Rangers winger Jimmy Vesey will miss “a few weeks” with a lower-body injury, head coach Peter Laviolette said Monday (via The Athletic’s Peter Baugh). The 31-year-old will be unavailable for the Rangers’ first few regular season games as a result. It’s a course reversal from Sunday when Laviolette said he wasn’t concerned about Vesey’s injury and didn’t expect him to miss any … [Read more...] about Rangers’ Jimmy Vesey Out Multiple Weeks With Lower-Body Injury
Training Camp Cuts: 9/29/24
With just five days to go until the NHL’s first regular-season games for 2024-25, the rate of training camp cuts is speeding up. More players are beginning to land on waivers, while waiver-exempt fringe players are heading to teams’ AHL affiliates en masse. As always, we’ll keep track of Sunday’s cuts in this article. Last updated 11:14 a.m. Monday Anaheim Ducks (per team … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 9/29/24
Metropolitan Notes: Grzelcyk, Roslovic, Smith, Pesce
Matt Grzelcyk made a name for himself in the NHL while serving as Charlie McAvoy’s usual defense partner with the Bruins. The 30-year-old had great success in that role until last season, when his offensive production dipped to 11 points in 63 games, and his possession numbers were below average since the 2018-19 campaign. Now looking to rediscover himself with the Penguins … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Grzelcyk, Roslovic, Smith, Pesce
East Notes: Laine, Lindholm, Brink, Othmann
Canadiens fans are still waiting with bated breath for news about top offseason acquisition Patrik Laine. The winger left last night’s preseason loss to the Maple Leafs in the first period after he was on the receiving end of a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto AHL depth piece Cédric Paré, preventing him from skating off under his own power (via The Athletic’s Arpon Basu). It … [Read more...] about East Notes: Laine, Lindholm, Brink, Othmann
Metropolitan Notes: Milano, Tsyplakov, Vesey
Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery isn’t enthused with winger Sonny Milano’s performance thus far this preseason, calling his showing “just okay” (via NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti). Carbery added Milano has “the benefit of the doubt” as a veteran, but the 28-year-old’s standing in the lineup certainly seems to be on thinner ice. Line rushes still indicate Milano has the inside track … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Milano, Tsyplakov, Vesey