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NHL Short Notes

03/11/2024 at 12:53am EDT

* Sebastian Aho factored on three of seven Hurricanes goals to help Carolina move within two points of the top spot in the Metropolitan Division while Mathew Barzal picked up multiple assists to help the Islanders grab a playoff spot for the first time in nearly two months.

* Matt Boldy scored the game-winning goal for the Wild, who benefited from an unconventional play in overtime to gain ground in the Western Conference Wild Card race.

* Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard posted three points apiece Sunday while Colin Blackwell scored his first career hat trick to bump AstraZeneca’s donation to the Hockey Fights Cancer Fund of the V Foundation to $455,000.

* Three teams in the running for the Presidents’ Trophy are in action Monday, including the Bruins (38-13-15, 91 points) who can claim first place in the League standings from the idle Panthers (44-17-4, 92 points).

John Tortorella Suspended And Fined

03/10/2024 at 7:04pm EDT

NEW YORK (March 10, 2024) – Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella has been suspended for two games and fined $50,000 for unprofessional conduct directed at the officials by refusing to leave the bench area after being assessed a game misconduct at 10:49 of the first period of NHL Game No. 1,016 on Saturday, March 9, NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell announced today.

Tortorella will miss the Flyers’ next two games — March 12 versus the Sharks and March 14 versus the Maple Leafs.

The fine money goes to the NHL Foundation.

Video- A Gutsy Move By The Minnesota Wild

03/10/2024 at 6:54pm EDT

Lou Nanne Retiring After Calling Minnesota High School Hockey For 60 Years

03/10/2024 at 11:01am EDT

from Ian Russell of KARE 11,

Lou Nanne has been calling the Minnesota High School Boys Hockey Tournament longer than many of us have been alive. 60 years behind the mic is an incredible feat – and you don't have to go far to find those saying "thanks."

As thousands packed the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul to watch Saturday's AA championship game between Chanhassen and Edina, thousands more packed the bars along 7th Street. At Grand Seven, it wasn't hard to find kind words about the man behind the mic.

"I think it's tradition," Marsha Scott said.

"I recognize Lou every year at the state tournament," Nick Anderson said. "I don't think anybody has been more impactful than Lou Nanne."

"He's almost the face of Minnesota Hockey!" Mike Woltars said.

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Sunday Morning Hockey Talk

03/10/2024 at 8:22am EDT

from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Shanahan likes to say he wants to be one of the “eight or so” teams that make the playoffs with a shot at winning the Cup. This season, they will make the playoffs … A former accomplished GM on the Leafs: “I don’t see how you can win long-term in the playoffs with that defence and that goaltending. Too much guessing, I think.”

- Fascinating pickup by Carolina at the deadline: When Washington won the Stanley Cup in 2018, Evgeny Kuznetsov should have won the Conn Smythe Trophy. He outscored Alex Ovechkin 18-12 in the final two rounds. If Kuznetsov is mentally and physically all right at age 31, what a pickup this could be for the Hurricanes. He had 78 points as recently as 2022.

- What you need most seasons to win the Stanley Cup: 1) Goaltending; 2) Quality coaching; 3) A Norris type defenceman; 4) Depth at centre. It’s a short list of teams that meet all four criteria: The Rangers, Dallas, Vancouver, Vegas, Winnipeg and Tampa. Teams that don’t meet the full criteria, in spite of their overall depth are Carolina, Edmonton, Colorado, and Florida.

- A question asked the other day: Why doesn’t Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky get much Vezina Trophy love? He has been among the best goalies in hockey this season. Yes, the trophy may be Connor Hellebuyck’s or Thatcher Demko’s to win, but Bob should get more attention.

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Wings Come Up Empty Again

03/10/2024 at 8:00am EDT

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

"This one stings a lot," coach Derek Lalonde said. "To come into this building on a back-to-back, outshoot a team like that, 13-5 (in the third period), with the lineup they have, and come up empty-handed feels a little disappointing."

Losers of five straight, the Wings (33-25-6) have dropped to the second wild-card position in the Eastern Conference with just a two-point lead on the New York Islanders.

Goalie James Reimer withstood a barrage from the Knights and Moritz Seider's shot led to deflected goals by Michael Rasmussen late in the first period and J.T. Compher early in the third period.

"You try to not give them much," Patrick Kane said. "I think after the first 10 minutes, we played pretty well, had a lot of puck possession."///

"Such a great effort by everyone," Seider said. "We came out with a really good game plan against a really good team that loaded up at the deadline even more, and we showed character. That was the best game on the losing streak so far. That’s just a bummer, coming out of here with nothing."

