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Training Camp Cuts: 9/27/24

September 27, 2024 at 9:03 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

As we finish out the first week of the preseason schedule, teams are beginning to get more aggressive with their training camp cuts. We’ll see more on Friday after seven teams trimmed their rosters on Thursday. With most junior-eligible players returned to their CHL clubs, we should see more AHL assignments and waiver placements in the coming days. As always, we’ll update this article with all of today’s cuts.

Last updated 4:49 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks (per team announcement)

F Carey Terrance (assigned to OHL Erie)

Calgary Flames (per team announcement)

F Alex Gallant (to AHL Calgary)
F Trevor Janicke (to AHL Calgary)
F Rory Kerins (to AHL Calgary)
G Connor Murphy (to AHL Calgary)
F Ilya Nikolayev (to AHL Calgary)
D Zayne Parekh (assigned to OHL Saginaw)
G Matt Radomsky (to AHL Calgary)
F David Silye (to AHL Calgary)

Columbus Blue Jackets (per team announcement)

F Jake Gaudet (to AHL Cleveland)
F Stefan Matteau (to AHL Cleveland)
F Justin Pearson (to AHL Cleveland)
D Stanislav Svozil (loaned to AHL Cleveland)

Florida Panthers (per team announcement)

G Kenneth Appleby (released from PTO to AHL Charlotte)
G Evan Cormier (released from PTO to AHL Charlotte)

New York Rangers (per team announcement)

G Talyn Boyko (to AHL Hartford)

Ottawa Senators (per team announcement)

F Wyatt Bongiovanni (to AHL Belleville)
F Tyler Boucher (to AHL Belleville)
F Xavier Bourgault (to AHL Belleville)
F Jake Chiasson (to AHL Belleville)
F Angus Crookshank (to AHL Belleville)
F Phillippe Daoust (to AHL Belleville)
D Jorian Donovan (to AHL Belleville)
F Stephen Halliday (to AHL Belleville)
D Tomas Hamara (to AHL Belleville)
F Oskar Pettersson (to AHL Belleville)
G Michael Simpson (to AHL Belleville)
D Djibril Toure (to AHL Belleville)
F Keean Washkurak (released from PTO to AHL Belleville)

Philadelphia Flyers (per team announcement)

F Jon-Randall Avon (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Elliot Desnoyers (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Brendan Furry (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Jacob Gaucher (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Massimo Rizzo (to AHL Lehigh Valley)

Pittsburgh Penguins (per team announcement)

D Nikolai Knyzhov (released from PTO)

San Jose Sharks (per a team announcement)

D Artem Guryev (to AHL San Jose)
D Braden Haché (to AHL San Jose)
D Valtteri Pulli (to AHL San Jose)
D Joey Keane (to AHL San Jose)
F Mitchell Russell (to AHL San Jose)
F Lucas Vanroboys (to AHL San Jose)
F Anthony Vincent (to AHL San Jose)

Seattle Kraken (per a team announcement)

F Jagger Firkus (to AHL Coachella Valley)
F David Goyette (to AHL Coachella Valley)
G Jack LaFontaine (to AHL Coachella Valley)
F Ian McKinnon (to AHL Coachella Valley)
F Logan Morrison (to AHL Coachella Valley)
D Ty Nelson (to AHL Coachella Valley)
G Victor Ostman (to AHL Coachella Valley)
F Tucker Robertson (to AHL Coachella Valley)

Utah Hockey Club (per a team announcement)

D Tomas Lavoie (assigned to QMJHL Cape Breton)
F Gabe Smith (assigned to QMJHL Moncton)
D Veeti Vaisanen (assigned to WHL Medicine Hat)

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Training Camp Cuts: 9/26/24

September 26, 2024 at 9:57 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 1 Comment

With less than two weeks to go until the regular season, most teams have made their initial cuts to their training camp roster. Roster moves will continue Thursday, with players still being released from tryouts and returned to their junior teams. As always, we’ll keep track of all of today’s moves here.

Last updated 3:22 p.m.

