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Evening Injury Updates: Brodin, Larkin, Pearson

December 9, 2023 at 7:46 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

Last night, in the team’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild defenseman, Jonas Brodin, went down with an injury after a hit-from-behind from Evander Kane. In an update today, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports that Brodin will be out for a significant amount of time due to the hit.

In the short-term, the Wild will have veterans Alex Goligoski and recently-acquired Zach Bogosian to rely on in Brodin’s stead, but their defensive depth will ultimately be tested without one of their top defensemen in the lineup for the foreseeable future. Leading the team in ATOI, Brodin has scored one goal and nine points in 25 games, mostly impacting the game on the defensive side of the puck.

If Minnesota’s current depth is unable to properly fill in the hole on the left side of the defense in Brodin’s absence, the team may look to once again call up defenseman Daemon Hunt to Minnesota. Although he was unable to score a point during a five-game stretch in late October and early November, Hunt has scored one goal and eight points in 12 games for Minnesota’s AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, so far this season.

Other injury updates:

  • With a handful of minutes left in the first period of tonight’s game between the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators, Red Wings’ captain, Dylan Larkin, received a hit to the head from Ottawa forward, Mathieu Joseph, and laid motionless on the ice for some time. In an update from the team, Detroit announced that Larkin is still being attended to by the team medical staff, and would not return to action tonight. Suffering from multiple head injuries throughout his career, it would be a tough blow to the Red Wings if Larkin is set to miss significant time, as he leads the team in scoring with 11 goals and 25 points in 23 games.
  • The Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Tanner Pearson would not return to the team’s game tonight due to an upper-body injury. Since coming over from the Vancouver Canucks in an offseason trade, Pearson has produced at a relatively tepid rate, scoring four goals and eight points in 26 games, which is still good for eighth on the team in scoring. Already with six players currently residing on the team’s injured reserve, the Canadiens may have to dig into their organizational depth even further if Pearson is set to miss significant time.

Detroit Red Wings| Injury| Minnesota Wild| Montreal Canadiens Dylan Larkin| Jonas Brodin| Tanner Pearson

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Toronto Maple Leafs Recall Mikko Kokkonen

December 9, 2023 at 6:30 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

Shortly before their game against the Nashville Predators, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced they had recalled defenseman Mikko Kokkonen from their AHL, the Toronto Marlies, on an emergency basis. This will mark the first time in his young career that Kokkonen has been called up to the NHL, although he will not make his debut tonight.

Kokkonen was originally a third-round selection by the Maple Leafs back in the 2019 NHL Draft, and would not make the jump to North America until the end of the season, scoring one goal and seven points for the Marlies in 11 regular season games. Before making the transition to the Maple Leafs organization, Kokkonen was a veteran of 216 games in the Finnish Liiga playing for Jukurit and the Pelicans, scoring eight goals and 54 points overall.

Last year, Kokkonen put together a mild season for the Marlies, achieving six assists in 36 games, and even spending time for Toronto’s ECHL affiliate, the Newfoundland Growlers, scoring one goal and three points altogether. Although his production was poor in the regular season, Kokkonen helped lead the Growlers to the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs, scoring three goals and nine points in 13 games.

Starting this season back on the Marlies, Kokkonen has nearly reached his point totals from last year, already notching two goals and two assists in 17 games played. With Toronto poised to lose a few defensemen via the free agent market this upcoming summer, Kokkonen will likely need more time in the minor leagues before becoming a full-time option for the Maple Leafs blue line.

Toronto Maple Leafs| Transactions Mikko Kokkonen

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Pacific Notes: Golden Knights, Ferraro, Flames, Amadio, Kane

December 9, 2023 at 6:00 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

Earlier this week, news coming out of the Board of Governors meetings indicated a sizeable increase in the salary cap for next season, with most estimations projecting a $4.2MM increase, the largest increase in the last five seasons. One team that will benefit most from this salary cap increase will undoubtedly be the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights, who are pressed tightly against the cap.

Heading into next summer, the Golden Knights have four players set to hit restricted free agency, and another six hitting unrestricted free agency, including Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler Stephenson, and Alec Martinez. If the cap were to remain flat next year, Vegas would have only around $18.39MM to retain 10 players, but will now have around $22.59MM, giving them much more breathing room to keep their core.

