A handful of teams still have some significant cuts to make to their roster before getting down to the final few moves. With the NHL’s regular season getting an early start today with the Global Series in Prague, we should see those happening either Friday or over the weekend. As always, here’s all of Friday’s cuts: Last updated 2:03 p.m. Anaheim Ducks (per team announcement) F … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/4/24
Shesterkin Wants To Be Top-Paid Ranger
On the heels of Igor Shesterkin declining an eight-year, $88MM extension offer from the Rangers, Larry Brooks of the New York Post suggests that the goaltender is asking for $12MM per season. Recognizing the team might not go that high, the 28-year-old wants to be the highest-paid player on the team which means he might decline anything below the $11.643MM AAV that Artemi … [Read more...] about Shesterkin Wants To Be Top-Paid Ranger
Metropolitan Notes: Karlsson, Rust, Keefe, Harrold, Voronkov
Penguins star defender Erik Karlsson has shed his non-contact jersey as he aims to return from an upper-body injury by the season opener, per the team. He hasn’t seen any preseason action, but with five days still to go until their home opener against the Rangers, it seems like he won’t miss any regular season action. He hasn’t been ruled out for tonight’s exhibition game … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Karlsson, Rust, Keefe, Harrold, Voronkov
Rangers, Alexis Lafrenière Discussing Long-Term Extension
The Rangers have a few high-profile pending free agents. While none of them eclipse the value of potential top UFA goalie Igor Shesterkin, 2020 first-overall pick Alexis Lafrenière has finally broken out as a core piece of their top-six forward group. He’ll be an RFA next summer without a new deal. While a report at the beginning of the summer from USA Today’s Vince Z. … [Read more...] about Rangers, Alexis Lafrenière Discussing Long-Term Extension
Santeri Hatakka Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Out Indefinitely
The New Jersey Devils will be without one of their depth defensemen for the foreseeable future. The organization announced Santeri Hatakka underwent shoulder surgery related to an injury suffered in their September 24th preseason matchup against the Montreal Canadiens without providing a timeline for his return. New Jersey has again been dealing with injuries on the blue line. … [Read more...] about Santeri Hatakka Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Out Indefinitely