Calgary Flames (per team announcement)

F Andrew Basha (to WHL Medicine Hat)
F Matvei Gridin (to QMJHL Shawinigan)

Columbus Blue Jackets (per team announcement)

F Luca Pinelli (to OHL Ottawa)

Edmonton Oilers (per team release)

F Ethan de Jong (released from PTO to AHL Bakersfield)
D Noel Hoefenmayer (to AHL Bakersfield)
D Maximus Wanner (to AHL Bakersfield)

Los Angeles Kings (per team release)

F Arvid Caderoth (released from ATO to ECHL Greenville)
G Carter George (to OHL Owen Sound)
F Liam Greentree (to OHL Windsor)
D Matthew Mania (to OHL Flint)
D Jared Woolley (to OHL London)

Nashville Predators (per team release)

D Andrew Gibson (to OHL Soo)
F Hiroki Gojsic (to WHL Kelowna)

Pittsburgh Penguins (per team release)

F Raivis Ansons (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Jack Beck (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
D Isaac Belliveau (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
D Scooter Brickey (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Atley Calvert (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Mathieu De St. Phalle (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Sam Houde (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Gabe Klassen (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
D Justin Lee (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
D Mats Lindgren (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Bennett MacArthur (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Logan Pietila (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
G Luke Richardson (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
D Philip Waugh (released from PTO to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)

St. Louis Blues (per team release)

F Sam Bitten (released from PTO to AHL Springfield)
D Scott Harrington (released from PTO to AHL Springfield)
F Matthew Peca (released from PTO to AHL Springfield)

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Training Camp Cuts: 9/25/24

September 25, 2024 at 6:42 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

Teams will begin to make more aggressive cuts from their training camp roster as we enter the second week of camp activities. Players continue to be released from amateur tryouts and returned to their junior clubs, while those already in the organization on AHL contracts are also being returned to teams’ minor-league affiliates. As always, we’ll update this article with all of Wednesday’s camp cuts.

Last updated: 6:42 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers (per team announcement)

G Brett Brochu (released from PTO to AHL Bakersfield)
D Connor Corcoran (released from PTO to AHL Bakersfield)
F Jayden Grubbe (to AHL Bakersfield)
D Alex Kannok-Leipert (released from PTO to AHL Bakersfield)
F Matvey Petrov (to AHL Bakersfield)
F James Stefan (to AHL Bakersfield)
G Connor Ungar (to AHL Bakersfield)
F Jasper Weatherby (released from PTO to AHL Bakersfield)
F Cameron Wright (released from PTO to AHL Bakersfield)

Philadelphia Flyers (per team announcement)

G Carson Bjarnason (to WHL Brandon)
F Sawyer Boulton (released from PTO to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Nick Capone (released from PTO to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Émile Chouinard (released from PTO to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Alexis Gendron (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Spencer Gill (to QMJHL Rimouski)
G Sam Hillebrandt (released from ATO to OHL Barrie)
D Matteo Mann (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Matthew Miller (released from PTO to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Ethan Samson (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Sam Sedley (released from PTO to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Carter Sotheran (to WHL Portland)
F Zayde Wisdom (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Josh Zakreski (released from ATO to WHL Portland)

Pittsburgh Penguins (per team announcement)

D Finn Harding (released to OHL Brampton)
F Tanner Howe (released to WHL Regina)

Tampa Bay Lightning (per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times)

D Jan Golicic (to QMJHL Gatineau)
F Ethan Hay (to OHL Saginaw)
G Harrison Meneghin (to WHL Lethbridge)
F Kaden Pitre (to OHL Flint)

Seattle Kraken (per team announcement)

F Berkly Catton (to WHL Spokane)
F Carson Rehkopf (to OHL Brampton)
F Nathan Villeneuve (to OHL Sudbury)

Utah Hockey Club (per Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune)

F Kyle Crnkovic (released from PTO)
F Reggie Newman (released from ATO to WHL Victoria)

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Penguins Notes: Jarry, Karlsson, Power Play

September 23, 2024 at 7:14 pm CDT | by Josh Cybulski 5 Comments

Rob Rossi of The Athletic tweeted that Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry missed practice today due to a medical appointment. Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also tweeted about Jarry’s appointment saying that Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan wouldn’t go into detail about the nature of Jarry’s appointment but did tell the media that Jarry should be back on the ice tomorrow.

Jarry hopes to have a bounce-back season as he enters the second year of his five-year contract. He reportedly showed up in terrific shape for training camp according to Sullivan and is likely hoping to have a better second half of the season after fading down the stretch in each of the previous two years. Jarry lost the net late last season and didn’t start in the Penguins’ final 13 games to conclude the regular season.

