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Injury Notes: Dunn, Parise, Hayton

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Earlier this morning, Scott Malone of Roots Sports reported that Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn was back on the ice for practice in a non-contact jersey. Although he will not be back in the lineup tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights, it is a positive sign for the Kraken that Dunn is progressing from his injury.

Dunn has been out of the lineup for about a week after getting hit from behind by Martin Pospisil of the Calgary Flames. Pospisil received a three-game suspension for the incident, and Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol has been tight-lipped about Dunn’s future return.

When healthy, Dunn has once again been the best defenseman on the ice for the Kraken, leading all fellow blueliners in points. Suiting up in 57 games for Seattle this year, scoring 11 goals and 45 points, with 16 of those points coming on the team’s powerplay.

Other injury notes:

  • After leaving last week’s game against the Detroit Red Wings with a lower-body injury, Zach Parise was back on the ice this morning with the Colorado Avalanche in a non-contact jersey (X Link). In his final attempt to lift the Stanley Cup, Parise has been productive for the Avalanche after signing a one-year, $825K contract with the team back in January. In 15 games for Colorado, Parise has scored four goals and seven points in total, averaging just over 14 minutes of ice time a night.
  • The Arizona Coyotes will be without center Barrett Hayton tonight, as Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports he is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury. It has been a slow recovery for Hayton after coming back from an upper-body injury suffered in December, scoring one goal and six points in 17 games since the start of February.

Transaction Notes: Dzingel, Regenda, Shea, Soderstrom

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The AHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights, the Henderson Silver Knights, have signed veteran forward Ryan Dzingel to a professional tryout agreement, according to a team announcement. Playing within the Carolina Hurricanes organization last season for the Chicago Wolves, Dzingel has not yet suited up in a game during the 2023-24 season.

Last year with the Wolves, Dzingel played in a total of 22 games, scoring two goals and 11 points overall. Once a premier scorer in the NCAA with Ohio State University, Dzingel has seen his offensive capabilities tail off by quite a bit over the last several seasons.

Although it seems like it was longer ago, it has only been five years since Dzingel put up back-to-back 20-goal seasons with the Ottawa Senators. Now, the Silver Knights will be hoping that Dzingel can recoup some of his goal-scoring talents, as they currently sit bottom-five in the American Hockey League in goals scored.

Other transactions:

  • The Anaheim Ducks have recalled forward Pavol Regenda from their AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, per a team announcement. It will be the second call-up for Regenda this season, with the first one coming less than a week ago before the trade deadline. In his only game with the Ducks on the year, Regenda played over 12 minutes of that game but was unable to put any points on the scoreboard.
  • After Jonathan Gruden cleared waivers this morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to recall another player to fill out their roster. With that in mind, the team has recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from their AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Suiting up in 22 games for Pittsburgh this season, Shea has received bottom-pairing minutes while producing a -2 rating overall.
  • Recalling him from their AHL affiliate on March 8th, defenseman Victor Soderstrom’s time with the Arizona Coyotes has come to an end for the time being. The team announced they have sent Soderstrom down to the Tucson Roadrunners after playing two games for the Coyotes on this recent stretch. On the year, Soderstrom has mostly played for the Roadrunners, scoring eight goals and 25 points over 50 games.

Snapshots: Rempe, Canucks, Rodrigues

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Bruising forward for the New York Rangers, Matt Rempe has been suspended four games for elbowing by the Department of Player Safety, according to an announcement. It will mark the first time that Rempe has been suspended in the NHL throughout his career, as he has only played in a total of 10 games for the Rangers up to this point.

During the play in question, towards the end of the second period in New York’s Monday night game against the New Jersey Devils, Rempe attempted to drive Devils’ defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler into the boards near the penalty box, and his elbow came into contact with Siegenthaler’s head. Rempe was assessed an elbowing and game misconduct on the play by the game’s on-ice officials.

