Shocking news: NHL can’t market its young stars

The NHL doesn’t even know how to properly execute a fix. Trevor Zegras didn’t make the All-Star Game, but the Anaheim Ducks center was invited to Las Vegas on Friday night to be part of the skills competition, particularly the Breakaway Challenge, because the 20-year-old out of Boston University has done so much cool stuff […]

Coyotes Set Asking Price For Lawson Crouse

According to Frank Seravalli, the Arizona Coyotes are looking for a first-round pick and roster player in any trade involving Lawson Crouse. SPECULATION STATION:🟠 Ristolainen ext talks heating up?🦆 Ducks UFA plan: signed or dealt📝 Crouse, #Flames, Campbell🚨 NA players leaving Russia/KHL🔄 Fleury, DeBrusk, Giroux updates 👉 https://t.co/nksSlEUmec#BringItToBroad #LetsGoBuffalo #FlyTogether #NHLBruins #Yotes — NHL News […]

Lineup picks, matchups, start or sit advice for Monday Its Play Off Hockey ESPN NHL

Your essential guide to the top fantasy hockey player picks and NHL matchups for Monday, February 27.

Coyotes Might Not Trade Forward

In his most recent 32 Thoughts piece, Elliotte Friedman noted that the Arizona Coyotes would prefer to keep Lawson Crouse than trade him.  Crouse’s name has been in the rumor mill over the last few months, but this development certainly doesn’t mean that a trade is imminent. However, that also doesn’t automatically mean that he […]

NHL Hockey News: Sharks’ Erik Karlsson has forearm surgery, will be re-evaluated in March

What’s New in the NHL This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. EK65 has surgery on forearm, will be re-evaluated in March originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Sharks will be without one of their best players for quite some time, as defenseman Erik […]

Vegas gets Barbashev as Blues continue overhaul Its Play Off Hockey ESPN NHL

The Blues have traded winger Ivan Barbashev to the Golden Knights with former first-rounder Zach Dean heading back to St. Louis.

Is a Jonathan Toews Trade Request Out of Chicago Coming? Its Play Off Hockey Fantasy Hockey News

Based upon the way Jonathan Toews has ripped into the Chicago Blackhawks organization of late and his willingness to repeatedly question management and his own teammates, don’t be surprised if the veteran forward decides he’s had enough and asks for a trade out of the Windy City.

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Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times recently wrote about Toews’ growing frustration with the organization in which he’s spent the entirety of his NHL career. While he’s not the player he once was, Toews has always been known as a fierce competitor and a leader both on and off the ice. His recent comments suggest he doesn’t see a similar drive in the players on his team or within his organization.

Pope quotes Toews who recently made comments like, “Across the board, these last few outings have been pretty embarrassing. The effort wasn’t there. There’s no connection in our team game. There’s no valuing what we have and what we get to play for our fans.” He added the team has held meeting after meeting about the subject and nothing seems to matter or make a dent. Toews added, “We get to play for the Blackhawks in front of 20,000 people in Chicago. Why would you check out ever? I don’t think that should be an issue.”

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That he’s suggesting it is an issue, while his coach offers reasons behind these multiple meetings (a new, young team that isn’t winning), the bigger picture here seems to be that Toews and the Blackhawks are on two different pages at this point in his career. He’s not shaken the feeling that his team should always be competitive. The organization understands there will be a lot more losing before there is more winning.
Toews Wants to Be in the Loop

Because of this, Pope wonders if it would be best for both sides to find a change of scenery next season. Toews hasn’t officially requested a trade but there’s some chatter he might soon enough. He’s requested more meetings with the GM to better understand his role and what the team is really trying to accomplish. If he doesn’t see it being a good role for him, no one should be shocked if he wants out and even fewer fans should be surprised if the Blackhawks try to accommodate that request.

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NHL ANALYTICS: HITTING UP TRADE PROPOSALS

Productive defenseman is rumored to be available in a trade. Let’s take a deep dive at his last three exceptional seasons leading to this decision. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) LIVE SPORTS & TV WITHOUT CABLE, 100+ channels. Live and on demand. Cloud DVR included. START FREE TRIAL No hidden fees. Cancel anytime. ESPN College Basketball […]

Stanley Cup playoffs 2022: The Round 1 lessons that will impact eight remaining contenders

The first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs lasted 51 games — including a pair of Game 7 overtime thrillers in games No. 50 and 51 — and now we’re on to Round 2.

