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Minor Transactions: 7/19/16

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Here is where we will keep track of any minor transactions through today:

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced  the re-signing of Lake Erie Monsters head coach Jared Bednar. The deal is through the 2018-19 season. Bednar led the Monsters to their first ever Calder Cup Championship as the team went 15-2 through the playoffs. In addition to Bednar’s re-signing, the Monsters added assistant coach Steve McCarthy, and assistant general manager Blake Geoffrion. Goalie coach Manny Legace was also brought back for another year.
  • Goaltender Kent Simpson has signed with the San Antonio Rampage, AHL affiliate for the Colorado Avalanche. In addition to Simpson, the Rampage also inked netminder Nathan Lieuwen to a one-year deal.
  • Forward Nico Hischier has committed to the Halifax Mooseheads. Hischier was the sixth overall pick in the CHL import draft and is considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 NHL Draft. He played for SC Bern last season in the NLA and also for the Bern U20 team.
  • The Wild placed Jordan Schroeder on waivers.  Schroeder is a restricted free agent awaiting an arbitration ruling. Schroeder had four points (2-2) in 26 games with the Wild while having 34 points (14-20) in 40 games with the Iowa Wild.
  • Former NHL goaltender Jason LaBarbera has been hired by the Calgary Hitmen as a goalie coach for the upcoming season.  LaBarbera played last season for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL, notching a 3.02 GAA with an .899 save percentage.  The veteran of 187 NHL games is 36-years old.

Snapshots: Nashville’s Expectations, Weber

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Nashville finds itself in some unfamiliar territory writes NHL.com’s Cutler Klein. Expectations are high after the Preds’ trade for P.K. Subban, which ratcheted up Nashville’s chances of competing for the Stanley Cup. Add in a young nucleus of players, and the Preds could be staring contention in the face. Klein reports that while the Preds boast some formidable young players, it will be crucial that they step up to their projected ceilings. Klein believes that despite having Filip Forsberg, and Ryan Johansen among others, the Preds still need depth scoring to break through to the next leve.

The departures of Eric Nystrom and Paul Gaustad will give some of the younger players the chance to step up and contribute. Klein also adds that Preds reaching the next level is contingent on Pekka Rinne’s performance between the pipes. Klein writes that should Rinne return to the elite status that buoyed the Predators for many seasons, they will certainly be in the running for a Stanley Cup. Klein notes that while Rinne slipped a bit in performance last season, he is still one of the best in the league.

In other NHL news:

  • Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski wades into the great Shea Weber for Subban trade debate after yesterday’s news that former Canadiens analyst Matt Pfeffer called Weber “average.” Wyshynski brought visuals in, as well as the written word, to break down the trade even further. Employing graphs from Micah Blake McCurdy, McCurdy indicates (via Twitter) that while calling Weber average may be too simplified, Weber has certainly reached his ceiling in terms of performance. Further on in the article, Wyshynski addressed Pfeffer’s claim that analytics are being scared off in NHL circles. Wyshynski concludes, after speaking with other analytic consultants in the league, that this is a subjective in nature. Some organizations are more comfortable with an integration of analytics while others prefer and old schools approach. What Wyshynski did find was an “ideological gap” between general managers and coaches regarding analytics. Regardless, Wyshynski believes that Weber is more than “average” in 2016-17 and that analytics are an organizational preference.

Snapshots: Bernier, Weber, Benn, Tavares, Patrick

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Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston reports that the Maple Leafs compensation for trading netminder Jonathan Bernier is contingent on a number of scenarios. According to Johnston, the only way the Leafs receive a draft pick is if the Ducks advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Johnston writes that there were four conditions placed on the trade.

The conditions, word for word from Johnston,  are the following:

  • If Bernier starts half of Anaheim’s playoff games next spring and the Ducks lose in the Stanley Cup Final, Toronto receives the Ducks’ 2017 third-round pick. (If Anaheim doesn’t still own that selection, it will transfer its next available third-rounder from a future year.)
  • Should Anaheim trade Bernier to a team that starts him in half of its playoff games next spring and wins the Stanley Cup, Toronto receives the Ducks’ second-round pick.
  • Should Anaheim trade Bernier to a team that starts him in half of its playoff games next spring and loses in the Stanley Cup Final, Toronto receives the Ducks’ third-round pick.

Failure to meet any of these conditions means Toronto misses out on a draft pick.

