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Connor Hellebuyck has doubled down on his trade demand, and the goaltending market is officially on fire. The Winnipeg Jets and their Vezina Trophy winner are at a full standoff, with the situation going public in a major way. The question now is which contender has the assets and the nerve to make a move for one of the best netminders in the game.
Shifting to the gridiron, college football's Week Zero is here and the models are already talking. Memphis and UNLV square off in what figures to be a high-energy opener, while Florida State welcomes New Mexico State in a matchup the Seminoles will be expected to control. Early lines are set and the projection models have strong opinions on both games, so sharpen your pencils before kickoff.
And in New England, Mike Vrabel is shedding some light on the Patriots' offseason thinking, revealing a plan involving Kayshon Boutte that, frankly, raised more than a few eyebrows. Boutte was ultimately traded, but what Vrabel described as the alternative has people questioning the direction of the rebuild in Foxborough.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