In an article in The Athletic by Jesse Granger, Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon was quoted saying, “We are hopeful with a bump in the salary cap that we’ll be able to keep this core together. We like our team a lot.” For the core specifically, it is reasonable to expect raises given to both Marchessault and Stephenson given their production over the last several seasons, however, Vegas may even have the financial flexibility to improve their team next offseason.

Other notes:

  • With only three months away from the 2023-24 NHL trade deadline, the league is quickly separating itself into buyers and sellers. One seller, the San Jose Sharks, has been receiving plenty of interest in defenseman Mario Ferraro, as reported last week. However, in an article published today by Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, Ferraro gave indication he has no desire to leave San Jose, saying, “I feel like I have unfinished business here. This organization has done so much for me, right? I feel like I still owe them and the fans.“
  • Per a team announcement, the Calgary Flames announced that forwards Martin Pospisil and Walker Duehr were out of the lineup tonight with both suffering from the flu. Inching their way back into the playoff conversation, Pospisil and Duehr have been effective depth forward options for the Flames this season, scoring five points and four points in 15 games, respectively.
  • A notable missing piece from the Golden Knights lineup tonight was forward, Michael Amadio, who is out due to personal reasons (X Link). Typically, a bottom-six forward is not a large missing piece in any lineup, but with five goals and 15 points in 27 games this season, Amadio sits sixth on Vegas in scoring, while sitting 19th in ATOI.
  • After his hit last night on Jonas Brodin of the Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers’ forward Evander Kane was given a warning by the Department of Player Safety (X Link). It as an interesting decision by the league, as replay evidence shows that Kane finished his check on Brodin even with Brodin’s back turned to him.

Calgary Flames| Edmonton Oilers| San Jose Sharks| Vegas Golden Knights Evander Kane| Mario Ferraro| Martin Pospisil| Michael Amadio| Walker Duehr

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Injury Notes: Ducks, Lehkonen, Benning, Puljujarvi, Blue Jackets

December 9, 2023 at 5:00 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

The Anaheim Ducks are nearing the return of two of the most important players in their organization, Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale. Zegras, who is dealing with an undisclosed injury, has been out of the lineup since November 10th, while Drysdale, has been out with a lower-body injury since October 19th.

There is no firm date for the eventual return of either player, but Derek Lee of The Sporting Tribune reports that both players returned for practice this morning. In the same report, Lee also mentioned that breakout center, Mason McTavish, was still absent from practice after suffering an upper-body injury last week.

Anaheim could certainly use the reinforcements on both sides of the puck, as the team has recorded only one win in the last 11 games. Aside from just returning to the lineup, the Ducks will need both players to step up their game, as Zegras has only registered two points in 12 games, while Drysdale has only been in the lineup 10 times in the last 108 regular season games.

Other injury notes:

  • Without much specificity into the severity of the injury, the Colorado Avalanche have been without top-six forward, Artturi Lehkonen, for the last month after he suffered a neck injury in the team’s game against the Seattle Kraken on November 9th. After joining the team for practice yesterday, the expectation is that Lehkonen will not return for another six to eight weeks, narrowing his return to January or February (X Link). Currently sitting at fourth in the Western Conference, Colorado will only have a few weeks to see how Lehkonen returns before potentially making a move at the trade deadline on March 9th.
  • Missing nearly a month to an undisclosed injury in early November, beat writer Curtis Pashelka reports that San Jose Sharks defenseman Matt Benning is listed as week-to-week with a lower-body injury. In arguably the weakest defensive core in the NHL, Benning is one of 11 defensemen to play at least one game for San Jose this season, averaging just under 18 and a half minutes of ice time per night, placing him sixth on the team amongst defensemen in that category.
  • Hoping to make his return to the NHL soon, Chris Johnston of TSN is reporting that unrestricted free agent forward, Jesse Puljujarvi, has fully recovered from his hip surgery and has been cleared for full-contact training by doctors. Even when healthy, Puljujarvi’s market is going to be extremely limited, if one develops at all. The former fourth overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, Puljujarvi has scored 114 points in 334 career games, including a 36-point season for the Edmonton Oilers back in the 2021-22 season.
  • Aaron Portzline of The Athletic is reporting that in the Columbus Blue Jackets game tomorrow against the Florida Panthers, forwards Cole Sillinger and Patrik Laine may be making their return to the lineup. Sillinger has missed the last five games due to an upper-body injury suffered on November 29th, while Laine has been out through the last three games with an illness.

