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Archives for June 2017

New York Islanders Acquire Jordan Eberle From Edmonton Oilers

June 22, 2017 at 11:22 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 5 Comments

The New York Islanders have acquired Jordan Eberle from the Edmonton Oilers. In return, the Oilers will receive Ryan Strome. The deal is just one-for-one, with no additional salary or assets changing hands. Jordan Eberle

Eberle is coming off a terrible playoffs with the Oilers, scoring just two points (and no goals) during their entire run. Falling out of favor with the coaching staff and playing less than 13 minutes in three of the final four games (with the other going to overtime) it was easy to see why his name immediately popped up in trade speculation around the league. The 27-year old is still one of the most consistent offensive wingers in the game, recording 20 goals for the fifth time in his career and registering 51 points this season.

The biggest negative for Eberle, and perhaps a bigger reason why he’ll no longer play in Edmonton, is that he was signed for $6MM through the end of 2019. With the Oilers needing money and cap space for long-term extensions for Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, his contract was the most likely to go. The Islanders, who cleared room with a Vegas deal yesterday, needed to give John Tavares some help on the first line to try and keep him around long-term.

In theory, Eberle seems like the perfect fit. The pair were magic together at the World Juniors nearly ten years ago, and would seem to be natural compliments to each other in New York. Should Doug Weight put Eberle with Tavares and 34-goal man Anders Lee, the Islanders could have one of the most dynamic offensive lines in the league.

While the Oilers get some much needed salary relief, they also add Strome, the fifth-overall pick from 2011 and middle brother in a hockey playing family. Strome played just 69 games last season registering 30 points, but did seem to find some success after the Islanders’ mid-season coaching change. Even though he might not have the goal-scoring ability of Eberle, he is considerably younger and substantially cheaper. His ability to play center, at least part-time, is also interesting and he could easily return to the 50-point season he had as a 21-year old.

Strome, 23, costs just $2.5MM this season and will be a restricted free agent next summer. If he does break out, the Oilers could be in a similar situation without the money to pay him a long-term deal, but would rather take their chances at this point and make sure their big two are locked up.

Darren Dreger of TSN was first to report the deal.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images

Edmonton Oilers| New York Islanders| Newsstand| Transactions Jordan Eberle

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Tampa Bay Lightning Agree To Terms With Peter Budaj

June 22, 2017 at 11:10 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 2 Comments

Thursday: Now that the transaction freeze has lifted, the Lightning have made the signing official.

Monday:  According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, the Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with goaltender Peter Budaj on a two-year extension worth $1.025MM per season. Since the league is technically in a signing moratorium at present, the contract will not likely be announced until Thursday. Budaj was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Amazingly, Budaj had been on a two-way contract as recently as last season when he was summoned from the AHL to try and save the Los Angeles Kings season. When Jonathan Quick and Jeff Zatkoff both went down to injuries early in the year, Budaj was brought up and performed quite well in the Los Angeles net. At the deadline, he was dealt to the Lightning for Ben Bishop, who couldn’t help the Kings scrape their way into the playoffs and was eventually dealt to the Dallas Stars this offseason.

Budaj on the other hand will now be the full-time backup for starter Andrei Vasilevskiy in Tampa Bay, and help the young netminder try and get the Lightning back into the playoff hunt. Expected once again to be a Stanley Cup contender, Budaj’s experience is almost entirely limited to the regular season, but after a year in which he put up a .915 mark his low cap hit is still a nice value for the team. The duo will only cost GM Steve Yzerman ~$4.5MM per season combined over the next couple of years, one of the lowest numbers in the league.

35 by the time the 2017-18 season starts, Budaj is no lock to provide the above-average goaltending he put up this year but should still be able to provide ample value for this contract.

Tampa Bay Lightning| Transactions Bob McKenzie| Peter Budaj

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Washington Capitals Re-Sign Christian Djoos

June 22, 2017 at 11:05 am CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The Washington Capitals have re-signed young AHL standout Christian Djoos to a two-year, contract worth a total of $1.3MM. The deal is two-way in 2017-18, but turns into a one-way deal in 2018-19. Djoos was a pending restricted free agent.

Selected in the seventh-round of the 2012 draft, Djoos exploded this season in the AHL to the tune of 58 points in 66 games. That put him third among league defensemen behind only veteran AHLers T.J. Brennan and Matt Taormina. The puck-rushing Djoos has excellent skating ability and was actually touted as a fairly well-rounded if undersized defenseman coming over from Sweden. This offensive explosion puts him right into the discussion for a Capitals roster spot at some point, as the one-way second half of the contract suggests.

