Toronto injury update as both Nick Robertson and Joe Thornton were skating before practice on Monday, the former with a knee injury and the latter with a fractured rib. That Thornton is skating just 10 days after the rib fracture is a good sign, but I hope he doesn’t rush this back, especially at his [...]
David Pastrnak is expected back with Boston sooner rather than later, but they still have games to play in the interim and that top-line right wing spot is still a coveted spot. At practice on Wednesday, we saw a new face: Prax lines: Marchand-Bergeron-Smith Ritchie-Krejci-Coyle Frederic-Lindholm-Studnicka Bjork-Kuraly-Wagner McKegg-Pastrnak Lauzon-McAvoy Grzelcyk-Carlo Zboril-Miller Vaakanainen-Clifton Moore Halak [...]
Important Boston Bruins update as David Pastrnak was skating with a white sweater in practice yesterday. That is generally an indicator that a player is getting closer to returning. The Bruins have a pair of games at home this week before a short four-game road trip. Pastrnak getting in another 10 days of practice before [...]
The bad news for the Flyers just keeps coming. Following Sean Couturier’s pec/rib injury, the team announced that Morgan Frost dislocated his left shoulder and will be out for the foreseeable future. It is a brutal break for a guy who may have seen a bigger role with Couturier out. For now, expect a lot [...]
On the heels of Carolina having a game cancelled against Nashville, the Hurricanes have also had two more upcoming games this week cancelled against Florida due to COVID concerns. There have been multiple positive cases in Carolina, meaning they won’t be hitting the ice until incubation has passed and enough players test negative. At the [...]
With Tage Thompson moved to the third line, Dylan Cozens was moved up to Buffalo’s second line for last night’s game. The latter has a shot of sticking there, though I was impressed with Thompson in the first couple games. He just needs a bit more time to settle in, I think. * The Bruins [...]
At least for right now, both Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn have made the Buffalo Sabres’ opening roster, and Cozens looks to slot on the third line. As mentioned repeatedly over the last month or so, situations like this are to be expected. Many prospects have nowhere to play with the CHL shut down (for [...]
K’Andre Miller starting in the NHL is looking like a real possibility, and beyond that, on the top pair with Jacob Trouba. I have reservations about his readiness for this type of role but if the Rangers think he’s ready, we kind of just have to go with it. We are going to find out [...]
What the Sabres will do with their power play is going to determine the fantasy value for a lot of key players. It is all well and good that Jeff Skinner can now play with Eric Staal, but without prime PP minutes, it’s fair to wonder how much upside there is. We got some clarity [...]
The New Jersey Devils continued a stellar offseason – even though we’re in camp now – with the addition of Sami Vatanen for one year at $2M (as of now, it is still uncon. Remember that Vatanen played with them for the last two seasons before being traded at the 2020 trade deadline to Carolina. [...]
