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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The NHL’s Western Conference powers are muscling up for the postseason push. The Vegas Golden Knights will plug elite center Jack Eichel into their starting lineup Wednesday. Eichel, acquired earlier this season from the hapless Buffalo Sabres, has finally recovered from neck surgery. The streaking Calgary Flames sent first- and fifth-round draft picks plus winger prospect Emil Heineman and spare forward Tyler Pitlick to the Montreal Canadiens Monday for former 30-goal scorer Tyler Toffoli. Meanwhile the Colorado Avalanche are sending “all-in” signals around the league, triggering speculation …