The big news over the past few days was top goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov heading to the Sharks in a blockbuster trade and immediately signing a two-year, $4MM extension. The move has massively shifted the prospect pool of both teams, but neither find themselves in the basement of Corey Pronman’s ranking of each team’s current crop of under-23 players for The … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Pipeline Rankings, Strome, Gaunce
Metropolitan Notes: Fast, Dube, Keller, Martin
The Hurricanes still don’t know whether winger Jesper Fast will be available come opening night, says Cory Lavalette of The Athletic. Fast surprisingly missed all of Carolina’s playoff games after a mysterious late-season neck injury left him in a brace that he was still sporting during exit meetings. Lavalette points out that the 32-year-old is at least out of the brace, which … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Fast, Dube, Keller, Martin
Poll: Which Trade Was The Most Impactful Since The Start Of Free Agency?
Heading into the offseason the NHL trade market was expected to be full of activity. However, as things would play out, the trade market took much longer to develop than anticipated with many of the major trades taking place within the last few weeks. With most of the notable players on the trade market now having changed hands shortly before the start of the 2024-25 NHL … [Read more...] about Poll: Which Trade Was The Most Impactful Since The Start Of Free Agency?
Fehervary Dealing With Minor Injury, Might Not Play At OQT
Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary has been named to Slovakia’s roster for the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament but he might not be able to suit up after all. The 24-year-old indicated to NHL.com’s Nick Cotsonika (Twitter link) that he’s dealing with a minor injury and that while he’d like to play in the tournament which begins in less than a week, he and the team are … [Read more...] about Fehervary Dealing With Minor Injury, Might Not Play At OQT
Snapshots: Celebrini, Ovechkin, Avalanche
The San Jose Sharks are eagerly anticipating first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini, emphasized by new head coach Ryan Warsofsky, who told Tom Gulitti of NHL.com that he’s expecting Celebrini to drive the lineup. Warsofsky said, “He’s so driven. I think at times we’re going to have to reel him back just because he wants to go, go, go, but he’s a super competitive, self-driven … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Celebrini, Ovechkin, Avalanche