At just 22, he still has time to refine his game quite a bit but if it’s possible to carry over any of his offensive success to the NHL he could be a fine replacement for the outgoing Nate Schmidt. Schmidt, another smooth skating left-handed defenseman, was selected by the Golden Knights last night in the expansion draft. While Djoos has a long way to go to reach his heights, it’s not inconceivable that he could have a similar impact on the Capitals down the line.

AHL| Washington Capitals

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Trevor Van Riemsdyk Traded To Carolina

June 22, 2017 at 10:40 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

The Carolina Hurricanes have made the first big post-expansion deal, acquiring Trevor van Riemsdyk and a 2018 seventh-round pick from the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights will receive Pittsburgh’s 2017 second-round pick in return, originally acquired for Ron Hainsey at the trade deadline."<strong

As noted last night, there was immediately chatter among insiders that the Golden Knights would immediately flip van Riemsdyk to Carolina, though nothing was certain after the fireworks that went on last night in terms of trades. This is one of the more interesting flips, as Carolina already has an excess of defenders on the roster and has been looking to move at least one for scoring help. Bringing van Riemsdyk aboard gives them even more leeway to make an upgrade at forward, with Justin Faulk perhaps being the most likely candidate to be on the move.

van Riemsdyk was selected from the Chicago Blackhawks last night in what was expected to be half of a side deal with the Vegas Golden Knights. We’d heard for weeks that the Blackhawks would send Marcus Kruger to Vegas as well, but with news breaking yesterday that Marian Hossa would not be able to play next season, suddenly things shifted. Chicago was no longer in such dire need of cap relief, though there is no guarantee things will stay that way. Kruger may still be in play at some point, especially if the league decides Hossa can’t stay on LTIR.

For Vegas, this was the plan all along. Pick many more valuable assets than needed—in this case defensemen—and immediately flip them for prospects and picks that will benefit the team more down the road. Though van Riemsdyk is only 25 and could help the Golden Knights immediately, he’s also a restricted free agent next summer and is likely due to get a hefty raise. His current contract—$825K this year—is so appealing to teams around the league that there were likely several suitors once Vegas got their hands on him.

In three seasons since turning pro out of the University of New Hampshire, van Riemsdyk has developed into more than just another NCAA free agent. He registered 16 points in 56 games this season (all at even strength), and was a solid possession contributor. He’s clearly good enough to log more than the average bottom-pairing defenseman, but behind both Faulk and Brett Pesce there won’t be much opportunity for that should they both remain.

Frank Seravalli of TSN was first to break the deal.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images

Carolina Hurricanes| Expansion| Newsstand| Transactions| Vegas Golden Knights Trevor Van Riemsdyk

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Dallas Stars Hire Rick Wilson, Stu Barnes As Assistant Coaches

June 22, 2017 at 10:04 am CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The Dallas Stars have decided who will join Ken Hitchcock behind the bench next season, hiring assistant coaches Rick Wilson and Stu Barnes. Curt Fraser will be a holdover from the previous staff. Hitchcock, hired after Lindy Ruff was let go at the end of the season will try and turn around what was an extremely disappointing club last year.

Wilson, 66, was around with Hitchcock during his first stint as head coach of the Stars, and is a life-long assistant in the NHL. He was first hired into the league in 1988 by the New York Islanders, and has been behind benches coaching defensemen ever since. His familiarity with Hitchcock and his systems will come in handy as the team looks to revamp the Stars play style.

Barnes on the other hand is still fairly green in terms of NHL coaching experience, only spending two years behind the bench under Marc Crawford during his Dallas stint. Barnes is a co-owner of the Tri-City Americans of the WHL (along with Olaf Kolzig) and has coached US prep academies. Just 46, Barnes is ten years removed from a playing career that took him all over the NHL. Suiting up for 1,136 games and registering 597 points, he made the transition from highly-touted young scoring threat to grizzled checking center quite smoothly.