Anaheim Ducks| Colorado Avalanche| Columbus Blue Jackets| Injury| San Jose Sharks Artturi Lehkonen| Cole Sillinger| Jamie Drysdale| Jesse Puljujarvi| Mason McTavish| Matt Benning| Patrik Laine| Trevor Zegras

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Atlantic Notes: Sabres, Monahan, Zacha, Giordano

December 9, 2023 at 3:59 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

There is some good news and some bad news on the injury front for the Sabres.  Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald notes that wingers Alex Tuch (hamstring) and Jordan Greenway (upper body) could suit up later on in Buffalo’s road trip next week.  Both players landed on injured reserve last weekend.  Tuch has started to get going offensively in recent weeks, collecting 12 points in 13 games since the start of November while Greenway remains quiet at the offensive end with just seven points in 21 games so far in his first full season with Buffalo.

Meanwhile, the news isn’t as good for Zemgus Girgensons.  Hoppe relays that the forward has not progressed in his recovery from his lower-body injury.  Head coach Don Granato indicated the initial expectation was that he’d be out for about another week but it appears the Sabres will be without the long-time checker for at least a little longer than that.

Elsewhere in the Atlantic:

  • Canadiens center Sean Monahan reached his $15K bonus by playing in his 26th game of the year against Los Angeles on Thursday, relays Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette. That brings his total compensation for the season to an even $2MM.  Monahan opted for this one-year deal last spring, electing to stay in Montreal where he had early success before multiple injuries ended his year.  So far, he has stayed healthy and indicated to Cowan that he’d love to sign a long-term deal to stick with the Canadiens.  If that doesn’t happen, he’ll likely be one of the more prominent rentals to keep an eye closer to the trade deadline, as long as he isn’t injured at the time.
  • The Bruins announced (Twitter link) that center Pavel Zacha suffered an upper-body injury in today’s game against Arizona and did not return. The injury occurred at some point during the first period.  The 26-year-old had 57 points in 82 games last year, his first campaign with the Bruins.  Zacha has produced at a similar clip this season, posting 19 points in 25 contests heading into today’s action.
  • Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Giordano skated before practice today, notes David Alter of The Hockey News (Twitter link). It’s the first time he has skated since suffering a thumb injury late last month.  The 40-year-old is averaging nearly 18 minutes a night so far this season and with Toronto missing some other blueliners, they’ll certainly be looking forward to getting him back.

Boston Bruins| Buffalo Sabres| Montreal Canadiens| Toronto Maple Leafs Alex Tuch| Jordan Greenway| Mark Giordano| Pavel Zacha| Sean Monahan| Zemgus Girgensons

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Predators Activate Cody Glass From Injured Reserve

December 9, 2023 at 3:25 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

Yesterday, Nashville opened up a pair of roster spots when they assigned Liam Foudy and Spencer Stastney to the minors.  One of those spots has now been filled as 102.5 The Game’s Nick Kieser relays (Twitter link) that center Cody Glass has been activated off injured reserve.

Last season was somewhat of a breakout year for the 24-year-old.  After being more of a fringe player up to that point, the sixth pick in 2017 locked down a regular middle-six role, setting career highs across the board in games (72), goals (14), assists (21), and points (35).  That helped Glass earn a spot on Canada’s entry at the Worlds where he added four more assists in ten games.

His play also helped earn him a two-year, $5MM deal, a nice raise for someone who had to settle for a two-way qualifying offer the year before.  The contract basically amounts to a second bridge deal to see if this type of production was repeatable or could be improved on or if he’s likely to remain more of a secondary contributor moving forward.

Unfortunately for him and the Preds, Glass struggled out of the gate offensively this season, recording just one assist in his first nine appearances despite averaging nearly 14 minutes a night of action before suffering an upper-body injury last month.  It’s fair to say they’ll be counting on him to provide more than that now that he has been cleared to rejoin the lineup.

Nashville Predators Cody Glass

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Kraken Recall Marian Studenic

December 9, 2023 at 2:52 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

With Andre Burakovsky out week-to-week once again, the Kraken have found his short-term replacement, announcing (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled winger Marian Studenic from AHL Coachella Valley.

The 25-year-old signed with Seattle as an unrestricted free agent this past summer after being non-tendered by Dallas.  After clearing waivers in training camp, Studenic got off to a strong start with the Firebirds, resulting in a short-term recall late last month before being sent back down earlier this week.  He has been held off the scoresheet in two appearances with the Kraken but has been productive in the minors, collecting seven goals and five assists in 16 games.