In other Penguins notes:

  • Penguins’ defenseman Erik Karlsson remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury (as per Rossi of The Athletic). Karlsson skated before practice today, and the team didn’t provide an update on the status of the 34-year-old. Karlsson has been skating on his own for the past few days as he tries to recover and neither he nor the team appear worried about his health status going forward. Karlsson had an uneven first season with Pittsburgh last year, posting 11 goals and 45 assists in 82 games, and will be counted on heavily to try and get the Penguins back to the postseason for the first time since 2022.
  • Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now writes that the Penguins have begun work on overhauling the power play that cost them a playoff spot last season. Pittsburgh finished with an abysmal 15.3% success rate with the man advantage last season, placing them 30th in the NHL. The team brought in assistant coach David Quinn during the offseason to make changes to the unit, and it appears that work has started. The Penguins have eliminated the firm bumper position and are instead using that forward in the slot to create traffic in front of the net, as well as puck support. The team will be hoping to create more chaos around the crease this season, something they weren’t able to do much of last season.

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Poll: Who Will Win The Metropolitan Division In 2024-25?

September 22, 2024 at 12:38 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 7 Comments

A three-headed monster for much of the past few years, the Metropolitan Division only had two serious contenders last season. The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers and second-place Hurricanes ran away with things, creating a 17-point gap between them and the third-place Islanders.

There are question marks around whether the Metro will return to its former level of competitiveness in 2024-25. What does seem relatively certain, however, are the Rangers’ chances of staying at the top of the division.

Little has changed for the Blueshirts. Their top-six forward group sees only one new name, veteran Reilly Smith, who’ll likely be part of a revolving door of wingers alongside Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, like how things transpired last year. Their forward depth returns are largely intact, too, with a full season of a healthy Filip Chytil as their third-line center, hopefully giving them some more punch. The defense remained as it was, aside from the loss of Erik Gustafsson. All in all, there’s little reason to suspect significant, if any, regression from the Rags.

Last year’s runner-up, Carolina, is where things start to get interesting. The Canes lost multiple key pieces to the free-agent market, including Jake Guentzel, Teuvo Teräväinen, Brett Pesce, Brady Skjei, and Stefan Noesen. They replaced their back-end departures, signing Shayne Gostisbehere and Sean Walker, but didn’t do nearly as well to replace their departing forwards. That leaves the Hurricanes, whose offense has been their biggest weakness since returning to championship contention a few years ago, with considerable question marks, especially after news that Jesper Fast will miss the entire season after undergoing neck surgery. They’ll be counting on UFA signings like William Carrier and Jack Roslovic to play larger roles than they’re accustomed to and could trot out 2023 first-rounder Bradly Nadeau in NHL minutes in his first professional season.

The Islanders return with plenty of familiar faces after squeaking into a divisional playoff spot with 94 points – a total that would have made them the second Wild Card in the Atlantic Division and kept them out of the playoffs entirely in the Western Conference. They’ll likely need an improvement to return to the dance for a third straight year, let alone capture a divisional title. Their X factor will be Anthony Duclair, set to take on top-line duties alongside Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat after signing a four-year deal in free agency. The four-time 20-goal scorer will be relied upon heavily to help lift the Isles’ offense out of the league’s bottom half for the first time since 2018. A rebound from Ilya Sorokin, who regressed to a rather pedestrian .908 SV% after two years of .920+ play, should help too.

The Capitals’ season will be dominated by more Alex Ovechkin headlines. After all, the captain is just 41 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. But there’s a clear directive to remain competitive while he’s still around, as evidenced by their pickup of key names like Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Andrew Mangiapane, and Logan Thompson on the trade market and Matt Roy in free agency. All of a sudden, the Caps have one of the more well-rounded defense corps in the conference and are in a much better position to repeat last year’s 40-win, 91-point campaign without the concerningly low -37 goal differential.

The Penguins, fresh off signing Sidney Crosby to a two-year extension, also have dreams of just sneaking back into the playoffs rather than competing for a division title. They’re hoping some added speed on the back end in the form of Sebastian Aho and Matt Grzelcyk, as well as depth forward pickups like Anthony Beauvillier and Cody Glass, can help aid a still-skilled but aging core. Whether 2022 first-round pick Rutger McGroarty is ready to make an NHL impact after being acquired from the Jets this offseason is also a big question that will receive an answer over the next few weeks.