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from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,

NHL Short Notes

03/10/2024 at 1:55am EST

* The Bruins won the NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 and remained one point back of the League-leading Panthers, who defeated the Flames on Saturday thanks in part to a 2-1—3 showing by new forward Vladimir Tarasenko.

* Darren Raddysh had a career night by becoming the first defenseman in Lightning history with a five-assist game, while also joining Kris Letang and Torey Krug as the third blueliner to achieve the feat in 2023-24.

* Jonathan Marchessault scored the NHL’s 90th hat trick of the season – six shy of the entire total from 2022-23 (96). AstraZeneca, which is donating $5,000 to the #HockeyFightsCancer Fund of the V Foundation up to $500,000, needs just 10 more three-goal performances to reach its donation goal.

* A five-game Sunday opens with the 13th all-time meeting between Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby when the Oilers visit the Penguins at 1 p.m. ET (TNT, MAX, SNP, SNW, SN360, TVAS).

Quick Recap- -DRW/VGK

03/10/2024 at 12:40am EST

The Wings came out ready to play for the first seven minutes or so, then Veegas scored twice to make it 2-0. It looked like the period would end that way but a very late goal by the Wings made it 2-1 after twenty minutes

No scoring in the second period.

Early in the third and on the power play the Wings tied it 2-2 but Vegas made it 3-2 midway in the period.

The Wings answer 49 seconds later to make it 3-3.

With just under three minutes left, Vegas scores to take a one goal lead.

Vegas scores into the empty net, 5-3 and the game ends.

Team Stats

Detroit goals are below

Earn Your Pay

03/09/2024 at 9:30pm EST

Good evening and welcome to all. Last night’s game was an utter disgrace. It used to be all about working hard towards becoming successful, then, and only then, the payoff. Now it seem it’s only about the payoff. This Red Wings team absolutely does not try their hardest every game. Only real winners do. You cannot buy heart, or, pride, and the fans deserve some semblance of a consistent effort every single game for crying out loud. I may as well add, they play as soft as marshmallows. Someone had to say it.

The bottom line, every player on this team leaves the ice with millions, win, lose, or draw. I do not begrudge them one cent, as long as they work for it. Respect your fans. Earn your pay.

Reimer has the net tonight, Berggren is in.

It’s the Red Wings vs the Knights. The puck is set to drop around 10:00 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, SCRIPPS, and SPORTSNET+.

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Video- Saturday Headlines

03/09/2024 at 9:20pm EST

via Sportsnet,

On this edition of Saturday Headlines, Elliotte Friedman discusses Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella's latest outburst and ejection, Linus Ullmark staying put with the Boston Bruins, and the future of the LTIR.

Video- Torts Ejected

03/09/2024 at 9:09pm EST

Hockey Talk Today

03/09/2024 at 8:13pm EST

from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

- The Devils have reshaped their operation, and the only question that remains unanswered is why it took so long to A) replace Lindy Ruff behind the bench, and B) address the situation in net?

The price presumably came down on Montreal goaltender Jake Allen, who started for the Blues at the Coliseum on Dec. 6, 2014 game and was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the first period for … Martin Brodeur, who allowed one goal on 15 shots the rest of the way to record the first victory of his career not for the Devils....

- There was extended debate within the Rangers hierarchy whether the team was ready to add Artemi Panarin when he became a free agent in 2019 or whether the signing would skew expectations by fast-tracking the process to an unsustainable degree.

So I am reminded once again to guffaw when folks talk about teams rebuilding the right way through the draft, and I notice that the right-way Sabres are about to miss the playoffs for the 13th straight time, the Red Wings are scratching after seven straight misses, the Senators will miss for the seventh straight time and the Ducks are going on six.

- The Golden Knights, they still have some space under their $567 million cap, right?

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It's Official - Jonatan Berggren Recalled

03/09/2024 at 12:08pm EST

The Week That Was

03/09/2024 at 10:17am EST

from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep....

Some tidy business by the Florida Panthers' (emotional) general manager, Bill Zito, this week, extending top-four defenceman Gustav Forsling through his prime at a team-friendly $5.75-million cap hit, adding character forward depth in Kyle Okposo, and stealing Vladimir Tarasenko from Ottawa at 50 per cent retained for the modest price of a third and a fourth.

Count this as a win for player control, as Tarasenko essentially dictated his destination, thanks to the full no-move clause he had negotiated with the Senators.

Sunshine, no taxes, a strong Russian community, and a legitimate shot at a second ring.

"This was the only place I think about," Tarasenko said. "A chance to win a Stanley Cup."

The rich got richer.

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The Vegas Way

03/09/2024 at 6:04am EST

from Jesse Granger of The Athletic,

McCrimmon is well aware of the polarizing reputation he and his organization have acquired.