Studenic has 46 career NHL appearances under his belt spanning parts of four seasons between New Jersey, Dallas, and Seattle.  He still might have to wait a bit to add to that total as he’s likely to serve as their 13th forward even with Burakovsky’s absence.  He is still roughly three weeks and eight games away from needing to go through waivers for a second time this season.

AHL| Seattle Kraken| Transactions Marian Studenic

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Salary Cap Deep Dive: Carolina Hurricanes

December 9, 2023 at 1:58 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

Navigating the salary cap is one of the more important tasks for any GM.  Teams that can avoid total cap chaos by walking the tightrope of inking players to deals that match their value (or compensate for future value without breaking the bank) remain successful.  Those that don’t see struggles and front office changes.

PHR will look at every NHL team and give a thorough look at their cap situation for the 2023-24 season.  This will focus more on players who are regulars on the roster versus those who may find themselves shuttling between the AHL and NHL.  All cap figures are courtesy of CapFriendly.

Carolina Hurricanes

Current Cap Hit: $81,694,391 (under the $83.5MM Upper Limit)

Entry-Level Contracts

F Jack Drury (one year, $925K)
F Seth Jarvis (one year, $894K)

Potential Bonuses
Jarvis: $500K

Jarvis had an impressive rookie season before stagnating a bit last year.  However, he is off to a big start this season, flirting with the point-per-game mark early on.  That has him well on his way toward hitting his bonuses at a minimum while he’s the type of player that it wouldn’t be surprising to see Carolina try to work out a long-term deal with.  A bridge contract likely checks in around the $4MM mark while a longer-term pact could push closer to $6.5 to $7MM.  Drury has carved out a regular role this season, albeit on the fourth line.  If he holds onto that for the full season, he could push for a small raise on a short-term bridge contract.

Signed Through 2023-24, Non-Entry-Level

D Jalen Chatfield ($762.5K, UFA)
D Tony DeAngelo ($1.65MM, UFA)
F Brendan Lemieux ($800K, UFA)
F Jordan Martinook ($1.8MM, UFA)
F Martin Necas ($3MM, RFA)
F Stefan Noesen ($762.5K, UFA)
D Brett Pesce ($4.025MM, UFA)
G Antti Raanta ($1.5MM, UFA)
D Brady Skjei ($5.25MM, UFA)
F Teuvo Teravainen ($5.4MM, UFA)

Teravainen has reached 63 points or more in three of the last five seasons but is also coming off a down year that saw him score just 12 times in 68 games, making this a key platform year.  He’s off to a nice start and is near that goal total from 2022-23 already.  If he can get back to even the 50-point mark, he could have a shot at landing a small raise on another long-term agreement.  Martinook had a career year offensively last season with 34 points but is still looking for his first goal this year despite logging nearly 15 minutes a night.  His typical offensive profile is one that should see him signing for a bit less than this, especially if he’s able to secure another multi-year agreement.

Necas is going to be a particularly interesting case to follow.  He had a breakout 71-point performance last season, providing impressive value on the first year of his bridge deal.  He also spent some time at center, his natural position but one he hasn’t played a ton in the NHL.  At this point, Necas has established himself as a full-time top-six forward and will have arbitration eligibility for the first time this summer.  His qualifying offer is $3.5MM but that’s well below what he’ll get on his next deal.  His camp would probably like to see Necas deployed more down the middle to bolster his value but that might be injury-dependent.  If Carolina wants to lock him up long-term, they’ll need to at least double his current AAV.

Lemieux had to take a $550K pay cut in free agency this past summer and has found himself out of the lineup more often than not this year which doesn’t bode well for his next contract.  He’s going to wind up close to the minimum salary once again and even a one-way deal might not be guaranteed.  Noesen has been one of the top under-the-radar bargains after putting up 36 points on a minimum-salary contract; he’s on pace for more than that this year with the AAV now below the minimum.  His journeyman track record will work against him here (is it a late breakout for the 30-year-old or is he just the right system fit?) but even so, he should push for closer to $2MM on the open market.  If enough teams think it’s a late breakout, that number will go higher.