Dallas Stars| Ken Hitchcock

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Florida Panthers Will Be Aggressive On July 1st

June 22, 2017 at 9:12 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 1 Comment

The Florida Panthers shocked everyone yesterday when they dealt Reilly Smith to the Vegas Golden Knights and allowed Jon Marchessault to be selected. That’s left a hole in their forward group, one GM Dale Tallon might be shopping in free agency to fill. In a conference call with the media today including George Richards of the Miami Herald, Tallon said that the Panthers would be aggressive on July 1st and has the full support of ownership to spend on free agents.

If this was his plan all along, moving smith was integral. The Panthers now have around $20MM to spend under the cap, and more importantly the actual money to do so. While new deals are needed for both Alex Petrovic and Mark Pysyk (as well as Jaromir Jagr if the team brings him back) they should have enough to be big players on the open market.

The question then becomes if that’s the right way to go. Unrestricted free agency this season looks like one of the weakest groups in recent years, with 37-year olds (Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau) virtually leading the way. There are the trio of UFAs from Washington—T.J. Oshie, Kevin Shattenkirk and Karl Alzner—to consider, but each has their own drawbacks and should command hefty salaries on the open market.

The team could bring back Thomas Vanek, but he won’t replace the 45 goals and 88 points they lost on expansion day by himself. Sam Gagner could be a sneaky good option after a bounce-back year and could help the scoring both at 5-on-5 and on the powerplay. But that question still remains; is there anything worth being “aggressive” on? Fans disappointed with losing Smith and more importantly Marchessault will be frustrated to hear that the money might be put back into older players on July 1st, but perhaps there is something else up Tallon’s sleeve. For now, we’ll have to wait to see if he’s involved in any other trades over the next few days.

Dale Tallon| Expansion| Florida Panthers| Free Agency| Vegas Golden Knights

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Early Notes: Galchenyuk, Arizona, Pronger

June 22, 2017 at 8:36 am CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

Ah the morning after. The Vegas Golden Knights finally selected their expansion roster last night, and with it came a barrage of trades. Teams lined up to offer draft picks for protection slots, but one team conspicuously silent were the Montreal Canadiens. After making two major moves before the draft—acquiring Jonathan Drouin and shipping off Nathan Beaulieu—the team watched as Alexei Emelin was selected to be part of the expansion franchise. That leaves the team with just five NHL defensemen, and that’s including Jakub Jerabek who will try to prove he’s ready right away.

Enter Alex Galchenyuk, who again dominated the headlines this morning. Bob McKenzie of TSN noted as much, saying that he still believes the talented forward would be moved at some point and counts Minnesota as a team with assets that would interest the Canadiens. Interestingly, he also doesn’t think the Wild are very high on Galchenyuk, making it a tough fit for any potential deal. Eric Engels of Sportsnet still believes they’re the most likely destination and that it’s still more likely that he moves somewhere.

  • The Arizona Coyotes are an interesting team in the next few days as they begin to turn the corner from rebuild to contention. While the team shouldn’t be expected to compete for the Stanley Cup just yet, they’d like their days of finishing last in the league to be behind them. Darren Dreger of TSN notes that they’re in the market for a goaltender, centers and defensemen, making them a possibility on most names floated recently. McKenzie thinks they might re-open negotiations with the New York Rangers, a team they’d had conversations with last week. For a squad who has said goodbye to two long-time veterans in recent times, young GM John Chayka looks determined to turn over a new page in Coyotes history and build around the young core of forwards he’s acquired.
  • Chris Pronger has taken a position as senior adviser to the President of Hockey Operations Dale Tallon in Florida for one year, according to Dan Murphy of Sportsnet. Pronger hasn’t been shy about his goal of becoming an NHL GM one day, even reaching out to former rival Steve Yzerman for advice. Yzerman of course also took a lesser role in Detroit after retiring, in order to learn the trade from Ken Holland and company. In the next few years, it wouldn’t be shocking to see Pronger given the reins of a team.

Dale Tallon| Expansion| Minnesota Wild| Montreal Canadiens| Utah Mammoth| Vegas Golden Knights Alex Galchenyuk| Bob McKenzie| Chris Pronger

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Vegas Golden Knights Trade Breakdown

June 21, 2017 at 11:08 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The Vegas Golden Knights have already completed ten trades this offseason, wheeling and dealing around the expansion draft with a third of the NHL. While more deals will undoubtedly drop tomorrow and in the next few days, these first ten transactions have set the team up for success. We’ll take a moment to break down why each trade happened, though there may be more dominoes to fall regarding some of them.