The Flyers seem set to remain in the mushy middle. It’s not a bad thing – they’re past the dark days of their rebuild with brighter days ahead – but no one is expecting them to be a top contender this season. A strong rookie season from 2023 seventh overall selection Matvei Michkov could go a long way toward firing up expectations for the future, though, and rightfully so. Early signs indicate it’ll be a two-horse race between him and Sharks first-overall selection Macklin Celebrini for this season’s Calder Trophy. He likely won’t be enough to lift an otherwise largely untouched roster from last season that finished with 87 points back into the playoff picture, though.

After an injury-plagued season plummeted the Devils to a seventh-place finish in the Metro, there’s no team with a better potential for a rebound campaign in the league. Whether New Jersey will reach the heights of their 112-point 2022-23 campaign remains to be seen, but it’s a safe bet that they’ll be knocking on the door of a playoff spot – if not working their way into the division title conversation. Their goaltending tandem is reworked with a duo of proven veterans in Jacob Markström and Jake Allen, their defense is again among the league’s elite with a healthy Dougie Hamilton and the additions of Brenden Dillon and Pesce, and the guts of the offense that finished fourth in the league two years ago are still intact.

Then there’s the Blue Jackets, who are set for another development season with new head coach Dean Evason at the helm. They’ll be looking for 2023 third-overall pick Adam Fantilli to stay healthy after a calf laceration truncated his rookie season, and they’ll also look for 2022 top-10 pick David Jiricek to take a step forward with increased responsibilities on the back end. They’re running back one of the league’s worst starters over the past two seasons in goal in Elvis Merzļikins, though, and while there are some breakout candidates elsewhere in the lineup, a third straight last-place finish in the division seems likely.

So, we ask you, PHR readers, who will finish atop the Metropolitan Division at the end of the 2024-25 season? Vote in the poll below:

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Evening Notes: Marchessault, Lambert, Peterka, Puljujarvi

September 21, 2024 at 8:33 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 4 Comments

Predators winger Jonathan Marchessault had his number retired by the QMJHL’s Québec Remparts today, becoming the ninth player in franchise history to receive the honor.

Marchessault, now 33, appeared in 254 games for the Remparts in parts of four seasons from 2007 to 2011. He’s top 10 in franchise history in games played, goals (98, t-ninth), assists (141, sixth), and points (239, eighth). He and Marc-Édouard Vlasic are the only active NHLers to have their numbers retired by the Remparts.

The honor comes just over a year after Marchessault hoisted the Conn Smythe Trophy, helping the Golden Knights to their first championship in franchise history with a league-leading 13 goals and a +17 rating in 22 playoff games. He landed a five-year, $27.5MM deal with Nashville in free agency this summer.

Elsewhere from around the league this evening:

  • A strong showing early on in training camp has Brad Lambert primed to make a real run at starting the regular season as the Jets’ second-line center, writes Sportsnet’s Jacob Stoller. Lambert, 20, was a consensus top-five pick entering his draft year but fell to Winnipeg at 30th overall in 2022 after a disappointing showing. He got fully back on track in his first pro season last year, leading the AHL’s Manitoba Moose in scoring with 55 points (21 G, 34 A) in 64 games. “I think I’ve improved on my attention to detail,” he told Stoller. “Being able to play on the defensive side of the puck, being reliable and being able to react quicker. I’ve tried to evolve every aspect of my game.”
  • Televised hockey is back with the first few preseason games taking place Saturday night. There’s a blowout going on in Buffalo with the Sabres’ mostly NHL roster dressed against some fringe Penguins talent, leading to some wide-open play. Buffalo’s John-Jason Peterka and Pittsburgh’s Jesse Puljujärvi have dueling hat-tricks, marking an especially important early showing for the latter. Puljujärvi, the fourth overall pick in 2016, had just four points in 22 games with Pittsburgh last season and needs a strong preseason showing to avoid landing on waivers.

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Training Camp Cuts: 9/21/24

September 21, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

While training camps have just gotten underway, some teams are already starting to pare down their rosters.  We’ll keep track of today’s cuts here.

