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Montreal knows how to play to get another win, and they've got some momentum. Hopefully they also get some lady luck for a game 5 steal.
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Maybe the biggest mismatch I have witnessed in the SCF.
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2021 NHL Draft first-round order complete, picks 1-31
To be held July 23, determined by conclusion of Stanley Cup Final
2021 NHL DRAFT FIRST ROUND
1. Buffalo Sabres
2. Seattle Kraken
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Columbus Blue Jackets
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. San Jose Sharks
8. Los Angeles Kings
9. Vancouver Canucks
10. Ottawa Senators
11. Chicago Blackhawks
12. Calgary Flames
13. Philadelphia Flyers
14. Dallas Stars
15. New York Rangers
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Winnipeg Jets
18. Nashville Predators
19. Edmonton Oilers
20. Boston Bruins
21. Minnesota Wild
22. Detroit Red Wings (from Washington Capitals)
23. Florida Panthers
24. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
25. Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
26. Carolina Hurricanes
27. Colorado Avalanche
28. New Jersey Devils (from New York Islanders)
29. Vegas Golden Knights
30. Montreal Canadiens
31. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
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The Seattle Kraken still aim to have “Climate Pledge Arena” ready for mid-October NHL regular season games, but their exhibition schedule will involve a “3-Rink Rush” of other arenas in the Washington area.
In addition to three road exhibition games, the Seattle Kraken announced the following “home” preseason games in Washington cities Spokane, Everett, and Kent:
- Sept. 26: vs. Canucks at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane).
- Oct. 1: vs. Oilers at Angel of the Winds Arena (Everett).
- Oct. 2: vs. Flames at Accesso Showcase Center (Kent).
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Top NHL unrestricted free agent forwards: Landeskog on market
Ovechkin, Hall, Coleman also possibly available when signing can begin July 28
by David Satriano @davidsatriano / NHL.com Staff Writer
With the NHL free agent signing period about to begin, there are several teams in the market for a forward who can boost them into a Stanley Cup contender.
NHL.com takes a closer look at the top unrestricted free agent forwards expected to be available when the market opens July 28 (listed in alphabetical order):
Nick Bonino, Minnesota Wild
The 33-year-old center scored 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 55 games with the Wild this season and also can help in the face-off circle; he won 52.8 percent and has won more than 50 percent in each of his past four seasons. Bonino plays in all situations; he averaged 14:51 of ice time per game with 1:54 coming on the power play and 1:52 on the penalty kill. The two-time Stanley Cup champion has scored 308 points (132 goals, 176 assists) in 681 regular-season games with the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators and Wild.
Blake Coleman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Coleman is a versatile forward who can play up and down the lineup. He scored 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists) in 55 games. He is a two-way player with 2:13 of his 15:28 of average ice time per game coming on the penalty kill. The 29-year-old was second on Tampa Bay with 109 hits (two behind Barclay Goodrow), and has scored 126 points (71 goals, 55 assists) in 301 regular-season games with the New Jersey Devils and Lightning and has won the Stanley Cup each of the past two seasons.
Phillip Danault, Montreal Canadiens
Danault scored 24 points (five goals, 19 assists) in 53 games and led the Canadiens in face-off percentage (52.5, minimum 100 face-offs). He has won 53.1 percent in his seven NHL seasons. The 28-year-old center also led Montreal forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:17) and has not had a negative plus-minus rating since the 2015-16 season. He has scored 199 points (55 goals, 144 assists) in 392 regular-season games with the Chicago Blackhawks and Canadiens.
Nick Foligno, Toronto Maple Leafs
Known for his grit and leadership, the physical left wing had 133 hits this season and was captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the past six seasons before being traded to the Maple Leafs on April 11. Foligno averaged 17:46 of ice time per game with 1:52 on the penalty kill. He scored 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 49 games. The 33-year-old has scored 486 points (203 goals, 283 assists) in 957 regular-season games with the Ottawa Senators, Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs.
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Getzlaf is the Ducks all-time leader in games played (1,101) and assists (703), ranks second in points (982) and fourth in goals (279). The 36-year-old center could decide to retire, but if not, likely would join a team in a reduced role. He scored an NHL career-low 17 points five goals, 12 assist) averaging 16:35 of ice time in 48 games, and won 51.8 percent of his face-offs.
Taylor Hall, Boston Bruins
After scoring 19 points (two goals, 17 assists) in 37 games with the Buffalo Sabres, Hall was rejuvenated following a trade to the Bruins on April 12, scoring 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 16 games. The 29-year-old left wing has scored at least 20 goals six times in his 11 NHL seasons. Hall has scored 596 points (228 goals, 368 assists) in 680 regular-season games with the Edmonton Oilers, Devils, Arizona Coyotes, Sabres and Bruins, including 171 (66 goals, 105 assists) on the power play.