Buffalo sends their 2017 sixth-round pick to Vegas

In the first trade of the night, Vegas acquires a late round pick in order to not select G Linus Ullmark from the Sabres. Golden Knights GM George McPhee explained on the Awards broadcast that they were down to two players, Ullmark and William Carrier and the Sabres made their decision for them with a pick. For what it’s worth, our mock draft had the same split decision over the two players with Ullmark eventually ending up as the selection.

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Florida sends F Reilly Smith to Vegas in exchange for their 2018 fourth-round pick "<strong

Smith was signed to a five-year, $25MM extension last summer by the new front office in Florida before scoring just 37 points and having a relatively poor year. The new front office (which, ironically is also the old-old front office with Dale Tallon taking over again as GM) apparently thought that deal was bad enough to want Vegas to take it off their hands. In return, the Golden Knights got the chance to draft Jon Marchessault, who was conspicuously left off the team’s protection list. The fact that Florida got something back takes a bit of the sting away, but losing 45 goals and 88 points in return for a fourth-round pick is a tough choice regardless of the salary cap implications.

Carolina sends 2017 fifth-round pick to Vegas

It’s unclear who the Vegas Golden Knights would have targeted from Carolina, but they used a pick to ensure it would be Connor Brickley instead. In our mock draft we had Klas Dahlbeck heading to Vegas, which is perhaps the player they wanted to protect. Brickley was still a second-round pick back in 2010 and has shown much in the way of NHL upside as of yet. As a 25-year old Group VI free agent this summer, Vegas may decide to just let him hit the open market.

Tampa Bay sends negotiating rights to F Nikita Gusev, their 2017 second-round pick and Pittsburgh’s 2018 fourth-round pick to Vegas

This is one of the bigger trades of the night, with the Lightning dealing two picks and Gusev in order to protect their young defensemen Slater Koekkoek and Jake Dotchin. They also got the Golden Knights to take Jason Garrison and his $4.6MM cap hit off their books. According to agent Dan Milstein, Gusev isn’t coming to the NHL right away but will revisit the idea in the future. Gusev of course is a former linemate of Vegas free agent signing Vadim Shipachyov, perhaps giving them the inside track to get him over to North America before long.

In the last few months, Tampa GM Steve Yzerman has aggressively shed salary by moving Valtteri Filppula, Jonathan Drouin and now Garrison. As extensions kick in for some of his top players, he still has Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat to re-sign among a big group of RFAs. Suddenly they have around ~$23MM in cap space and could potentially be buyers on the free agent market.

New York Islanders send F Mikhail Grabovski, D Jake Bischoff, their 2017 first-round pick and their 2019 second-round pick to Vegas

"<strongThe Islanders apparently were desperate to extend their protection list and force Vegas’ hand, because they moved a healthy package to do so. Grabovski was included to get the cap-hit off their books, though he’ll likely never play again in the NHL. LTIR isn’t as easy as free cap space, and the team needed some more this summer if they’re going to make a big splash and find wingers for John Tavares. Bischoff, a seventh-round pick, was just signed out of the University of Minnesota where he was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. After a nice start to his AHL career, he does have a chance to make the NHL some day but will more likely head to the Chicago Wolves and spend some more time in the minor leagues.

The Golden Knights ended up selecting Jean-Francois Berube, who is another Group VI free agent and might not even play for Vegas at all. The 25-year old has had trouble finding a place in an NHL net and could have to settle for a two-way contract this summer. His pick is a throwaway for the Golden Knights, who needed to pick three goaltenders in the draft to comply with the minimum requirements. The big get for them is the 15th-overall pick in Friday’s entry draft, one they could easily use to move up in the first round.

Anaheim sends D Shea Theodore to Vegas

This is one of the more clear cut trades of the night. Anaheim had too many defensemen to protect, and Vegas would have happily snapped up Josh Manson or Sami Vatanen. It cost them Theodore to protect those two, and get rid of Clayton Stoner’s $3.25MM contract. Stoner is an unrestricted free agent after this year and will have little effect on the Golden Knights cap this season, and Theodore is a prized defensive prospect who could grow into one of the best players on the Vegas roster.

Theodore was behind a long line of left-handed defensemen in Anaheim, but is just 21-years old and holds tremendous value even with his up-and-down season. The Golden Knights could build a defense around him and other young players they selected, or trade him right away for another package of picks to help build through the draft. Either way, he’s one of the top prizes of the night.