In other news around the league:

  • The Shea Weber–P.K. Subban trade is still being talked about weeks after the trigger was pulled.  The Hockey News’ Ken Campbell reports that fired analytics guru Matt Pfeffer called Weber “average,” but added that average players are “worth a heck of a lot.”  Pfeffer, according to numerous reports, provided Canadiens management with a detailed report on the potential trade of Weber for Subban. His contract was not renewed. Campbell writes that Pfeffer believes the “eye test” still rules in NHL scouting circles, and that analytics have not been fully embraced throughout the league. Pfeffer also indicates that he holds no ill-will toward the Canadiens because they “gave him a shot.” Pfeffer knows that the maturation of analytics will take time, and that NHL teams use a number of different resources to make the final call on trades.
  • Puck Daddy’s Ryan Lambert writes that Jamie Benn’s rich new deal with the Stars can only mean good things for Islanders captain John Tavares. Lambert reports that Tavares has been the bargain of a lifetime for the Isles in terms of price, and knowing that he does similar, if not better work than Benn, a handsome payday should be in store. Lambert shows that without Tavares, the Isles depth chart gets pretty thin, and that the captain is also two years younger than Benn, only increasing his value. Tavares, he says, would have gotten paid no matter what. But he now has a better bargaining chip after Benn’s $9.5AAV deal.
  • As many eyes turn to the 2017 NHL Draft, projected #1 pick Nolan Patrick is expected to play in training camp despite a sports hernia injury that will keep him out of Canada’s National Junior Development camp. The report from NHL.com says that Patrick should be ready for the Brandon Wheat Kings training camp which is slated for late August. Patrick paced the Wheat Kings to a WHL title, and was named the top playoff performer.

Minor Transactions: 7/18/16

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Here’s where you can find minor transactions for today.

  • New Jersey announced the re-signing of defenseman Reece Scarlett to a one year, two-way deal.  Scarlett will make $600K at the NHL level.  Last season, he played in 60 games with the Devils’ AHL affiliate in Albany, scoring four goals and 22 assists.
  • Aaron Portzline tweets that 2015 first round pick Jack Roslovic has agreed to an entry-level, three-year deal with the Winnipeg Jets. Roslovic also tweeted confirmation of the deal. Roslovic was the 25th overall pick of the Jets in the 2015 draft. However, he enrolled at Miami University and tallied 26 points (10-16) in 36 games. Portzline writes that Roslovic will most likely play for the London Knights in 2016-17, though because he was drafted from the US developmental team, he is eligible to play in the NHL or AHL.
  • The New York Rangers have signed Robin Kovacs to an entry-level deal for three years. Kovacs was a third round pick of the team in 2015. Last season with AIK, Kovacs had 34 points (21-13) in 44 games.
  • Joe Haggerty tweets that the Boston Bruins have announced the hiring of Kevin Dean as the next head coach of AHL affiliate Providence. Mark Divver reports that the job was offered to Dean on Friday. Dean was the assistant coach for Providence under former bench boss Bruce Cassidy, who is now an assistant coach with the Bruins.

Red Wings Notes: Pulkkinen, Athanasiou, Mantha, Glendening

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Detroit Red Wings beat writer Ansar Khan answered questions from readers on a range of topics. Here are some of the highlights from Khan’s column:

  • On the chance of  Teemu Pulkkinen seeing more ice time, Khan writes that the AHL scoring machine, aside from being injured, missed a chance to secure a regular roster spot. A constant cry from several fan blogs and even analysts who use advanced metrics argue that Pulkkinen, Anthony Mantha, Tomas Jurco, and Andreas Athanasiou have not been given the proper ice time or chance to succeed. Khan does acknowledge this claim, but argues that it falls on the individual player to “seize” the moment. With the signings of Thomas Vanek, and Steve Ott, it pushes out a number of bubble players. But Khan states that Ott will not be a reason Mantha doesn’t see more ice time.
  • More on Athanasiou and Mantha: Khan predicts that Mantha will begin the season in Grand Rapids while Athanasiou could get the 2013 Gustav Nyquist treatment that saw the dynamic forward bottled up in Grand Rapids until injuries forced his call up. Khan states that burying Athanasiou in Grand Rapids would be a mistake should he show the same speed and offensive prowess he did during the latter half of last season.
  • On Luke Glendening’s new contract: Khan claims that the feedback he has received from fans has been mixed regarding Glendening’s new four-year, $7.2MM deal. Many fans bristled at the long term, and higher dollar amount for Glendening. Carolyn Wilke created a number of graphs that shows the value of players through a number of metrics. Wilke’s quantitative work reveals the irritation that many Wings fans had with the signing. Khan argues that Glendening “brings more to the table than people give him credit for.” While he points out that former coach Mike Babcock, current coach Jeff Blashill, and general manager Ken Holland like his work, the Red Wings are known for their loyalty to certain players.–often to a fault.
  • On trades and Jimmy Vesey: Khan indicates that the Red Wings, like every other organization except Nashville, will certainly be in on pursuing Hobey Baker winner and free agent Jimmy Vesey. Additionally, he says to watch Colorado’s Tyson Barrie as another possible defensive target should the Avalanche make him available via trade.

