James van Riemsdyk has been fined $5,000 for his high-stick on Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez last night. That is the maximum allowable fine for the incident, which did not draw a penalty in the game. While van Riemsdyk will not face a suspension, fines like these are taken into account for any future discipline handed down from the Department of Player Safety.
- The Colorado Avalanche are about to have a wealth of right-handed defensemen available to them, and Mike Chambers of the Denver Post believes it might mean they end up trading Tyson Barrie. In fact, Chambers went so far as calling a Barrie trade “inevitable” in his latest mailbag, noting that Conor Timmins is close to a return from injury and Cale Makar is expected to sign after the NCAA season is completed. Barrie is having another outstanding offensive season with 40 points in 49 games and could likely bring back a substantial trade package for the Avalanche if they make him available. With another year on his current contract, a trade doesn’t necessarily need to be before this month’s deadline.
- Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet radio today to talk about the trade market, and he explained that “in the next three to five days” there should be a resolution one way or another with Mark Stone and Matt Duchene in Ottawa. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the Senators will have signed or traded their two star free agents, but likely that their camps will have indicated to GM Pierre Dorion where negotiations are headed and whether he needs to move them. Friedman notes that those players are still holding up the market at large.
Tyson Barrie to NYR for one of Zuccarello or Hayes would be good frame work of a trade
lmao ur nuts
acarneglia: I can just hear a mess of Rangers fans screaming at you: “Do you WANT us to lose???” Barrie can’t defend a dead guy & thinks he’s a fourth forward. I can just hear the Captain up in the radio booth with Kenny, having to hit the cough switch about 50 times a game…
Not sure what they would give up or what it would take to get him but my Devils could sure use Barrie. Not like they play any defense anyways so might as well have 4 playing offense and one on D instead of the usual 3 offense and 2 wandering around just ice skating
Haha as an Avs fan I can’t help but see Matt Duchene’s name and laugh. That trade was grand, especially if Ottawa continues to tank and we get Jack Hughes.
I’m not a fan of trading Barrie, but we might not be in position to be legit contenders next year so it might be for the best. We better be in position for 2020-2021 though.