Edmonton Oilers’ Cody Ceci has been thrown around in trade rumors as the NHL Trade deadline nears. Ceci joined the team as a free agent in 2021 and has played a solid game since. Unfortunately for him, since the acquisition of Mattias Ekholm, the rest of the D-core have elevated their game, and “solid” might…
In hopes of clinching another Stanley Cup, the Vegas Golden Knights have made a trade with the Washington Capitals to acquire Anthony Mantha. According to reports, the return from Vegas is a second-round pick in 2024 and a fourth-round selection in 2026. Washington is retaining 50% of Mantha’s salary in the trade. Anthony Mantha goes…
With just three days left until the trade deadline, the Philadelphia Flyers are facing increasing uncertainty regarding the futures of defensemen Sean Walker and Nick Seeler. While there have been discussions about re-signing both players, negotiations have hit roadblocks. According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, it is becoming “increasingly unlikely” that both Walker and Seeler…
by Judd Spicer | AHL On The Beat As the Coachella Valley Firebirds ready to pen the final chapters of the 2023-24 regular season, head coach Dan Bylsma is following the narrative word for word. Literally and, well, literarily. Long a voracious reader, Bylsma’s influence on the Firebirds is a pairing of words both spoken…
With just four days remaining until the 2024 NHL trade deadline, Vladimir Tarasenko trade talk is intensifying with multiple Stanley Cup contenders rumored to be in the mix. The Edmonton Oilers are among the interested teams, but they might find themselves in a battle for the player. Reports are surfacing that as many as six…
Photo: Ross Dettman The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Max Comtois to a contract through the end of the 2023-24 season. Comtois, 25, has played 45 games for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves this season, recording 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points. Originally a second-round selection by Anaheim in the 2017 NHL Draft, Comtois…
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves grappling with a defensive crisis. A series of injuries have plagued their blue line and finding replacements has become quite challenging. Conor Timmins, Timothy Liljegren, and Mark Giordano have all been sidelined, prompting the Leafs to bring in Ilya Lyubushkin. Unfortunately, even Lyubushkin didn’t escape the injury bug, getting…
The status of Ilya Samsonov for tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins seems to be a bit uncertain. After this morning’s skate, he was reported as the first goalie off the ice. That usually indicates that he would be getting the start. However, afterward, Maple Leafs’ head coach Sheldon Keefe’s comments have added some ambiguity…
The trade deadline is only four days away, and teams are ramping up efforts to make acquisitions to bolster their roster for a deep playoff run. One player whose name has come up several times is Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Jake Guentzel. With the Penguins’ struggles as of late, it’s no surprise his name continues to…
Seattle Kraken forward, Alexander Wennberg, was notably absent from today’s practice and won’t be suiting up for tonight’s game, with the team citing “trade-related issues” as the reason. Wennberg, currently in the final year of his $4.5 million x three-year contract, has been a consistent performer for the Kraken, tallying 25 points in 60 games…
