Following the holiday break, the Detroit Red Wings opted to deploy David Perron on the first line alongside Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. The results have not been pretty – six goals for, 11 against, and a 35.79 percent expected goals share at even strength. During the Philadelphia Flyers game on Jan. 25, the Red
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The future is bright for the Detroit Red Wings. Their prospect pipeline is starting to generate NHLers who are contributing to the team. Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond, and Simon Edvinsson have proven one way or another that they are ready for minutes in the big leagues. Related: Red Wings’ Kasper is Better than Joel Eriksson-Ek
For the second season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings will need to name at least two new alternate captains to support captain Dylan Larkin. Last year’s alternates, Marc Staal and Danny DeKeyser, are both no longer with the team. This shift towards a new leadership group is just another way that the Red
Flyers-Blackhawks talk on DeBrincat may not have gotten serious Pierre LeBrun: Don’t believe the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers have held any serious talks about forward Alex DeBrincat. Things can obviously change, but likely more tire-kicking than serious discussions. NHL Watcher: Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thought podcast: “What I think happened is that CHI asked
Rangers likely can’t re-sign their top UFA. Getting calls on Chytil and Kakko Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It doesn’t look like they can get the money to work with Andrew Copp, and the same could be said for Ryan Strome. They are getting calls on Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko. Don’t think they want to
Canucks and Boeser’s camp are not close Rick Dhaliwal: The Vancouver Canucks and Brock Boeser‘s agent have spoken about a new contract but as of now they aren’t close. Boeser’s qualifying offer is not due until July 11th. Who is staying and who could be gone for the New York Rangers Arthur Staple of The
No update on Gaudreau and Flames talks NHL Watcher: Darren Dreger was on The Instigators show yesterday and said that there has a been a good amount of back and forth between the Calgary Flames and pending UFA Johnny Gaudreau. There isn’t a lot going on and no update. With free agency opening up in
Could Trotz end up in Nashville? NHL Watcher: Elliotte Friedman on The Jeff Marek Show: “There was a lot of talk about Trotz buying a house in Nashville yesterday… One of the things I did think is if he went into management right now, it might be with the Predators, they would be willing to
The New York Rangers evened their best-of-seven first-round series versus the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 win in Game 2 on May 5. Unlike in the first game of the series, the Rangers took care of business during regulation to prevent a consecutive game from being decided in a potential multi-overtime. Despite not having regulars
The New York Rangers came out of Tuesday’s loss to the Carolina Hurricanes a little banged up. Artemi Panarin and Andrew Copp didn’t play in Wednesday’s game against former Ranger Marty St. Louis‘ Montreal Canadiens. However, neither injury appears to be serious. Chris Kreider received special honors on two nights, and president and general manager
On the Vancouver Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brock Boeser and free agent Andrei Kuzmenko Harman Dayal of The Athletic: Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and his $7.26 million cap hit will be a long-term obstacle for the Vancouver Canucks. The trade for OEL and Conor Garland made the team better now but took away assets and their salary
The New York Ranges are headed back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs this 2021-22 season. After a five-year postseason drought that began when the team missed a 2017-18 invite, the team will enter the Cup race with much to prove. The franchise made a series of rapid improvements and the time has finally come to
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, chatter has increased when it comes to Evander Kane and how likely it is that the Edmonton Oilers find a way to keep him after this season. Meanwhile, can the Calgary Flames find a way to sign both Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk? There are rumors coming out of Detroit
The New York Rangers continue to be busy before the 2022 NHL trade deadline with two more pre-deadline moves. First they acquired Andrew Copp from the Winnipeg Jets. Next, they got Tyler Motte from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2023 fourth-round pick. After playing eight seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, Andrew Copp has been traded
According to the oddsmakers, the Winnipeg Jets currently have a nine percent chance of making the playoffs. It’s slim but as Lloyd Christmas said in “Dumb and Dumber” facing nearly similar impossible odds, “so you’re telling me there’s a chance?” The media and fans alike have the Jets being sellers at the trade deadline, but
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Calgary Flames outbid the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals for Calle Jarnkrok. The Florida Panthers giving up assets for Ben Chiarot may not take them out of the running for Claude Giroux, who may prefer the Panthers over the Colorado Avalanche. The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings,
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are among a handful of teams interested in defenseman Jacob Middleton. Meanwhile, despite an injury, the Winnipeg Jets are still seriously considering a trade that would move Andrew Copp. Jack McBain is getting a lot of interest out of the Minnesota Wild organization, and will Jakob
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