This morning, Rempe did partake in a phone hearing with the Department of Player Safety, which would have ultimately ended up in a maximum of a five-game suspension. With this suspension, Rempe will continue to add to his reputation as a modern-day enforcer, as he has also racked up a total of 54 penalty minutes in his young career.

Other snapshots:

  • Getting down to business in the front office, the Vancouver Canucks announce they have extended and promoted Ryan Johnson to Assistant General Manager. Johnson will retain his role as General Manager of the Abbotsford Canucks, but he was previously serving as Special Assistant to the General Manager at the NHL level. In the same announcement, the team has also extended Cammi Granato and Émilie Castonguay in their current roles as Assistant General Managers.
  • Senior Digital Content Manager for the Florida Panthers, Jameson Olive, reports that forward Evan Rodrigues will miss tonight’s game with an undisclosed injury. It will be Rodrigues’ first missed game of the 2023-24 NHL season as he has found new life in his current role with the Panthers. Signing with the organization as an unrestricted free agent last offseason, Rodrigues has scored 10 goals and 36 points in 65 games for Florida this year.

Calgary Flames Recall Dustin Wolf, Jacob Markstrom Out With Injury

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The Calgary Flames have recalled top prospect goaltender Dustin Wolf from their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, per a team announcement. In the same announcement, the Flames disclosed that starting netminder Jacob Markstrom is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Today’s transaction will mark the fifth time this season that Calgary has recalled Wolf from the minors. Throughout those five emergency call-ups, Wolf has suited up in six games for the Flames, producing a 1-3-1 record with a .878 save percentage and a 3.91 goals-against average.

Much like last season, Wolf is producing much better at the AHL level, and could be on pace for back-to-back Aldege Bastien Memorial Award and Harry Holmes Memorial Award finishes. While the Wranglers compete for a playoff spot in the AHL’s Pacific Division, Wolf has produced a 20-11-3 record while maintaining a .923 SV% and 2.43 GAA.

Only a few weeks ago, some trade speculation surrounded Markstrom and the New Jersey Devils, indicating that Calgary may be ready to transition Wolf to the NHL full-time. Unfortunately for the young goaltender, no deal came to fruition, and he will likely need to wait for next season to become a full-time member of the Flames active roster.

Keeping on Markstrom, Calgary very publicly backed out of the reported trade with New Jersey due to his strong play in the net. Since January 17th, Markstrom has produced a 9-4-0 record in 13 games, making 340 saves on a total of 373 shots.

Vancouver Canucks Place Dakota Joshua On LTIR, Recall Arturs Silovs

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The Vancouver Canucks have placed forward Dakota Joshua on the team’s long-term injured reserve retroactive to February 16th, per a team announcement. In a corresponding move, the organization has recalled goaltender Arturs Silovs from their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks.

Silovs is expected to enter the lineup tonight, as the team recently learned that regular starting netminder, Thatcher Demko, is set to miss the next few games with an undisclosed injury. The team will likely opt to start Casey DeSmith in Demko’s stead, but Silovs may see his first action in the NHL since last season.

Playing in Abbotsford this season, the former sixth-round pick has had a moderately decent season as his team competes for a tightly-contested playoff spot in the AHL’s Pacific Division. Suiting up in 33 games for Abbotsford this year, Silovs has produced a 15-11-6 record while carrying a .907 save percentage and a 2.74 goals-against average.

Given that his last game was on February 13th against the Chicago Blackhawks, Joshua has already satisfied the requirements for LTIR and can be activated at any time. Currently producing at the best level of his career with the Canucks this season, the team recently learned only a few days ago that Joshua was set to miss the next two weeks.

Atlanta-Based Owners Request Initiation Of Formal NHL Expansion Process

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Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, a new Atlanta-based ownership group named Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group, led by former NHL player Anson Carter, has formally requested the NHL begin an expansion process that would bring the league back to Atlanta, GA. Aside from Carter, the group is also composed of Neil Leibman of Top Tier Sports, Peter Simon of Simon Sports, and Aaron Zeigler of Zeigler Automotive Group.