“Contrary to popular belief, we don’t go after every good player,” he said. “We go after good players we like, good players we identify, and opportunities we identify.”

McCrimmon, Vegas president of hockey operations George McPhee and their pro scouting staff sure seem to like a lot of players.

Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, Max Pacioretty, Ivan Barbashev, Alec Martinez and Chandler Stephenson were all traded for in the last six years. Now, add Hanifin and Hertl to the list.

A lot of front-office executives probably like those players, and with good reason. The difference is that McCrimmon and his staff find a way to get the players they want on their team at an incredible rate — one that is seemingly much higher than other GMs around the NHL.

Why?

“It’s hard to say,” McCrimmon replied. “You have conversations with people and it depends on your approach. We pay. I think that’s part of it. We have made some good deals for other teams as well.”

The Golden Knights haven’t been afraid to send high-end draft picks and prospects out in order to acquire players they believe in, players in the prime of their careers.

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NHL Short Notes

03/09/2024 at 1:16am EST

* A total of 33 players and 24 draft picks changed hands across 23 deals made Friday ahead of the 3 p.m. trade deadline. Click here for a trade-by-trade breakdown with #NHLStats mixed in along the way.

* Central Division clubs collected wins in all four games Friday as the race between the Stars, Avalanche and Jets for first place remains close.

Quick Recap- Wings/Coyoted

03/08/2024 at 11:30pm EST

It's been a long day for me and it looks like it could be an even longer night.

Arizona up 3-0 after the first period. Detroit's speed has been nonexistent and the Wings chased the Coyotes all period long.

Detroit dominated the second period but it was Arizona with the only goal, 4-0 after forty minutes.

No scoring in the third, Arizona wins 4-0.

Team Stats

Below, a BSD interview with Yzerman (Berggren will be recalled and play in Vegas tomorrow).

Hang Tight

03/08/2024 at 8:30pm EST

Good evening and welcome to all. I would like to say thank you to everyone who stayed until the bitter end last game. I hope the Red Wings have learned that there is no such thing as an easy win. Two points the hard way. Time to hang tight, 19.

It’s the Red Wings vs the Coyotes. The puck is set to drop around 9:00 PM and will be broadcast on Bally Sports Detroit, and on the Red Wings Radio Network 97.1 (The Ticket in Detroit). Also available on ESPN+/NHLPP, SCRIPPS, and SPORTSNET+.

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Steve Yzerman Today

03/08/2024 at 5:54pm EST

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

Yzerman’s lone move just before Friday’s 3 p.m. deadline was to free up $2 million in cap space for next season by unloading seldom-used forward Klim Kostin to San Jose for AHL defenseman Radim Simek, who was assigned to Grand Rapids, and a seventh-round pick.
“What’s the cost of acquiring the player and what role are they going to play for you?” Yzerman said. “Ultimately, I like to think part of why we weren’t very active this year at the deadline is we like the depth we have within the organization. We have some good players in Grand Rapids. Some of our young prospects provide us good depth. So, sitting at the deadline, looking at areas that could help us and ultimately giving up a first- or second- or third-round pick for depth, we’re better off bringing up our guys from Grand Rapids.”
Their top prospects, right wing Jonathan Berggren and defenseman Simon Edvinsson, are NHL-ready. Berggren might be recalled on Saturday and could remain with the team for the rest of the season and through the playoffs if they qualify....
“I think the atmosphere within the team … is we have very good team spirit,” Yzerman said. “There’s a lot of enthusiasm. You hear the players talk about how much they’re enjoying playing together. That’s encouraging and they have gotten us into a good spot.”
Scoring is not as big a concern for a team that ranks sixth in goals per game (3.48), though the Red Wings will miss Dylan Larkin, who’s been idled for one game and is expected to miss approximately two weeks with a lower-body injury.
Yzerman said the team must improve defensively (ranked 22nd at 3.26 goals per game).

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Transactions Today

03/08/2024 at 5:30pm EST

NEW YORK (March 8, 2024) – NHL clubs made 23 trades involving 33 players today prior to the 3 p.m., ET, trade deadline. Following is a list of the transactions:

Arizona traded LW Jason Zucker to Nashville for Dallas' 6th-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (previously acquired by Nashville).

Arizona traded D Matt Dumba and its 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to Tampa Bay for Tampa Bay's 5th-round pick in 2027.

Stream- Steve Yzerman After The Trade Deadline

03/08/2024 at 3:40pm EST

Scheduled for 4pm, Yzerman will meet with the media.

Watch below.

Tomas Hertl To Vegas

03/08/2024 at 2:59pm EST

Jack Roslovic To The NYR

03/08/2024 at 2:57pm EST

Matt Dumba Landing With Tampa Bay

03/08/2024 at 2:39pm EST

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