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Tonight, the hockey world applauds the heroic, skilled and immediate response of trainers, doctors and paramedics on scene at every pro game.
Because of them, Jiri Fischer, Rich Peverley, Craig Cunningham and now Jay Bouwmeester get to go home and see their families again. 👏❤️
A blowhard broadcaster fat-shaming a professional athlete and three-time Stanley Cup champion.
@patmaroon
doesn't deserve that. No one does.
Go home, Jack. You actually sound drunk.
Breaking: It's Showtime.
Sources tell
@DailyFaceoff
:
#NYR
expected to acquire Patrick Kane for 2023 2nd Rd Pick (can become a 1st) and a 4th Rd Pick.
#NYR
and
#Blackhawks
plan to conduct 3-team trade call tonight.
Possible Kane makes
#NYR
debut Wed in Philadelphia vs.
#Flyers
.
Scene: Bruce Boudreau said his goodbyes to players postgame, thanked them for working hard for him and wished them luck.
Boudreau and his staff enjoying a cold beverage in office, players came in one-by-one to shake his hand.
Yet, he hasn’t been officially fired by
#Canucks
.
To say Jonathan Quick is unhappy with the trade, I'm told, is "an understatement."
The entire
#LAKings
team was a bit down after the game, a win, and you could understandably see it in Anze Kopitar's face after a 4-goal night.
Tough deal, Kings trading a franchise legend.
Personal news: Today is my last day at TSN. My decision.
If you told a Philly kid that he’d break 🏒 news on 🇨🇦 nat’l television for 6 yrs, he wouldn’t have believed you. Thank you 🙏
Not exactly sure what’s next, but I’m excited to see what’s out there in the universe for me.
Huge eye roll here. I’ve reported all along that the lacerated spleen is a legitimate, serious injury. There’s been no shenanigans.
But man, Stone coming back to practice for second year in a row one week before playoffs is some seriously fortuitous timing.
Johnny Gaudreau informed the
#Flames
he will not be returning to Calgary. Emotional conversation for both sides, as the Flames rolled out the red carpet to keep him.
A massive offer was presented, as we reported, but this wasn't about money.
Sources say
#CBJ
and Mike Babcock are indeed parting ways.
Investigation by
#NHLPA
left no path for Babcock to continue as coach. Much of last 24-48 hours was spent negotiating his exit.
Strong message sent: Treat all players with respect, as you would in any proper workplace.
GM Kelly McCrimmon on the Reaves trade: This was the culmination of different discussions with Ryan over the last few days on what would make sense for Ryan and his future as well as what would work for our team.
#VegasBorn
Odd. Reading statement from
#Blackhawks
commending Kyle Beach, I must have missed an apology for making him out to be a liar and calling his claims meritless.
That wasn’t on “then-executives.” That is on the executives still in place, who missed the mark again tonight.
Want to take a moment to thank
@CapFriendly
. Most users don’t see the incredibly long hours Dominik puts in - for no pay - to provide an invaluable resource that the entire hockey community relies on. Bravo, Dom. Heck of a job. Matthew Wuest and General Fanager would be proud.
Sounds like Johnny Gaudreau left somewhere between $15-17.5 million on the table in Calgary by choosing Columbus, depending on final total.
Not sure anyone saw that coming.
Full trade, per sources:
To
#FlaPanthers
:
Matthew Tkachuk (extension in place)
To
#Flames
:
Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a 1st round pick.
@DailyFaceoff
Thank you, Kyle Beach. No one should have to experience that, let alone the response from those in positions of power. Gut wrenching to watch.
There are no words for
#Blackhawks
allowing Brad Aldrich’s life to be like it was the day before, like nothing happened (via
@rwesthead
)
BREAKING: Sources tell
@DailyFaceoff
- NHL, Arizona Coyotes & Smith Entertain. Grp have made significant progress on the framework of an agreement to relocate
#Yotes
to Salt Lake City, Utah.
#NHL
memo updated Governors today.
NOT done. Many layers and lawyers. Much work to do.
Awesome news. After 333 days,
@HumboldtBroncos
defenceman Morgan Gobeil is being released from hospital after many medical procedures and hours upon hours of physical, occupational, and speech therapy. This "BELIEVE" kickplate is leaving w him, there until the last one went home.
“That’s the problem with these young players. You wanna embarrass guys? You wanna skill it up? You better be prepared to get punched in the mouth.”
Coyotes broadcast applauds Jay Beagle cross-checking Trevor Zegras/beating Troy Terry senseless. Embarrassing commentary
Still baffled that the high-level analysis on Connor McDavid from
@JohnTortorella2
on ESPN is "shut up." 🤯
If the best player on the planet needs to change his game to be successful in the playoffs, we probably should be talking more about the game needing to change than him.
