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Toronto Maple Leafs Lost To Carolina Hurricanes In Explosive Saturday Showdown While A Familiar Face Watched On

03/21/2024 at 5:30pm EDT

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost a hotly-contested game to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Newly acquired Jake Guentzel scored the only goal of the ensuing shootout to help his team win 5-4 after Carolina stormed back from a deficit.

Tom Wilson Has Been Offered An In-Person Hearing

03/21/2024 at 1:01pm EDT

How to Read and Understand Hockey Stats

03/21/2024 at 12:00pm EDT

Modern sports are very different to how they were played decades ago. Even if the rules of hockey haven’t changed much, the way athletes and coaches prepare for games and the way we as fans watch the sports are completely different. One of the biggest things that’s changed is the growing importance of statistics. Over the years, coaches, athletes and broadcasters have paid greater attention to stats and what they mean for the game.

An Optional Morning Skate For The Wings

03/21/2024 at 10:37am EDT

The Playoff Race In The East

03/21/2024 at 9:48am EDT

from Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic,

The Eastern Conference playoff race is a hot mess; a middling sludge containing seven teams that wish they were anywhere else.

Not one team is where it wants to be right now and it’s made for a completely chaotic slide to the finish. The clubs that want to lose for the hope of a brighter future are finding ways to keep winning, and the teams that want to win keep falling all over themselves trying. The eighth seed is currently on pace for just 90 points and that number seems to get lower each week.

Does anyone in the East actually want to make the playoffs?

The Islanders were hoping to return to conference final form and currently have the inside track on a wild-card spot at 47 percent. But it sure doesn’t feel like it now that the team has dropped five straight games, four of which have been by three or more goals. They have just one more win than the Senators and have a .426 win percentage. That’s a 35-win pace. The lowest full-season win total in the cap era for a playoff team is 38, set by the 2011-12 Panthers and the 2015-16 Wild.

The Red Wings were hoping this season could be their big leap, and while it looked like it would be at some point, they’ve had a disastrous drop-off over the last few weeks that’s blown this race wide open. Detroit has lost eight of its last 10 games and seen its playoff odds drop from a peak of 76 percent, all the way down to 36 percent.

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Videos- Patrick Kane On Lucas Raymond And His SCF OT Cup Winning Goal

03/21/2024 at 1:53am EDT

Kane on the bright future for Lucas Raymond and below, on his SCF OT goal which won the Cup for the Blackhawks.

NHL Short Notes

03/21/2024 at 1:38am EDT

* The NHL entered the final 30 days of its regular season with Jason Robertson, Auston Matthews and Anze Kopitar leading their team to wins.

* Wednesday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the three-game slate, including Alex Ovechkin now needing fewer than 50 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for the most in League history.

* Closely-contested races for the Art Ross Trophy, Presidents’ Trophy and Wild Card spots will be front-and-center during Thursday’s 11-game slate, which is highlighted by Seattle visiting Vegas on ESPN and Florida hosting Nashville on ESPN+ and Hulu.

Closing Out The GM Meetings

03/20/2024 at 2:41pm EDT

from Dan Rosen of the NHL's website,

NHL general managers completed three days of meetings Wednesday, and Commissioner Gary Bettman said the group is leaving with a sense of the game being in a good place with strong revenues and exciting races for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

"We talked about a lot of little tweaks that we can focus on to maybe make things a little bit smoother, but nothing that I would categorize as problems," Bettman said. "I think we're in a good place and we're looking forward to the stretch drive and beginning the playoffs."

On Tuesday, the GMs voted to propose several minor adjustments to rules, including allowing penalties subject to coach's challenges to include delay of game penalties for pucks shot over the glass and certain high-sticking minors.

The proposals next go to the NHL/NHLPA Competition Committee for approval before the NHL Board of Governors for ratification.

Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly touched on a number of other topics in their post-meeting press conference.