Mentioning that discussions for an Atlanta-area expansion have been ongoing since 2019 with Commissioner Gary Bettman, the ownership group has also created a partnership with New York Life in the hopes of using the North Point location in Alpharetta, GA. The location would be around 30 miles north of central Atlanta, and about 20 miles northeast of the recently built Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves of the MLB.

Atlanta has not seen an NHL team since the 2010-11 season when the team was purchased by True North Sports & Entertainment for a reported $170MM and subsequently moved to Winnipeg to create the second version of the Winnipeg Jets. Before the Thrashers began play in the 1999-00 NHL season, Atlanta had not seen an NHL team since the 1979-80 season, with the Atlanta Flames becoming the Calgary Flames only a year later.

If the NHL Board of Governors is not warm to the idea of expansion, the new ownership group could also look to relocate a current NHL organization, namely the Arizona Coyotes. After reportedly securing a land parcel in the Phoenix area, the Coyotes organization has been extremely quiet about their future home in Arizona. Given that the Seattle Kraken paid a reported $650MM to become the 32nd team in the league, it may be more financially prudent for the Atlanta-based ownership group to relocate.

2024 Trade Deadline Day Recap

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With the preceding 48 hours causing enough excitement in their own right, the 2024 Trade Deadline still brought some action to the table. The day saw some rumored names such as Tyler Toffoli, Jason Zucker, and Matt Dumba all find new homes, while star player Tomas Hertl was moved to a divisional rival in a surprising blockbuster. Below is a complete list of the 23 trades made on March 8th alone:

Blue Jackets Acquire Malcolm Subban
Trade Details: St. Louis Blues send G Malcolm Subban to Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations.

Hurricanes Acquire Evgeny Kuznetsov
Trade Details: Washington Capitals send F Evgeny Kuznetsov to Carolina Hurricanes for a third-round pick in 2025 (CAR). Washington also retained $3.9MM (50%) of Kuznetsov’s contract.

Panthers Acquire Kyle Okposo
Trade Details: Buffalo Sabres send F Kyle Okposo to Florida Panthers for D Calle Sjalin and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2024 (FLA). Conditional selection will upgrade to a fifth-round pick in 2024 if Florida wins the Stanley Cup.

Ducks Acquire Ben Meyers
Trade Details: Colorado Avalanche send F Ben Meyers to Anaheim Ducks for a fifth-round pick in 2024 (ANA).

Rangers Acquire Chad Ruhwedel
Trade Details: Pittsburgh Penguins send D Chad Ruhwedel to New York Rangers for a fourth-round pick in 2027 (NYR).

Rangers, Wild Swap Turner Elson For Nic Petan
Trade Details: Minnesota Wild send F Nic Petan to New York Rangers for F Turner Elson.

Jets Acquire Tyler Toffoli
Trade Details: New Jersey Devils send F Tyler Toffoli to Winnipeg Jets for a third-round pick in 2024 (WPG) and a second-round pick in 2025 (WPG). New Jersey also retained $2.125MM (50%) of Toffoli’s contract.

Red Wings Send Klim Kostin To Sharks, Acquire Radim Simek
Trade Details: Detroit Red Wings send F Klim Kostin to San Jose Sharks for D Radim Simek and a seventh-round pick in 2024 (NJ).

Predators Acquire Jason Zucker
Trade Details: Arizona Coyotes send F Jason Zucker to Nashville Predators for a sixth-round pick in 2024 (DAL).

Bruins Acquire Pat Maroon
Trade Details: Minnesota Wild send F Pat Maroon to Boston Bruins for F Luke Toporowski and a conditional sixth-round pick in 2026 (BOS). Conditional selection will be sent to the Wild if Maroon plays one game in the 2023-24 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Sabres Send Erik Johnson To Flyers
Trade Details: Buffalo Sabres send D Erik Johnson to Philadelphia Flyers for fourth-round pick in 2024 (PHI).

Philadelphia Trades Wade Allison To Nashville For Denis Gurianov
Trade Details: Nashville Predators send F Denis Gurianov to Philadelphia Flyers for F Wade Allison.

