign.

The 29-year-old recorded one goal and 12 assists in 55 games.

Spaling will also become an unrestricted free agent at season's end, carrying a $2.2-million cap hit.

The 27-year-old was in and out of the lineup for the Maple Leafs in 2015-16, tallying just one goal and six assists in 35 games.

Torres will be re-assigned to the AHL's San Jose Barracuda. The 34-year-old hasn't played an NHL game since 2014.

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