New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will now have a teammate with him at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game. This is because the NHL announced today (Jan. 22) that Vincent Trocheck has been added to the All-Star Game because Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) and Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks) are unable to participate due to
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To call the past six months eventful for New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck wouldn’t come close to doing the adjective justice, as the old saying goes. In that time, he was tasked with adapting to a new team in a big city which plays a different style than the unique one employed by his
The New York Rangers made a few big moves before the trade deadline, acquiring star wingers Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane. Head coach Gerard Gallant must find the best line combinations with the playoffs quickly approaching, and right now he has Kane playing on a line with Artemi Panarin on the left wing and Vincent
Last season, the New York Rangers’ stars led them to the postseason for the first time in five years and helped them advance to the Eastern Conference Final. Artemi Panarin had another fantastic season despite spending much of it on a line with Ryan Strome and Dryden Hunt rather than the team’s other star forwards. This season, New York
After several departures this offseason, the New York Rangers look like a different team. One of the larger holes left wide open was on the second line. Ryan Strome was the former second-line centerman of the Rangers, the 29-year-old was a polarizing player but ultimately exceeded expectations and fulfilled his role with the team the
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
After winning the 2022 Stanley Cup, the Colorado Avalanche are in a situation familiar to most reigning champions in the salary cap era: looking at a number of departures as pending free agents look to capitalize on the open market. As a result, the high-flying Avalanche will have a number of holes to fill within
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
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Winnipeg Jets appear to have hired an associate coach, which is odd considering they don’t have a head coach yet. Meanwhile, there are updates on the situation between the Chicago Blackhawks and pending RFA Kirby Dach. Would the Vancouver Canucks be willing to move Bo Horvat out to bring
Hurricanes hope to bring back Trocheck and Niederreiter Kurt Dusterberg of NHL.com: Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell is hopeful that they can re-sign pending unrestricted free agent forwards Vincent Trocheck and Nino Niederreiter. “We certainly hope they are both back, but it takes two sides. But I will have more dialogue with their agents in
After yet another strong regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes playoffs ended in disappointing fashion, this year in a second-round loss to the New York Rangers. There were several factors that played into this year’s exit, but at the end of the day they simply just weren’t good enough to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
Trotz heading to Vegas? SinBin.vegas: Emily Kaplan a couple of days ago on ESPN: “A few people in the league have suggested to me that there could be a deal in place already with Barry Trotz and VGK. Just knowing the way Vegas does business but we’ll have to wait to see where Barry Trotz
Since coming to the Carolina Hurricanes via a trade with the Florida Panthers back in February of 2020, Vincent Trocheck has emerged as a key piece of the team’s identity. He’s slotted in exclusively as the second-line center since his arrival, which pushed down Jordan Staal to his rightful position on the third line –
The Minnesota Wild have a very busy offseason ahead, with extensions, attempting to salvage their relationship with veteran winger Zach Parise, the Seattle Expansion Draft, and their center situation that needs an extensive repair. General manager Bill Guerin will be tested with everything he has to maneuver around. This could be a legacy-defining summer for
The theme of February for the Carolina Hurricanes was that of high highs and low lows. They flirted with first place in the competitive Discover Central Division thanks to an outburst of offense. But, they also had to overcome an injury to their red-hot goalie Petr Mrazek and face a tough schedule to end the
In fantasy hockey, there are players who severely outperform their preseason expectations and players who severely underperform their preseason draft rank. For players coming off a disappointing season, but with a good track record, this is a perfect opportunity for fantasy hockey owners to capitalize on the lower draft ranking of these players and draft
Amidst the chaos of Saturday night’s injury fiasco in Toronto, the Carolina Hurricanes and general manager Don Waddell were facing a boatload of pressure to recuperate their broken squad before the Monday afternoon trade deadline. By the time the 3 p.m. deadline hit, the Hurricanes had revamped with three major trades. Related: Carolina Hurricanes Jersey