Bettman: NHL going worldwide with revival of Global Series NHL Hockey News

What’s New in the NHL LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is ready to go worldwide again after two years of coronavirus restrictions and a missed Olympics. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Friday that the NHL Global Series will return next season with preseason games in Germany and Switzerland, followed by regular-season games in Finland and […]

NHL pays tribute to pioneer Willie O’Ree

Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier in 1958, received an outpour of tributes across the sports world as he had his jersey retired by the Bruins. LIVE SPORTS & TV WITHOUT CABLE, 100+ channels. Live and on demand. Cloud DVR included. START FREE TRIAL No hidden fees. Cancel anytime. ESPN College Basketball Can […]

The Eichel Era in Vegas is About to Begin

Teams Calling Bruins About 2 Players

According to Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic, teams are calling the Boston Bruins about Urho Vaakanainen and Jack Studnicka.  At this point of the season, the Bruins have a 26-14-3 record and hold the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Thus, they are expected to be buyers this deadline season and specifically on […]

Panarin, Shesterkin lead Rangers to 6-0 rout of Penguins Its Play Off Hockey

Mika Zibanejad had a goal and two assists, Artemi Panarin scored twice and Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves as the New York Rangers routed Pittsburgh 6-0 on Saturday night for their second win over the Penguins in three days.

NHL Hockey News: PHT Morning Skate: Zegras in Breakaway Challenge; Subban ’embarrassed’ by ECHL incident

What’s New in the NHL Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports. • Despite not being voted into the Pacific Division team, Trevor Zegras is going to the NHL All-Star Game as part […]

Dmitry Orlov gets 2-game suspension for kneeing Jets Nikolaj Ehlers

Dmitry Orlov will sit the next two games for kneeing Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers. LIVE SPORTS & TV WITHOUT CABLE, 100+ channels. Live and on demand. Cloud DVR included. START FREE TRIAL No hidden fees. Cancel anytime. ESPN College Basketball Can I record games & shows? Yes, every fuboTV account comes with 250 hours of […]

College Hockey News: Q&A With … Alaska-Anchorage Coach Matt Shasby

What’s new in College Hockey: Matt Shasby played four seasons for Alaska-Anchorage (1999-2003). The big 6-foot-3 defenseman and Alaska native scored 12 goals and 65 points in 127 career games… LIVE SPORTS & TV WITHOUT CABLE, 100+ channels. Live and on demand. Cloud DVR included. START FREE TRIAL No hidden fees. Cancel anytime. ESPN College […]

NHL Hockey News: Mason Marchment has career high six points

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Carolina Hurricanes lose Jordan Staal, Frederik Andersen to injuries in loss to Colorado Avalanche

Apr 17, 2022 Greg WyshynskiESPN Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The loss on the scoreboard was bad enough for the Carolina Hurricanes. But after their 7-4 defeat at the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, their minds were centered on two potentially devastating […]

What’s Next for the St. Louis Blues After Losing Out to the Avalanche? Its Playoff Hockey Fantasy Hockey News

A tight series that went six games, the St. Louis Blues are now officially out of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Colorado Avalanche moving on to face the Edmonton Oilers in what will be a highly-anticipated matchup of speed and skill with players like Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar taking center stage. For the Blues, at the forefront of their minds might be what comes next.

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ESPN.com’s Kristen Shilton took a look at the immediate future for the St. Louis Blues and focus primarily on players that have pending contract negotiations coming or on players who had asked to be moved. What will happen with Ville Husso? Will he test free agency or stick with the Blues and play 1B with Jordan Binnington? What happened with Vladimir Tarasenko? Does he still want out or did he change his mind? Will David Perron test free agency or look to stick with the Blues, a team he appears to be quite comfortable with?

Husso Tarasenko Perron Blues

Ville Husso has the makings of a legitimate starter in the NHL. He might have lost out to Binnington in these playoffs and only gotten another shot because of an injury but he’s quickly becoming a goaltender teams are taking notice of. Does his up and down play this postseason stop teams from pursuing him? Probably not. Shilton believes the team will try to re-sign Husso before he can hit the open market.

Tarasenko’s situation is interesting. It appears he found happiness again playing for the Blues, but no one is confident he’s actually rescinded his trade request from this past offseason and there’s still a chance he wants to be moved. The Blues will need to find out. If he does want to go, he had a fantastic season and only has one more season at a $7.5 million cap. A repeat offseason of no one wanting to go near that contract isn’t likely. There will be a team that shows interest.

As for David Perron, the question will be, does he want his strong season to lead to an easy renegotiation with the Blues? Or, is he planning on using this season to hit what might be the last free agency home run of his NHL career? He’s 34, but he’s still incredibly consistent and if he’s will to sign a three or four-year deal with anyone, there will be teams willing to give him what he wants and immediately insert his 20-plus goals into the lineup. If the Blues want to match, they’ll be able to, but it might come with some cap juggling on the back end.

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