NHL Player Brayden McNabb Cannot Play One Game

May 14, 2026, 03:30
USSports

Introduction

The NHL says Brayden McNabb cannot play in the next game. He hit Ryan Poehling in a bad way.

Main Body

McNabb hit Poehling during a game. The NHL says McNabb had time to stop. He did not stop and hit the other player very hard. Poehling is now hurt. McNabb is a very important player for the Vegas Golden Knights. He plays many minutes in every game. Now the team must find a new player to help. The team might use Kaedan Korczak or Lukas Cormier. These players are ready to play in the next game.

Conclusion

The Vegas Golden Knights will play Game Six without McNabb. They want to win the series.

Learning

🏒 Action & Result

Look at these two sentences from the story:

  • "He hit Ryan... Poehling is now hurt."
  • "He did not stop... [he] hit the other player."

The Pattern: Simple Past Actions To reach A2, you need to describe things that happened before now. In this text, we see words like hit and did.

Quick Guide:

  • Hit (Now) →\rightarrow Hit (Past). Some words don't change!
  • Stop →\rightarrow Did not stop. Use 'did not' to say 'no' in the past.

🛠ī¸ Switching People

When we talk about the players, we don't repeat their names every time. We use "small words" instead:

Brayden McNabb →\rightarrow He The Vegas Golden Knights →\rightarrow The team / They

Example: "The team might use Korczak... They want to win."

💡 A2 Word Power: "Can" vs "Might"

  • Cannot: 0% chance. (He cannot play. It is impossible.)
  • Might: 50% chance. (The team might use Korczak. Maybe yes, maybe no.)

Vocabulary Learning

next (adj.)
coming after the present one
Example:The next game will be tomorrow.
game (n.)
a competition or match
Example:He played the game with his friends.
hit (v.)
to strike someone or something
Example:He hit the ball hard.
stop (v.)
to cease moving or functioning
Example:He stopped the play after the whistle.
important (adj.)
having great value or significance
Example:He is an important player for the team.
team (n.)
a group of people working together
Example:The team worked together to win.
new (adj.)
not existing before
Example:They need a new player.
help (v.)
to assist or support
Example:The coach will help the new player.
ready (adj.)
prepared to do something
Example:The players are ready for the next game.
win (v.)
to be victorious in a competition
Example:They want to win the series.