 

2016-17 NHL Rosters, Depth Charts

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This past June, Trade Rumors announced the acquisition of Roster Resource, which adds another level of depth to Pro Hockey Rumors’ reporting. NHL Depth Charts at Roster Resource will reflect the latest moves, injuries, or organizational transactions in spreadsheet form. If you read it here at PHR, it will be seen on Roster Resource.

There is a wealth of information on these pages. Just to name a few: projected rosters, projected line combinations, free agent arrivals and departures, players assigned to the minors and other prospects within the organization. Within this information, you can find contract info, when and how they were acquired, and even individual power rankings.

Aside from individual player info, you can view multitudes of information for teams as well. Statistical averages (goals per game, goals against, etc), where that ranks in the league, division standings, and even the team schedule. The team information also includes front office personnel, bench bosses, and minor league affiliations.

In addition to each team having an individual depth chart, Roster Resource has included a transaction tracker that includes all 2016 free agents and trades. They also have a listing of all remaining free agent forwards, defensemen, and goalies.

Feel free to provide feedback–it’s encouraged!

Below you will find links to every individual team listed alphabetically by conference. Also included is the transaction tracker and links to the remaining free agent goalies, forwards, and defensemen below the team depth charts.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Other Roster Resource Charts

Stars Re-Sign Jamie Benn To Eight-Year Deal

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As reported by the team, the Dallas Stars have re-signed Jamie Benn to an eight-year deal worth approximately $9.5MM AAV. Mark Stepneski confirmed the dollar amount via Twitter. Stephen Whyno tweets that the total amount of the deal is $76MM. This was confirmed in the Stars’ press release.

The Stars captain will be paid handsomely after posting back to back 30+goal seasons. In 2014-15, Benn registered 87 points (35-52) and then followed it up in 2015-16 with an 89 point season (41-48). In 13 playoff games, Benn had 15 points (5-10).

The 26-year-old winger will get a $4.25MM raise from the $5.25MM he was making per season through 2015-16. This also makes him the highest paid player on the team, and one of the highest in the league. Only four other players make more per season–Patrick Kane ($10.4MM), Jonathan Toews ($10.4MM) Anze Kopitar ($10MM) and Alex Ovechkin ($9.54MM). Evgeni Malkin also makes $9.5MM AAV.

Earlier today, it was reported that Benn would miss six weeks to repair an injured core muscle.

Dallas Stars Depth Chart

Sabres Sign Alexander Nylander To Entry-Level Deal

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The Buffalo Sabres have signed their 2016 first round pick (eighth overall) Alexander Nylander to a three-year, entry-level deal. Cap Friendly has the deal at $925K AAV.

Nylander spent last season with the Mississauga Steelheads and led the team in goals, assists, and points (28-47-75). He notched 12 points (6-6) in the six playoff games.

General manager Tim Murray said in the team release that he expects Nylander to compete for a job in training camp. Nylander, who had a strong showing in the World Junior Championships, and IIHF Under 18 World Championship, joins a Buffalo organization oozing with young talent.

Should he break camp as a member of the Sabres, he would join the likes of Sam Reinhart, and Jack Eichel, both rising stars under 21. The Sabres also added Kyle Okposo through free agency.

Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart

Canucks Sign Michael Carcone To Entry-Level Deal

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The Vancouver Canucks announced the signing of forward Michael Carcone to a three-year, entry-level deal. Carcone spent last season with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL where his scoring prowess was on full display.

Carcone was tied for the team leader in points with 89 (47-42), and led the team in goals. He also spent the 2014-15 season with Drummondville.

In a recent article from the Vancouver Courier, Daniel Wagner wrote about how the 2o-year-old forward’s skillset has made him a Youtube darling. The Canucks even included a clip via Twitter of Carcone’s skills in camp.

Though his goals come pretty and in large quantities, Wagner reports that Carcone’s undrafted status was affected by a couple of things. First, his size (5-10) scared some teams off. Second, playing in Junior A during a draft eligible year hurt him as he only produced 37 points in 49 games.

However, his ability to score goals makes him a desired quantity for the Canucks–who ranked 29th in goals for–only ahead of New Jersey.

Vancouver Depth Chart

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