Skjei had never reached the 10-goal mark until last season when he broke out with an 18-goal campaign.  He has consistently been a strong third option on the back end and should be in a position to land at least a small raise and, at 30, close to a max-term agreement if he wants to pursue that long of a contract.  Pesce has been in trade speculation dating back to the summer as many suspect the Hurricanes won’t be able to keep him in the fold.  Like Skjei, he’s a reliable second pairing player but has a better defensive game but a weaker offensive one.  The fact he’s also a right-hand shot will also help his market.  Both players should land somewhere in the $6MM range.

DeAngelo was a late entrant into free agency after being bought out by the Flyers after a planned trade to the Hurricanes didn’t go through quite as planned.  Unfortunately, the reunion hasn’t been great so far as playing time has been hard to come by and he has struggled.  Nonetheless, a contract similar to this one could still be doable from a team looking to add some offensive upside on the back end at a lower cost.  Chatfield has worked his way up to being a reliable sixth defender with very strong possession numbers.  He’s the type of player that a team or two might believe is capable of a bigger role which could drive his price tag past the $2MM mark.

Raanta acknowledged that he left money on the table to remain with Carolina over the summer.  That might wind up biting him a bit in the end as he has struggled considerably this season which won’t help his marketability this summer.  That said, if he can turn things around, something in this range should still be doable, perhaps with the Hurricanes if they want to keep the extra depth.

Signed Through 2024-25

G Frederik Andersen ($3.4MM, UFA)
D Brent Burns ($5.28MM, UFA)*
F Jesper Fast ($2.4MM, UFA)
D Dmitry Orlov ($7.75MM, UFA)
D Jaccob Slavin ($5.3MM, UFA)

*-San Jose is retaining an additional $2.72MM on Burns’ contract.

Fast has been a capable depth scorer for most of his career while also being an effective penalty killer.  Assuming that holds up over these last two years – he’s off to a bit of a slow start this season – there’s little reason to think he could land another two or three seasons around this price point.  It’s worth noting he’ll be 34 at that time, however, which may restrict his market a bit.

Orlov surprised many by signing the priciest deal in free agency in terms of AAV, electing to take a short-term inflated contract with the hopes of landing another one in a more favorable marketplace two years from now.  It was also surprising that Carolina was the one to give it to him with the depth they had on the back end plus them needing to re-sign or replace Skjei and Pesce a year from now.  The move hasn’t worked out the greatest so far although there’s lots of time to turn it around.  He’ll also be 34 when it’s time to sign his next contract so it’d be difficult to expect he’d land this much, even with the projected raise in the cap.  But if it came in starting with a six on a three-year deal (or even four) if he’s able to turn his play around, going this route could ultimately work out well for him.

Slavin hasn’t been asked to play true number one minutes recently but that doesn’t mean he can’t handle them; he’ll almost be certainly valued as someone who can in free agency.  He’s not a top point producer but he has shown progress on that front as well while being a stalwart in his own end.  Accordingly, he could be pushing for $8MM or more on a max-term agreement, even though he’ll be 31 at that time.  Burns has fit in quite well with Carolina while still playing a big role.  However, he’ll be entering free agency at age 40.  Will he even want to sign another deal?  If he does, it’ll almost certainly be a one-year agreement, setting up the ability for a team to make some of it bonus-based for additional cap flexibility.

Andersen also took a pay cut to remain with Carolina over the summer and he was also off to a rough start to his season.  However, he’s now out indefinitely with blood clots and it wouldn’t be fair to speculate on his next deal until he’s able to return.

Signed Through 2025-26

F Michael Bunting ($4.5MM, UFA)

Bunting went from being a fringe piece with Arizona to an integral part of Toronto’s top six over the last two seasons, making him one of the more intriguing players to hit the market over the summer.  He didn’t quite wind up with a long-term deal but this one should hold up pretty well if he can provide around 45 points a year on the second line.  If he does, he’ll have a much more favorable market next time around having proven he can produce outside of Toronto.

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Signed Through 2026-27 Or Longer

F Sebastian Aho ($8.46MM this season, $9.75MM from 2024-25 through 2031-32)
G Pyotr Kochetkov ($2MM through 2026-27)
F Jesperi Kotkaniemi ($4.82MM through 2029-30)
F Jordan Staal ($2.9MM through 2026-27)
F Andrei Svechnikov ($7.75MM through 2028-29)

Aho is in the final season of the offer sheet agreement he signed with Montreal, one that was quickly matched with the extension he signed in July starting after that.  He won’t sit atop the leaderboard for points but as an all-situations player with a strong scoring touch, he’s a legitimate number one middleman locked in at a rate that is likely below what his market value would have been.  Svechnikov bypassed the bridge contract in his first (and only) trip through restricted free agency.  This deal is a bit on the high side for today with the hopes that at 23, there’s still time for him to continue to improve and make this a team-friendly deal in the near future