Minnesota sends F Alex Tuch to Vegas in exchange for their conditional 2018 third-round pick

Minnesota had much the same problem as Anaheim; too many worthwhile players. In order to protect Mathew Dumba, Marco Scandella and Eric Staal, the Wild had to give up a first-round pick in Tuch to the Golden Knights. While he’s not their top forward prospect, he’s still an asset with excellent value after making his NHL debut this season. He could find his way onto the Golden Knights opening day roster with a solid camp, and at just 21 could be there for a long time.

The Wild likely didn’t have to give up a better prospect because Vegas also got to sign Erik Haula, a strong secondary scoring option that has experience at both wing and center. The Golden Knights inked the restricted free agent to a three-year, $8.25MM contract and will hope he can build off the 15-goals he scored in 2016-17. It’s hard to imagine Haula will be flipped anywhere, meaning the 26-year old should be in Vegas on opening night.

Columbus sends F David Clarkson, their 2017 first-round pick and their 2019 second-round pick to Vegas

Another big deal that protected several good players, Columbus wanted the Golden Knights to stay away from Josh Anderson, Joonas Korpisalo and Jack Johnson. They also needed some cap relief, deciding to include Clarkson’s three remaining years at $5.25MM in the deal. Just like Grabovski, Clarkson won’t ever play again in the NHL but his contract will stay on the books for now. The Blue Jackets had to part with the 24th-overall pick and another selection two years for now for the extra protection.

Again, though Clarkson could have been put on LTIR after the season began, the Blue Jackets were looking at around $5MM in cap space with several high-profile restricted free agents still to sign. They needed relief badly, and were forced to make a deal of some sort to move money out. They’ll now likely be able to fit both Anderson and Alexander Wennberg in, though watch for them to make another cap-saving move in the near future.

Winnipeg sends their 2017 first-round pick and their 2019 third-round pick to Vegas for Columbus’ 2017 first-round pick "<strong

At first glance, this deal looks mighty odd. The Golden Knights move up 11 spots in Friday’s first round (24 to 13) and also add a third-round pick in 2019. What it comes down to, is protection of Toby Enstrom, Marko Dano and others in the expansion draft. The Golden Knights ended up picking Chris Thorburn who a) is an unrestricted free agent and b) has a career high of 19 points. Thorburn isn’t in the plans for Vegas, but it was worth it to move up more than a third of the first round in one shot and leave them with three picks in the top-15. Many are speculating whether they will use those to move up and perhaps take a swing at Brandon Wheat King Nolan Patrick, who was originally drafted and developed in the WHL by Vegas AGM Kelly McCrimmon.

For the Jets, moving back in the first round was worth protecting their depth as they look to compete for the playoffs next season. Enstrom waived his no-movement clause for the team to protect Tyler Myers, likely reducing the amount of leverage the Golden Knights had in negotiations. Had Myers been available, he may have been worth more than 11 spots and a third-round pick.

Pittsburgh sends their 2020 second-round pick to Vegas

In a trade that according to Pierre LeBrun of TSN was agreed upon in principle way back on March 1st when the Golden Knights were first allowed to talk to teams, the Penguins give up a draft pick several years down the road to make sure that Marc-Andre Fleury would be Vegas’ selection. Both Fleury and the Penguins knew he’d be heading to Vegas next season for quite some time, making his play down the stretch and in the playoffs that much more remarkable. Generally known as one of the most well-liked players around the league, Fleury won his third Stanley Cup this season with the only team he’s ever played for.

Welcomed to the biggest ovation of the night (sorry James Neal), Fleury will instantly become one of the faces of the Golden Knights franchise and likely spend the entire season in 2017-18 as their starting goaltender. After a so-so regular season, Fleury turned back the clock in the playoffs and helped the Penguins through the first few rounds after starter Matt Murray went down with a torn hamstring. At 32, he has just two years remaining on his contract at $5.75MM a number that the Penguins no longer could afford at the backup goalie position. A new contract for Murray kicks in this year, and the team has several important RFAs to sign this summer.

