The Devils have been pondering about making a big push to acquire Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom, reports David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. After a rough 2022-23 campaign, the 34-year-old has bounced back nicely this year, posting a .914 SV% in 31 starts to keep Calgary within striking distance of a Wild Card spot in the West. Markstrom is signed through 2025-26 with a $6MM cap hit and has a full no-move clause, giving him control on where he goes if he decides to accept a move; Pagnotta notes that Markstrom would seriously consider approving a trade to New Jersey should talks get that far. The Devils have a team save percentage of just .881 this season, tied with Ottawa for last in the NHL so a significant upgrade between the pipes like Markstrom would be would give them a huge boost for the stretch run.
More from the Metropolitan:
- The Rangers are believed to have interest in center Adam Henrique but are not willing to part with the first-round pick the Ducks are seeking, reports USA Today’s Vince Z. Mercogliano. The 34-year-old is the best rental middleman left on the trade market, giving Anaheim some extra leverage in discussions. Henrique has 15 goals and 18 assists in 49 games so far this season while winning 53.4% of his faceoffs. However, he carries a $5.825MM cap hit, one that the Ducks will need to pay down half of to maximize his value.
- When Max Pacioretty signed with the Capitals in free agency, he landed a full no-move clause as part of the contract, seemingly hoping to stick with them for the full season. However, Pierre LeBrun notes in his latest column for The Athletic (subscription link) that his sense is that the 35-year-old might waive that trade protection for the right fit and a chance to go for a Stanley Cup. Pacioretty has a base $2MM cap charge, plus another $2MM in games played bonuses. Half of those bonuses have been met already while another $500K will be earned when he plays his next game which should come on Saturday versus Boston.
You can literally see the meshing move.
Why not just have the officials use original Gameboys to watch the replays?
LOL, I guess you had to be there.
I think you imagined it moved, along with the Penns announcers.
You can literally see the meshing move…on the video.
Maybe you were watching it on a GameBoy, too.
Stop letting the officials do things on a Kindle Fire when the war room can use 70 inch 4K screens. It’s beyond moronic.
What?
The goal that the Pens tried to get called back because some of the Pens said the puck hit the mesh (out of play). But it appeared to just flutter very near to it on the replays.
MacLellan gave Pacioretty a full NMC! Good lord! MacLellan is the Joe Biden of NHL GMs.
Pacioretty played the second fewest shifts on the team Thursday night against Florida. Only one with less was their AAAA call-up.