Kotkaniemi took a pay cut off his one-year offer sheet from Carolina, opting for long-term security at the risk of potentially leaving some money on the table down the road.  He still hasn’t quite lived up to his draft billing but has settled in as a capable middle-six center.  This price is a bit on the high side for that role but, like Svechnikov, it could pay dividends on the back end if he continues to improve.  Staal is on what is likely to be his final contract.  He’s still quite an effective checker and as long as he remains at least a quality third liner, they’ll do well with this deal.

Kochetkov’s contract was quite interesting considering his limited NHL experience but again, they’re banking on the idea of paying more now to have a team-friendly deal later.  At this price point, all he needs to do is establish himself as a full-time backup for them to get good value.  Meanwhile, if he can do more than that, he’ll hit the open market at 28, putting him in great shape for a long-term deal at that time.

Buyouts

None

Retained Salary Transactions

None

Best Value: Noesen
Worst Value: Orlov

Looking Ahead

The Hurricanes are one of the few teams who are banking ample cap space at the moment, putting themselves in a good position to try to add at the trade deadline (barring injuries cutting into that).  That should give them a leg up on other playoff contenders who will be in a spot of needing to match money.

With $55.85MM on their books for next season, Carolina is well positioned to keep at least some of their notable pending UFAs although bringing back all of them may be tricky.  Meanwhile, with only six players signed past the 2024-25 campaign, GM Don Waddell has ample flexibility to reshape his roster if he wants to or to keep most of his core in place.  As far as salary cap situations go, the Hurricanes certainly have one of the better ones in the NHL.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.

Carolina Hurricanes| Pro Hockey Rumors Originals| Salary Cap Deep Dive 2023

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Sharks Recall Henry Thrun

December 9, 2023 at 12:56 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

One of San Jose’s top defensive prospects is set to get another look at the NHL level as the Sharks announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled blueliner Henry Thrun from AHL San Jose.

The 22-year-old was originally drafted by Anaheim but after he indicated to them that he wouldn’t sign with them, the Ducks then turned around and traded Thrun’s rights to San Jose.  He quickly signed with his season at Harvard having ended and got into eight games down the stretch where he didn’t look out of place, notching two assists while logging just shy of 20 minutes a night.

That gave Thrun seemingly an inside edge on a roster spot going into training camp and while he did open up the season with the Sharks, it was short-lived as he was sent down a week into the season despite picking up a pair of assists in his two appearances.  Since then, he has been with the Barracuda where he has played in 18 games, collecting a goal with five helpers.

With the recall, San Jose now has a full 23-player roster.  Notably, nine of those are blueliners although Jacob MacDonald has been lining up as a winger more recently.  Even so, Thrun might have to bide his time before getting back into the Sharks lineup.

AHL| San Jose Sharks| Transactions Henry Thrun

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Flames Recall Matt Coronato, Place Jacob Markstrom On IR

December 9, 2023 at 12:42 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

The Flames have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their game tonight New Jersey.  The team announced that forward Matt Coronato has been recalled from AHL Calgary and in a corresponding move, goalie Jacob Markstrom was placed on injured reserve.

Coronato broke camp with the big club and spent nearly four weeks with them to start the season before being sent down a little more than a month ago.  In his ten games with the Flames, the 21-year-old picked up his first two NHL points, a goal and an assist.  However, he also struggled at the defensive end to the point where the team decided he’d be better off playing a top role with the Wranglers.

That move certainly worked well for Coronato as he has been quite productive with them so far, notching eight goals and ten assists in just 14 games in his first taste of AHL action.  That’s good for the second-best point-per-game average among AHL rookies.  Now he’ll get a chance to try to capitalize off that momentum with this promotion.

As for Markstrom, he suffered a fractured finger earlier this week, yielding a week-to-week injury designation.  Accordingly, his IR placement is largely procedural at this point as Dustin Wolf had already been brought up on emergency recall to take his place in Calgary’s goalie tandem.  The Flames are eligible to backdate the placement to Tuesday if they want but considering he’s expected to be out for weeks, it’ll make no difference whether they do so or not.

AHL| Calgary Flames| Transactions Jacob Markstrom| Matt Coronato

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