Bruins Acquire Andrew Peeke
Trade Details: Columbus Blue Jackets send D Andrew Peeke to Boston Bruins for D Jakub Zboril and a third-round pick in 2027 (BOS).

Penguins Trade Magnus Hellberg To Panthers
Trade Details: Pittsburgh Penguins send G Magnus Hellberg to Florida Panthers for G Ludovic Waeber and a seventh-round pick in 2025 (FLA).

Devils Acquire Jake Allen
Trade Details: Montreal Canadiens send G Jake Allen to New Jersey Devils for a conditional third-round pick in 2025 (NJ). Conditional selection will upgrade to a second-round pick in 2025 if Allen plays in 40 or more games next season and the team he is rostered on makes the 2024-25 Stanley Cup playoffs. Montreal also retained $1.925MM (50%) of Allen’s contract.

Lightning Acquire Matt Dumba
Trade Details: Arizona Coyotes send D Matt Dumba and a seventh-round pick in 2025 (ARZ) to Tampa Bay Lightning for a fifth-round pick in 2027 (TB).

Flames Acquire Nikita Okhotiuk From Sharks
Trade Details: San Jose Sharks send D Nikita Okhotyuk to Calgary Flames for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 (CHI). Conditional selection will be the better of the two 2024 fifth-round selections that Chicago owns.

Sabres Send Devin Cooley To Sharks For Draft Pick
Trade Details: Buffalo Sabres send G Devin Cooley to San Jose Sharks for a seventh-round pick in 2025 (WSH).

Rangers Acquire Jack Roslovic
Trade Details: Columbus Blue Jackets send F Jack Roslovic to New York Rangers for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2026 (NYR). Conditional selection upgrades to a third-round pick in 2026 if the Rangers make it to this year’s Stanley Cup Final and Roslovic plays in at least 50% of the games.

Sharks Trade Kaapo Kahkonen To Devils
Trade Details: San Jose Sharks send G Kaapo Kahkonen to New Jersey Devils for G Vitek Vanecek and a seventh-round pick in 2025 (NJ).

Golden Knights Acquire Tomas Hertl
Trade Details: San Jose Sharks send F Tomas Hertl, a third-round pick in 2025 (SJ), and a third-round pick in 2027 (SJ) to Vegas Golden Knights for F David Edstrom and a first-round pick in 2025 (VGK). San Jose also retained $1.3875MM (17.1%) of Hertl’s contract.

Jets Acquire Colin Miller From Devils
Trade Details: New Jersey Devils send D Colin Miller to Winnipeg Jets for a fourth-round pick in 2026 (WPG).

Maple Leafs Acquire Connor Dewar
Trade Details: Minnesota Wild send F Connor Dewar to Toronto Maple Leafs for F Dmitry Ovchinnikov and a fourth-round pick in 2026 (TOR).

Injury Notes: Trouba, Forbort, Joshua

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Even with some positive developments on the trade front this afternoon, the New York Rangers have some negative news as well, as Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports that defenseman Jacob Trouba will be out for the next two to three weeks. With some line shuffling set to take place, new deadline pickup Chad Ruhwedel should find his way into the lineup rather quickly on the right side.

This marks the first significant injury for Trouba during the regular season in the last three years, as he sustained two full seasons in 2021-22, and 2022-23. Trouba did have an undisclosed injury earlier this year, but it was largely insignificant as it only kept him out for three days.

In now his fifth season with the Rangers, Trouba is once again performing at his typical pace. In 60 games this year, he has scored three goals and 22 points in total and is averaging just under three hits a night.

Other injury notes:

  • Indicating that his season might have come to an end, Joe Haggerty of the Boston Sports Journal is reporting that Boston Bruins’ defenseman Derek Forbort has been placed on the team’s long-term injured reserve. Forbort was playing through two significant injuries that have limited him to only 35 games on the year.
  • Jeff Patterson of Canucks Army reports that Vancouver Canucks’ forward Dakota Joshua will at most miss the next two weeks for the team. Thankfully, the Canucks only have five games over the next 14 days, so Joshua shouldn’t miss too much action down the stretch. Having the most productive season of his career up to this point, Joshua has played in 53 games for Vancouver so far this year, scoring 13 goals and 26 points overall.