#allcaps
Evgeny Kuznetsov has cleared waivers and is expected to be sent to AHL Hershey, where he is believed to be the highest salaried player ever rostered in the AHL.
Sidney Crosby fighting back tears with a minutes-long standing ovation in Rimouski, crowd chanting “Cros-by, Cros-by!” Honestly one of the longest standing ovations I’ve ever witnessed. It’s unending.
Jamie Benn just spoke to the media. Said he wished he wouldn’t have fallen on Stone and used his stick “as a landing point.”
That’s not how that play looked to me…
Also said he has not spoken with Stone.
This is Chris Van Os-Shaw, who played in Humboldt last season and was a linemate of Broncos captain Logan Schatz, and scored the first goal in last night’s AJHL championship Game 1. What a photo.
It's a life-changing, $10.8 million contract extension for 30-year-old
#Flyers
defenseman Nick Seeler.
He almost hung up his skates a few years ago. He was playing on a two-way deal that guaranteed him $375,000 this season.
4 yrs x $2.7 mil, with $2.5 mil in signing bonuses.
#Sens
owner Michael Andlauer says
#NHL
did not advise him of either investigation - botched Dadonov "no-trade" clause or Pinto sports betting incident - before he closed on purchase.
“Maybe they didn’t want to disrupt [it] to make sure the seller got the best price possible."
BTW. Everyone wanted to know: What did
#pens
Tristan Jarry say to make Brad Marchand punch him in the face?
Marchand testified, according to Bettman ruling, that Jarry said: “How about that f—-ing save?”
Full trade, per sources:
To
#NHLBruins
: Rights to RFAs Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula.
To
#Blackhawks
: Taylor Hall, rights to UFA Nick Foligno.
No salary retained by Boston, this represents a pure salary dump to clear $6 million off Bruins' books.
Due to ongoing concerns regarding the spread of the Omicron variant, The IIHF Council has made the difficult decision to cancel all tournaments scheduled for January 2022.
More at
Love it. Freedom of speech has to work both ways. If you don’t want to participate, you shouldn’t be forced to - but to muzzle players from freedom of expression is wrong.
UPDATE: Rule be damned, Marc-Andre Fleury is wearing his Native American Heritage mask in warmups. I’m told it’s very unlikely he or the
#mnwild
will be fined, but he’s risking it
His mask is up to $5,600 in the auction—vastly more than any other item
Cale Makar is the first unanimous winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy since
@ThePHWA
began revealing playoff MVP tabulations five seasons ago.
Makar grabbed the first place vote from all 18 voters.
Sources:
#NHL
is drafting two schedule versions for next season - one with
#Yotes
in Arizona, another with the relocated franchise playing in Salt Lake City.
Fluid situation. Lots of moving parts. Details on dual paths and a potential transaction.
Link:
Only three defensemen have won the Conn Smythe and Norris trophies in the same season:
Bobby Orr (1970, 1972)
Nicklas Lidstrom (2002)
Cale Makar (2022)
My sense is
#Flames
have put an offer on the table for Johnny Gaudreau - north of $10 mil x 8 years - that would make him not only highest-paid player in Calgary franchise history, but among richest in
#NHL
.
If Gaudreau walks, it likely won't be because of money.
Look at that timing.
Prospective NHL owner issues press release asking league for admission a mere minutes after a report says 5 players have been ordered to surrender to police to face pending sexual assault charges.
Sad news: Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died at age 52.
The Wawa, Ont., native racked up 1,824 PIM and 101 fighting majors in his 15-year NHL career. Simon won a Stanley Cup with the
#Avs
in 1996 and made Finals appearances with WSH and CGY.
Simon's children, family and…
Is this an NHL franchise or a local Jr. B team?
It is utterly mind blowing that this is a thing. The correct answer is, of course, a municipality that actually wants to have the
#Yotes
- after two have said no.
Tone deaf? Beyond that.
It was a middle finger from the ever-arrogant Hockey Canada to victims of sexual assault and violence, along with anyone who has been rightly critical of HC’s lack of leadership and decision making.
Was not one other person available to do the honors?
Full trade:
To
#LetsGoPens
: Erik Karlsson, SJS 2026 3rd Rd Pick, Dillon Hamaliuk, Rem Pitlick
To
#GoHabsGo
: Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, Nathan Legare, PIT 2025 2nd Rd Pick
To
#sjsharks
: PIT 2024 1st Rd Pick, Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta
Goaltender Robin Lehner has put pen to paper and signed a 5-year, $25 million extension to stay with the Vegas
@GoldenKnights
. Announcement expected later today.
Lehner was No. 5 on
#TSNHockey
’s Top 75 free agents list.
#FreeAgentFrenzy
This trade seemed to go against just about everything
#Leafs
GM Kyle Dubas spoke about recently.