Long-term injured reserve

This topic was not on the agenda at the meetings because it is a collectively bargained issue that involves the NHL Players' Association, but the usage of LTIR for injured players as it relates to the salary cap was discussed Sunday when the six members of the GMs' executive committee met with Bettman and Daly.

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A Noon Practice For The Wings

03/20/2024 at 12:10pm EDT

Chris Simon - A Sad Canadian Story

03/20/2024 at 9:45am EDT

from Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star,

On the surface, Chris Simon was a classic Canadian story.

He was born to an Ojibwa father and an Anglo-Saxon mother in the tiny town of Wawa, Ont. He moved to the bigger town of Sault Ste. Marie as a teen, seeking better opportunities in hockey. He wound up playing 782 NHL games with seven franchises, was on a Stanley Cup-winning team in Colorado, and his teammates adored him. A lot of people would sign up for that ride.

The actual story was so much more complicated, of course, darker and sadder and harder. Simon died in Wawa on Monday night; a cause of death was not provided. He had four children, and two ex-wives. He was only 52.

People used to say there were at least two Chris Simons. There was the giant who loved hunting and fishing and was a gentle, caring teammate. Then there was the six-foot-three, 235-pound hulk on the ice, the one who didn’t just fight but sometimes snapped.

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NHL Short Notes

03/20/2024 at 2:25am EDT

* David Pastrnak, Mark Scheifele and Mikko Rantanen each propelled their teams to victory with a hat trick and boosted the NHL’s total in 2023-24 to 98. Pastrnak joined elite company among active players by notching a three-goal performance against a 12th different franchise.

* The Red Wings captured a crucial come-from-behind win to shuffle back into the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference and did so thanks to a franchise-first.

* Auston Matthews and Alex Ovechkin, who own a combined 11 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy wins since the award was introduced 25 years ago, will go head-to-head to open an NHL on TNT doubleheader Wednesday as Washington looks to reclaim the Eastern Conference’s final Wild Card spot.

Post Game Talk

03/19/2024 at 11:20pm EDT

from Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now,

Their opponent was the Columbus Blue Jackets, a team sitting 29th in the NHL overall standings. This was going to be the ‘W’ that would get them rolling. Lalonde expected his team to breathe fire in the first period. Instead, the Red Wings played one of their worst periods of the slump. They were out-shot 20-5 and outscored 2-0 on breakaway goals.

“I was flabbergasted,” Lalonde said. “I was shocked. Disappointed. I never thought with this group that … it felt like they quit, and I couldn’t believe it.”

Lalonde would not reveal the specifics of what he said to his players after the period. “I’ll probably just keep that in the room,” he said....

The win pushed the Red Wings back into the Eastern Conference’s second wild card position, one point ahead of the Washington Capitals and three ahead of the New York Islanders. The Red Wings play the Islanders Thursday.

“So many emotional narratives this time of year,” Lalonde said. “Obviously, if we lose it’s a big narrative. Now we win and we’re won two of our last three and we’re over that line again. Separated ourselves a little bit from one of the teams we’re chasing with. It was huge, but it means nothing if we don’t get a little more battle to start. Stop feeling sorry for ourselves. It’s got to come from everyone. Honestly, going into this game, I thought we would have some jump.”

Kane was involved in all three of Detroit’s goals, setting up both of Raymond’s goals. He admitted it was challenging to stay positive after the disastrous first period.

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Quick Recap- DRW/CBJ

03/19/2024 at 9:38pm EDT

It's getting real bad folks.

Detroit had two power plays in the first period. They finished with five shots in 20 minutes.

Columbus had two goals on twenty shots. 2-0 after twenty minutes.

In the second period, the Wings scored 2 goals early while the Blue Jackets went scoreless in the period. 2-2 after forty.

Columbus was up late 3-2 but with 13 seconds left, Raymond scores to force overtime.

Showtime in OT, Wings win 4-3.

Team Stats

Detroit goals are below.

What’s Next?