Trade Notes: Savard, Chychrun, Toffoli

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With some of the bigger names on the defensive trade market off the board, the attention has now turned to the secondary market leading up to tomorrow’s trade deadline. One of those defenseman, David Savard of the Montreal Canadiens, has seen an increase of interest over the last 24 hours according to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.

In the third year of a four-year, $14MM contract signed with Montreal back in 2021, Savard’s name in the rumor mill should come as no surprise to him. Leading up to the trade deadline in 2021, as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Savard was shipped to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, for a first- and third-round pick.

Carrying only one more year on his contract after this one, the Canadiens could be talked into retaining some money on Savard’s deal, but the return will have to be enticing enough. Fortunately, even though the organization as a whole has been disappointing this season, Montreal does have the internal infrastructure available to them on the blue line making the idea of parting with Savard logical.

Other trade notes:

  • One defenseman who has seen his name pop up in trade speculation for the last few seasons is Jakob Chychrun of the Ottawa Senators. Although it appeared that Chychrun had finally found a long-term home in Ottawa, the new front office does not seem as convinced. TSN’s Bruce Garrioch is reporting that although nothing is imminent on the Chychrun front, General Manager Steve Staios continues to work the phones regarding a Chychrun deal.
  • Trade speculation has begun to increase surrounding New Jersey Devils’ forward Tyler Toffoli tonight, especially after the scoring forward was scratched by the organization for trade-related reasons. With Jake Guentzel likely headed to the Carolina Hurricanes, many interested teams are now pivoting to Toffoli, who is viewed as a fallback option to Guentzel (X Link). It makes a lot of sense, as Toffoli could benefit a plethora of playoff-bound teams with 26 goals in 61 games for the Devils this year.

Central Notes: Carrier, Koch, Khusnutdinov, Coyotes

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Earlier this morning, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun commented that everything was still on the table in regards to Nashville Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier. Taking a mixed approach to the trade deadline, the Predators have resigned Thomas Novak, and brought in Anthony Beauvillier and Jaret Anderson-Dolan, while shipping out Yakov Trenin.

Much like they did with their other rental options this past week, the Predators are weighing the option of signing Carrier to an extension, trading him, or using him as their rental. With less than 24 hours leading up to the trade deadline, Nashville does not have the luxury of time to make their decision.

As far as his value compared to other moves that have been made already this deadline season, the Predators could conceivably command a second-round pick for Carrier’s services. In 58 games for Nashville this season, Carrier has scored four goals and 19 points, averaging just under 18 and a half minutes a night.

Other Central notes:

  • After sending veteran defenseman Troy Stecher to the Edmonton Oilers earlier today, the Arizona Coyotes opened up a roster spot on their blue line. To fill the void, the team opted to recall defenseman Patrik Koch according to a team announcement. In his first season in professional hockey in North America, Koch has only played for the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, suiting up in 47 games this year, scoring 11 points overall.
  • Now over a week since the Minnesota Wild signed forward Marat Khusnutdinov to an entry-level contract, it appears the organization has found some clarity on when he will eventually make his debut with the club. Michael Russo of The Athletic is reporting that Khusnutdinov’s visa issues have been worked out with the United States, and he will join the team for practice on Saturday.
  • The Arizona Coyotes have shared that Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba will both sit out of the team’s Thursday night game for trade-related reasons. Both players have been focal pieces of Arizona’s assets this Deadline, with the team now acknowledging their chances of moving. They are both in their first season with the Coyotes, with Zucker scoring nine goals and 25 points in 51 games and Dumba totaling 10 points in 58 games. The two were previously teammates with the Minnesota Wild from 2013 to 2020, before Zucker joined the Pittsburgh Penguins for four seasons.

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