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How About A 'Personality Day" For The NHL Players?

01/31/2018 at 11:51am EST

from Kevin Allen of USA TODAY,

Wouldn't it be entertaining to see goalie Henrik Lundqvist play once a season with “King Henrik” on the back of his New York Rangers jersey? Shouldn’t Zdeno Chara be able to wear a “Z” on his back once a year?

On one day a year, shouldn’t a member of the Detroit Red Wings be able to salute Gordie Howe’s memory with a photograph display on his helmet?

“I think it would be pretty fun if the NHL did something like that,” Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski said. “Just gets more personality in the game. I don’t think the world outside of hockey sees enough of our personality and who we are.”

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association has already embraced this concept...

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