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Will NHL players take a knee during the national anthem?

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SAN JOSE — After social protests took centerstage in Week 3 of the NFL season Sunday, Winnipeg Jets all-star forward Blake Wheeler brought the conversation into the hockey world, condemning President Donald Trump following his team’s Monday morning practice.

The American-born forward provided context to a pair of tweets that he published Saturday, ripping President Trump for suggesting that NFL players who protest the national anthem should be fired.

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