Photos courtesy of USA Today Sports Images

Buffalo Sabres| Columbus Blue Jackets| Dale Tallon| Expansion| George McPhee| Minnesota Wild| New York Islanders| Pittsburgh Penguins| Tampa Bay Lightning| Vegas Golden Knights| Winnipeg Jets Alex Tuch| Clayton Stoner| Connor Brickley| David Clarkson| Erik Haula| Jason Garrison| Jean-Francois Berube| Linus Ullmark| Marc-Andre Fleury| Mikhail Grabovski

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Post-Draft Trades Will Be Announced Tomorrow

June 21, 2017 at 10:05 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 1 Comment

The Vegas Golden Knights were busy on the trade front tonight, completing ten different deals with teams to steer their expansion draft picks. While all of the trades can be seen here, there are several more that are due to come early Thursday morning. The trade freeze ends tomorrow morning at 7am CDT, making for quite an interesting morning after. Trevor van Riemsdyk

Vegas GM George McPhee had already told us that his team would need to flip some defensemen after the draft, and it seems as though the deals will come right away. The Golden Knights selected 13 defensemen (and acquired even more in trade), most of whom will never see the ice in T-Mobile Arena.

Bob McKenzie of TSN reported during the event that former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk could be flipped to Carolina tomorrow, and interesting move for a team who already has several young defensemen fighting for ice time. If TvR does make it to Raleigh, it likely would signal another move is coming for a forward down the line for Carolina.

On the note of van Riemsdyk, it had been widely reported that his exposure was tied to a trade that would bring Marcus Kruger to Vegas as a cap-dump for the Chicago Blackhawks. That didn’t happen tonight, and as we wrote earlier could be because of the Marian Hossa long-term injury situation that broke this morning. Kruger still could be moved, but it isn’t directly tied to the van Riemsdyk expansion selection.

Marc MethotMcKenzie also tells us that the Dallas Stars are interested in Marc Methot, selected by the Golden Knights from the Ottawa Senators. The Stars have been looking for a left-handed defenseman that is capable of logging big minutes, and with Methot’s successful history alongside Erik Karlsson could be the perfect fit for John Klingberg in Texas. Methot has two years left on his contract and does hold a limited no-trade clause that allows him to block deals to ten teams.

The Minnesota Wild have already made a trade with the Golden Knights that sent Alex Tuch to Vegas to help protect Mathew Dumba and others, but there is more coming in the next few days. Michael Russo of the Star Tribune spoke with Wild GM Chuck Fletcher, who told him the team could “absolutely” trade a defenseman by the weekend. Marco Scandella remains the most likely option, but now that the draft is in the past everyone is likely being discussed.

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Chicago Blackhawks| Dallas Stars| Expansion| George McPhee| Minnesota Wild| Ottawa Senators| Vegas Golden Knights Bob McKenzie| Marc Methot| Marcus Kruger| Trevor Van Riemsdyk

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NHL Awards Recap

June 21, 2017 at 9:29 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

The NHL Awards were held Wednesday night and even though they were quite overshadowed by the simultaneous expansion draft selections, some interesting choices were made for the trophies. Below are the award winners, finalists and final voting totals:

Ted Lindsay Award — Most Outstanding Player (as voted by his peers)

Winner: Connor McDavid
Runners-up: Brent Burns, Sidney Crosby

Selke Award — Best Defensive Forward

Winner: Patrice Bergeron
Runners-up: Ryan Kesler, Mikko Koivu
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Norris Trophy — Best Defenseman

Winner: Brent Burns
Runners-up: Erik Karlsson, Victor Hedman
Voting

Calder Trophy — Rookie Of The Year

Winner: Auston Matthews
Runners-up: Patrik Laine, Zach Werenski
Voting

General Manager Of The Year

Winner: David Poile
Runners-up: Peter Chiarelli, Pierre Dorion
Voting

Jack Adams Award — Coach Of The Year

Winner: John Tortorella
Runners-Up: Mike Babcock, Todd McClellan
Voting

Bill Masterton Award — Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication

Winner: Craig Anderson
Runners-up: Andrew Cogliano, Derek Ryan

Lady Byng Trophy — Most Gentlemanly

Winner: Johnny Gaudreau
Runners-up: Vladimir Tarasenko, Mikael Granlund
Voting

Vezina Trophy — Goaltender Of The Year

Winner: Sergei Bobrovsky
Runners-up: Braden Holtby, Carey Price
Voting

Hart Trophy — Most Valuable Player

Winner: Connor McDavid
Runners-up:
Sidney Crosby, Sergei Bobrovsky
Voting

John Tortorella Auston Matthews| Brent Burns| Connor McDavid| Johnny Gaudreau| NHL Awards| Patrice Bergeron| Sergei Bobrovsky

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