Mike Hoffman, St. Louis Blues
It was a down season for Hoffman, who scored 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists) averaging 15:04 in ice time in 52 games and was a healthy scratch at times. The forward had scored at least 22 goals and 56 points in each of his previous six seasons, including at least 21 power-play points in each of his previous four. The 31-year-old has scored 395 points (189 goals, 206 assists) in 545 regular-season games with the Senators, Florida Panthers and Blues.
David Krejci, Boston Bruins
Krejci doesn't get the recognition some of his teammates do, but the center has done it all for the Bruins. He scored 44 points (eight goals, 36 assists), including 16 on the power play (three goals, 13 assists), and won 54.2 percent of face-offs in 51 games. The 35-year-old averaged 17:08 of ice time per game, including 2:32 per game with the man advantage. In the past 13 seasons, Krejci has had a negative plus-minus rating twice. He has scored 730 points (215 goals, 515 assists) in 962 regular-season games with Boston.
Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche captain scored 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) in 54 games, and has scored at least 20 goals in eight of his 10 NHL seasons and at least 50 points in seven. He was second among Colorado forwards in ice time per game (19:57) behind center Nathan MacKinnon (20:22), led them in hits (81), and won 56.6 percent of face-offs. The 28-year-old left wing has scored 512 points (218 goals, 294 assists) in 687 regular-season games with the Avalanche.
Kyle Palmieri, New York Islanders
Palmieri had scored at least 20 goals in five straight seasons prior to scoring 10 in 51 games with the Devils and New York Islanders. His 21 points were his fewest since scoring seven in the 2011-12 season. The 30-year-old right wing is a gritty player who can help on the power play and also get to the front of the net. He has scored 359 points (185 goals, 174 assists) in 612 regular-season games with the Ducks, Devils and Islanders.
Corey Perry, Montreal Canadiens
The 36-year-old right wing said he plans to continue playing in the NHL and would like to remain with the Canadiens. He scored 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) averaging 13:44 of ice time in 49 games and was second on Montreal with 39 penalty minutes (Defenseman Ben Chiarot had 50). Perry has scored 818 points (386 goals, 432 assists) and has 1,219 penalty minutes in 1,094 regular-season games with the Ducks, Dallas Stars and Canadiens and has 167 games of Stanley Cup Playoff experience.
Brandon Saad, Colorado Avalanche
Saad may have earned himself a new contract after scoring seven goals in the playoffs, one behind MacKinnon for the Avalanche lead. The 28-year-old left wing scored 24 points (15 goals, nine assists) and averaged 14:06 of ice time in 44 regular-season games and has scored double-digit goals in each of his nine full NHL seasons. Saad has scored 371 points (184 goals, 187 assists) in 632 regular-season games with the Blackhawks, Blue Jackets and Avalanche and won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2013 and 2015.
Jaden Schwartz, St. Louis Blues
Schwartz is in line for a bounce-back season after scoring 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) and averaging 17:42 of ice time in 40 games; he scored at least 22 goals four times in his previous seven seasons. The 29-year-old left wing has scored 385 points (154 goals, 231 assists) in 560-regular-season games and helped St. Louis win the Stanley Cup in 2019.
Paul Stastny, Winnipeg Jets
Stastny scored 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) in 56 games, his fewest since scoring 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) in 2012-13. The 35-year-old center won 54.7 percent of face-offs and has won 53.6 since entering the NHL in 2006-07. Stastny has scored 755 points (263 goals, 492 assists) in 1,001 regular-season games with the Avalanche, Blues, Jets and Vegas Golden Knights, and has played in 103 playoff games.
Joe Thornton, Toronto Maple Leafs
The 42-year-old forward scored 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) and averaged 13:43 of ice time in 44 games. Though his offense may be on the decline, Thornton can still be a playmaker and ranks seventh on the NHL all-time assists list with 1,104. He is a respected leader on and off the ice and has scored 1,529 points in 1,680 regular-season games during his 23 NHL seasons with the Bruins, San Jose Sharks and Maple Leafs and has played in 186 postseason games.
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
It's hard to see Ovechkin playing anywhere other than Washington. The 35-year-old left wing scored 42 points (24 goals, 18 assists) averaging 19:30 of ice time in 45 games, the 16th straight season he's scored at least that many goals. Ovechkin ranks sixth on the NHL all-time goals list with 730 and has scored 1,320 points, including 499 on the power play (269 goals, 230 assists), in 1,197 regular-season games. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2018 to help the Capitals win the Stanley Cup and has won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the leading goal scorer an NHL-record nine times.
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NHL lays out 2021-22 regular season schedule hopes at GM meetings
As expected, the NHL will return to that 82-game regular season format, and also revert to the division and conference setup from 2019-20 and before that. (The Eastern Conference again features the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions; in the West, it will again be the Central and Pacific Divisions.)
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TB saying many of the players were playing through injuries
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The Florida Panthers are wasting no time in getting a headstart on their off-season checklist.
Shortly after reports surfaced earlier in the day that they would be buying out the final two years of Keith Yandle's contract, the Panthers announced on Thursday afternoon that the team had come to terms with forward, Anthony Duclair on a three-year contract extension.