Colorado Avalanche (per team announcement)

F Max Curran (to WHL Tri-City)
D Garrett Pyke (released from PTO to AHL Colorado)
F Neil Shea (released from PTO to AHL Colorado)
F Briley Wood (released from PTO to AHL Colorado)

Pittsburgh Penguins (per team announcement)

D Caeden Carlisle (released from ATO, to OHL Soo)
F Justin Cloutier (released from ATO to OHL Soo)
F Cooper Foster (to OHL Ottawa)
D Donovan McCoy (released from ATO, to OHL Sudbury)
D Emil Pieniniemi (to OHL Kingston)
G Charlie Schenkel (released from ATO, to OHL Soo)

Toronto Maple Leafs (per team announcement)

F Marshall Finnie (released from ATO, to WHL Edmonton)
F Miroslav Holinka (to WHL Edmonton)
D Nathan Mayes (to WHL Spokane)
F Sam McCue (to OHL Owen Sound)
F Maxim Muranov (released from ATO, to WHL Calgary)

This post will be updated if/when other cuts are announced.

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Karlsson (UBI) Skated On His Own Before Practice

September 21, 2024 at 1:56 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

  • Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson skated on his own today before practice, relays Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Twitter link). The veteran has yet to take part in any team activities during training camp due to an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.  Karlsson’s offensive numbers took a big dip last season after putting up 101 points in his final year with San Jose but he still managed 11 goals and 45 assists, good for a tie for third in team scoring.

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Joe Pavelski In Attendance At Penguins Practice

September 20, 2024 at 6:02 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

  • Longtime NHL veteran Joe Pavelski appears to be moving quickly onto his next plans after retirement. The Pittsburgh Penguins TV play-by-play announcer, Josh Getzoff, reported today that Pavelski was at the team’s training camp with general manager Kyle Dubas and assistant general manager Jason Spezza. There has been no indication since the Penguins are considering Pavelski for a role in their front office but it may be a small insight into Pavelski’s future in the NHL.

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Metropolitan Notes: Ovechkin, Sandin, Mayfield, Karlsson

September 20, 2024 at 8:26 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

While Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin avoided a new injury when he left an informal skate earlier this week, he’s still not 100%. Washington head coach Spencer Carbery said Thursday that Ovi is still “a little bit nicked up” from a minor injury he sustained while training over the summer and was slightly limited during the Caps’ first full camp practices yesterday (via NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti).

The 39-year-old isn’t concerned about it as he enters a campaign that could cement him as the NHL’s all-time goals leader. “You just have to be smart, and we talked about it with our trainers and the coaching staff,” he said. “So, I went [out] there just to see how I feel, and I feel nice out there. I was skating normal.”

Ovechkin needs 41 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 career snipes and 42 to break it. Before dropping to 31 tallies last season, Ovechkin had 42 goals in 2022-23 and 50 in 2021-22 – putting some April 2025 history well within reach.

More from the Metropolitan Division:

  • Sticking with the Caps, defenseman Rasmus Sandin is still absent from camp festivities Friday due to issues with his U.S. work visa, reports Sammi Silber of The Hockey News. The 24-year-old Swede had 23 points (3 G, 20 A) with a -13 rating in 68 games during his first entire season in Washington after being acquired from the Maple Leafs before the 2023 trade deadline. He projects to start the year as Washington’s No. 2 left-shot defenseman behind offseason trade pickup Jakob Chychrun after averaging a career-high 21:07 per game last season. Without a full slate of practices, Sandin appears unlikely to be able to play in the Caps’ preseason opener against the Flyers on Sunday.
  • As expected, Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield is full go as training camp kicks off. He told Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News that his ankle “feels fine” after undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a fracture in March. Mayfield, 32 in October, sustained the break in the 2023-24 regular-season opener but played through it as best he could, posting five points and a -7 rating in 41 contests. It was an underwhelming start to the seven-year, $24.5MM contract he signed to stay an Islander for likely the rest of his career in July 2023.
  • Penguins star defenseman Erik Karlsson is absent for the third straight day of camp with an upper-body injury, relays Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He remains labeled as day-to-day but should now be considered doubtful for Saturday’s preseason opener against the Sabres. The 34-year-old played in all 82 games last season in his first campaign as a Penguin, finishing fourth on the team in scoring with 56 points (11 G, 45 A).

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