03/19/2024 at 6:30pm EDT

Good evening and welcome to all. It’s been quite the awful month for Red Wings fans as we all have watched in disbelief while the Wings have played themselves out of the Wild Card spot, for now. We’re all angry about this turn of events, but, fans have no control over what happens next. You never know what’s coming.

Reimer is the projected starter tonight. Edvinsson is in, Walman is out(lower body), Rasmussen is a game time decision. Since there are other players dealing with illnesses, the Red Wings won’t decide their final lineup until warmups.

It’s the Blue Jackets vs the Red Wings. The puck is set to drop around 7:00 PM and will be broadcast on Bally Sports Detroit, and on the Red Wings Radio Network 97.1 (The Ticket in Detroit) for your listening pleasure. Also available on ESPN+/NHLPP, BSOH, and SPORTSNET+.

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Chris Simon Has Passed At Age 52

03/19/2024 at 4:55pm EDT

via NHL.com,

Chris Simon, who played 15 seasons in the NHL, died Monday. He was 52.

Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round (No. 25) of the 1990 NHL Draft, the forward played 782 regular-season games for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild, and had 305 points (144 goals, 161 assists).

Simon had 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in 75 Stanley Cup Playoff games and helped the Avalanche win the Cup in 1996. He also reached the Stanley Cup Final with the Capitals in 1998 and Flames in 2004.

"Chris was a great guy, a beloved teammate and an important part of our first championship season," Avalanche president and former teammate Joe Sakic said in a statement. "He was a really good hockey player who could score goals, was a big presence in the dressing room and was the first person to stand up and defend his teammates. Off the ice he was an unbelievable guy and a caring father, son, brother and friend. He will be sorely missed."

Video- The Latest From The GM Meetings

03/19/2024 at 3:56pm EDT

via the YouTube page of TSN,

In what are the most proposed rule changes in the NHL since the reset in the league 20 years ago, coach's challenges are front and centre. TSN Hockey Insiders Chris Johnston, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger have more from the GM meetings in Florida, including 3-on-3 overtime, the potential of changes to the league's LTIR position and more.

Watch below.

Video- Sean Couturier On Being A Healthy Scratch Tonight

03/19/2024 at 1:51pm EDT

Video- GM Meetings Agenda For Today

03/19/2024 at 12:59pm EDT

via TSN's YouTube page,

Gino Reda is joined by TSN Hockey Insiders Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun to look ahead to Tuesday's discussions at the NHL GM meetings and weigh in on the likelihood that any recommendations actually lead to taking anything to the next level as topics get presented to a bigger group.

Watch below.

Keeping It Simple For Simon Edvinsson

03/19/2024 at 12:55pm EDT

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

Eager for a spark in their quest for a playoff berth, the Detroit Red Wings added the 6-foot-6 defender to their lineup on Tuesday. Edvinsson, 21, has spent the majority of the season with the Grand Rapids Griffins, posting 27 points in 52 games, sent there out of training camp to work on reducing the risk in his game.

"I feel d-zone, especially, I feel like that is where my growth has been from last year," Edvinsson said after the morning skate at Little Caesars Arena. "To get this opportunity now, I'm happy for it and I'll take it and do my best to help the team to win.

"The compete has been big for me. I feel like I develop a compete on the ice that I didn't have before."...

"Eliminate the mistakes," Lalonde said. "As good as he has looked up here, he has been prone to some big mistakes that have given up some easy offense.

"We'll get Simon in the flow of the game and see how he handles it."

Petry and Edvinsson played together during the exhibition season.

"We know each other, so I know what I am walking into and he knows what he is walking into," Edvinsson said. "I'm going to to go out there and he's going to help me along the way to have fun. It's going to be fun.

"I feel like we clicked pretty good. We had good chemistry. Hopefully we are going to build on that now."

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The Morning Skate

03/19/2024 at 10:23am EDT

The Wings Have Recalled Simon Edvinsson

03/19/2024 at 9:59am EDT

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