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Graves traded to Devils by Avalanche for Maltsev, pick
Colorado receives second-round choice in 2021 Draft
NHL.com @NHLdotcom
Ryan Graves was traded to the New Jersey Devils by the Colorado Avalanche for Mikhail Maltsev on Thursday.
Colorado also received a second-round pick (No. 61) in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Graves, a 26-year-old defenseman, scored 15 points (two goals, 13 assists) in 54 regular-season games this season and has scored 46 points (14 goals, 32 assists) in 149 NHL games with the Avalanche. He has scored nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 25 Stanley Cup Playoff games, including six points (one goal, five assists) in 10 games this season for Colorado, which was eliminated in six games by the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Second Round.
"Ryan brings physicality, size (6-foot-5, 220 pounds), an ability to defend in tough situations and a fearless compete level that makes him tough to play against," New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said. "His assertive style of play and ability to play with young defensemen are characteristics that fit into what we are building with our group."
Graves led the NHL with a plus-40 rating last season and is plus-59 in his three NHL seasons. He has two seasons remaining on a three-year contract he signed as a restricted free agent on Oct. 12, 2020.
Colorado was unlikely to protect Graves from the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft presented by Upper Deck, which will be held July 21 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN, SN NOW). Teams must submit their protected lists by 5 p.m. Saturday.
Each NHL team can protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goalie, or eight skaters (forwards/defensemen) and one goalie. Any player who has a no-move clause must agree to waive it to be exposed. The deadline for teams to submit protected lists is Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
The Avalanche can now protect defensemen Samuel Girard, Cale Makar and Devon Toews.
Seattle will select one player from each team, excluding the Vegas Golden Knights, for a total of 30 (at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies).
Selected by the New York Rangers in the fourth round (No. 110) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Graves was traded to Colorado by New York for defenseman Chris Bigras on Feb. 26, 2018.
Maltsev, a 23-year-old forward, scored nine points (six goals, three assists) in 33 games this season, his first in the NHL. He was a fourth-round pick (No. 102) by New Jersey in the 2016 NHL Draft.
The draft pick the Avalanche received was acquired by the Devils from the New York Islanders in a trade for defenseman Andy Greene on Feb. 16, 2020.
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Bishop waives no-move clause with Stars for Expansion Draft: report
Goalie can be left unprotected for Kraken, has two seasons left on contract
NHL.com @NHLdotcom
Ben Bishop has agreed to waive his no-move clause with the Dallas Stars, The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday.
The decision allows the Stars to leave the 34-year-old goalie exposed to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft presented by Upper Deck, which will be held July 21 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN, SN NOW).
Stars general manager Jim Nill told the newspaper that Bishop approached the team about waiving his no-move clause about four weeks ago. Bishop's agent, Allain Roy, confirmed that decision.
"I thought that was a good move for him and the team," Roy said. "In the big picture, the goal is to win the Stanley Cup, so I think he felt that was the right move for the team to be the best team possible next year. Makes sense."
The move will allow the Stars to protect goalie Anton Khudobin in the expansion draft. Each NHL team can protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goalie, or eight skaters (forwards/defensemen) and one goalie. Any player who has a no-move clause must agree to waive it to be exposed. The deadline for teams to submit protected lists is Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
Seattle will select one player from each team, excluding the Vegas Golden Knights, for a total of 30 (at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies).
Bishop did not play this season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. He last played Aug. 31, 2020, against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round.
He has two seasons remaining on a six-year, $29.5 million contract ($4.92 million average annual value) he signed with the Stars on May 12, 2017, three days after he was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings. Bishop is 74-48-11 with a 2.33 goals-against average, .923 save percentage and 14 shutouts in 143 games (139 starts) in three seasons with Dallas. He led the NHL with a .934 save percentage in 2018-19 and was runner-up to Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning in voting for the Vezina Trophy as the best goalie in the NHL.
Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the third round (No. 85) of the 2005 NHL Draft, Bishop is 222-128-36 with a 2.32 GAA, .921 save percentage and 33 shutouts in 413 regular-season games (397 starts) with the Stars, Kings, Lightning, Ottawa Senators and Blues. He is 29-21 with a 2.27 GAA, .924 save percentage and five shutouts in 52 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Khudobin was 12-11-7 with a 2.54 GAA, .905 save percentage and three shutouts in 32 games for the Stars this season. He was 14-10 with a 2.69 GAA, .917 save percentage and one shutout in 25 playoff games (24 starts) last season to help Dallas advance to the Stanley Cup Final, where it was defeated by Tampa Bay in six games.
Dallas (23-19-14) finished fifth in the eight-team Discover Central Division this season and did not qualify for the playoffs. Jake Oettinger, who was 11-8-7 with a 2.36 GAA, .911 save percentage and one shutout in 29 games (24 starts) is not eligible to be selected in the expansion draft.
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