O’Reilly and Acciari are rentals.
And Toronto gave up 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th round picks to do it.
In what should have been a moment of pure elation and celebration, Hockey Canada somehow deemed it fitting for embattled CEO Scott Smith to hand out gold medals today at
#WomensWorlds
.
Yes, hand them out to the very team that in July called for a *new* Hockey Canada. [1/2]
#Blackhawks
GM Kyle Davidson says he can't reveal any details, says it is a "workplace matter."
“This does not involve any player or their families, and anyone that suggests otherwise is wildly inaccurate and it’s frankly disgusting.”
Let's recap.
June 22, 2017: Jordan Eberle for Ryan Strome.
Nov. 16, 2018: Ryan Strome for Ryan Spooner.
Jan. 21, 2019: Ryan Spooner on waivers. Jordan Eberle and Ryan Strome not on waivers.
BREAKING: Hearing
#Blackhawks
are trading Marc-Andre Fleury to
#mnwild
. Sounds like conditional 2nd round pick that can become a 1st for CHI.
@DailyFaceoff
Players
#Vegas
@GoldenKnights
have been forced to unload for no or minimal return due to salary cap crunch:
Max Pacioretty
Evgeni Dadonov
Marc-Andre Fleury
Nate Schmidt
Paul Stastny
Cody Eakin
Sources say
#Canucks
have made significant progress with superstar Elias Pettersson working on what is believed to be an 8-year contract extension.
Not done, but big development, and a new deal could be finalized in the coming days.
@DailyFaceoff
Scenarios for final East playoff spot with all four teams at 81 GP:
#allcaps
:
-Any win vs. PHI
OR
-One point vs. PHI AND any
#LGRW
loss vs. MTL
AND
-One point vs. PHI AND any
#pens
loss vs. NYI
(Simplest path in East: Win and Caps are in)
#LGRW
:
-Any win vs. MTL AND
#allcaps
…
Not to throw another log onto the fire for
#Flames
, but the potential exodus continues.
I'm told Tyler Toffoli also plans on not re-signing in Calgary.
Can't believe that something like this needs to be addressed, but with regards to Corey Perry and the
#Blackhawks
moving to terminate his contract today, I think it's important to squash a disgusting rumor that has circulated on social media.
Hearing
#LGRW
will place Filip Zadina on unconditional waivers at 12 noon ET today for purposes of mutual contract termination.
Zadina is foregoing the $4.56 million remaining on his deal, seeking a fresh start elsewhere. Huge courage to bet on himself.
#NHLDucks
netminder Ryan Miller announces this will be his final season.
Vezina Trophy ✅
Olympics MVP ✅
Hobey Baker ✅
Most
#NHL
wins American-born Goalies ✅
Heck of a career.
900 career points for
#Oilers
Connor McDavid in 602 GP.
Fastest to 900 points in
#NHL
history:
1. Wayne Gretzky 385 GP
2. Mario Lemieux 463 GP
3. Mike Bossy 582 GP
4. Peter Stastny 589 GP
5. Connor McDavid 602 GP
I don't think anyone questions the severity of Mark Stone's back injury. But I think many opponents will question the timing of his return, after the Golden Knights spent $7.25 million of Stone's cap hit on LTIR.
I’ve listened to this Paul Maurice answer on Jansen Harkins no less than 10 times. Harkins was playing in the ECHL two years ago, scored in his first career
#StanleyCup
game today.
What an example for any young player - or anyone trying to make it in any walk of life.
#nhljets
Wow.
#pens
announce defenseman Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke on Monday.
Team says he is "not experiencing any lasting effects" and will continue to undergo tests over the next week. He reported symptoms on Monday.
Letang also had a stroke in 2014.
…is this real? Not sure which part is more cringeworthy,
@JohnTortorella2
. Could you *imagine* feeling the need to “talk” to a player after a goal like that like he’s in trouble?
Or how about saying “our game” like it’s exclusive and there’s no room for Trevor Zegras in it? 😳
"Why I inherited this is beyond me,"
#Sens
owner Michael Andlauer says of
#NHL
punishment and forfeiture of first-round draft pick from an incident 591 days ago some 18 months before he purchased team.
He doesn't understand why it took the league so long to render a decision.
Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse has been automatically suspended for one game and Coach Jay Woodcroft has been fined $10,000 under rule 46.21, Instigating in Final Five Minutes of Regulation.
No
#NHL
player has earned $150 million over his entire career. A 34-year-old pitcher in deGrom gets $185 million for five years after playing just 38 games over the last three seasons. 🤯
BREAKING: Right-hander Jacob deGrom has signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas Rangers, sources tell ESPN. Physical is passed. Deal is done. Includes conditional sixth-year option that would take total deal to $222 million. Full no-trade clause. A massive haul.