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Prepping for another playoff run, Tampa Bay Lightning acquire veteran defenseman David Savard from Columbus Blue Jackets
Tampa Bay sent Columbus a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round choice. As part of the deal, Columbus is retaining 50% of Savard’s contract, which carries a $4.25 million cap hit and expires after this season. The Detroit Red Wings served as a broker in the trade, acquiring a fourth-round pick from the Lightning. […]
Continue readingZach Werenski’s season-ending injury latest blow to Columbus Blue Jackets
Werenski was placed on injured reserve Friday and is set for surgery next week. His injury comes days after forward Boone Jenner was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing an operation to repair a broken finger. “Zach has been playing through the injury for most of the season,” general manager Jarmo […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s best and worst this week: The New York Islanders are an under-the-radar force once again
Death, taxes, and discounting the New York Islanders until they go on a run that forces you to pay attention. It’s been a yearly tradition for the Isles in the Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz era. But as a rival player told me recently: “The Islanders have the strongest team identity in the league.” One […]
Continue readingAre Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings ready to turn the corner?
Dylan Larkin has a hard time sugar-coating it — last season sucked for him and the Detroit Red Wings. It’s tough to finish with a minus-122 goal differential and 23 fewer points than any other team. Larkin called it “embarrassing” to be on the first Red Wings team to finish dead last in the standings […]
Continue readingColumbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois benched after poor shift
Dubois went to the bench with 4:36 remaining in the opening period, following a lackadaisical shift that drew criticism on the Jackets’ local broadcast. “I really don’t make decisions as far as minutes. It’s up to the player to show me. You’re going to get out there if you play the proper way. The onus […]
Continue readingThe best, worst value contracts for every NHL team
In this exercise, we identified the best contracts on every team, the ones with which the player provides the most production per dollar. We also identified the worst — you know, the ones that drive both fans and general managers up the wall. Note: This list does not include any entry-level contracts (as they are […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates
The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
Continue readingNHL draft 2020: Winners, losers and all the other big takeaways
The 2020 NHL draft is in the books, with 217 selections made over the course of two socially distanced, Zoom-filled days. There were also 27 trades made, although the vast majority were simple pick swaps, as most of the players rumored to be on the trading block remained with their current teams. As always, there […]
Continue readingColumbus Blue Jackets acquire Max Domi, third-round pick from Montreal Canadiens for Josh Anderson
The Blue Jackets acquired center Max Domi and a third-round pick from the Canadiens for winger Josh Anderson, who hasn’t played since December and had his 2019-20 season ended by surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Each player is a restricted free agent who needs a new contract for next season. […]
Continue readingHow Bill Zito finally went from perpetual finalist to GM
“The 1980s-style Cadillac limo. Not the big stretch one, but just a regular Cadillac limo. She thinks it’s one of the coolest things ever,” Zito said. As parents do, Zito made a promise to his 9-year-old: If one of his many interviews to become an NHL general manager ever resulted in him getting the job, […]
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