Mike Green
St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (27) and center Brayden Schenn (10) battle for the puck during the first period of an intraquad NHL hockey scrimmage at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Mo., Saturday, July. 18, 2020. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Pending free agents confront injury risk in NHL playoffs

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 23, 2020 04:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, Calgary Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic (24) plays against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn. The Flames won't have Hamonic for the resumption of the hockey season after he decided to opt out for family reasons. Hamonic on Friday night, July 10, 2020, became the first player to publicly choose not to play in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Oilers' Green joins list of players opting out of NHL return

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 11, 2020 11:47 AM EDT