Slavin does have an offensive presence. He has had seven seasons of more than 30 points, and is flirting with what would be an eighth season, with 20 points through 56 games this NHL season.

14) of the 2016 NHL Draft, he’s been expected to play like ... McAvoy provided a Bourque-esque performance that will be missing Thursday. Slavin’s mindset going into the game is simple.

Slavin was pointless in the tournament but his ... and a bronze medal from the 2014 Winter Olympics, the last time NHL players participated at the Games. Granlund will get another opportunity ...

Slavin was selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round (No. 120) of the 2012 NHL Draft. If there has been an anonymous element to his time in Carolina, the last person to be concerned about a ...

“He plays every shift the same. Every game’s the same,” Brind’Amour said Monday regarding Slavin, 30, who is in his 10th year in the NHL after being drafted No. 120 overall in 2012.

Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. BOSTON -- What makes Team USA a team-- and not just a collection of All-Stars -- is having Jaccob Slavin on the roster. That's not conjecture.

Jaccob Slavin and Team USA earned a massive 3-1 win ... so the Bruins hope his play at the 4 Nations will carry over to the rest of the NHL campaign. The 30-year-old defenseman was a workhorse ...

Canada has beaten Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in an overtime thriller, 3-2, Thursday night in Boston. Connor McDavid scored the game winner to become a national hero and hockey legend. After ...

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