Defenseman Luke Schenn has been excellent for the Canucks this year and has a cap hit of just $850,000. The Hawks would have to eat a lot of the salary to move them, and they can definitely afford to do it, but it has to make sense if they’re going to say goodbye to two of the best players in franchise history.
If Gavrikov gets a contract extension from a rival club, it could increase the return to the Jackets. They suggest he could be used as a trade chip to add a defenseman.
TORONTO (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored twice, Anton Forsberg made 31 saves and the Ottawa Senators defeated Toronto 6-2 on Friday night in the Maple Leafs' first game since losing All-Star Auston Matthews to a knee injury. Ilya Samsonov, who was scheduled to get the night off, made a surprise start and finished with 28 saves as the Leafs suffered just their fourth regulation home loss of the season.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored late in regulation and again in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes topped the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Friday night. “Unfortunately, we’ve had a lot of practice at losing games in this fashion, so it’s just very disappointing for our players,” Sharks coach David Quinn said.
Just over three months after Eyssimont, then a member of the Jets, saw the Hurricanes score three 6-on-5 goals to force overtime and earn an improbable point in Winnipeg on the night he scored his first career NHL goal, he witnessed Carolina finish the job on perhaps an even more stunning comeback Friday. Eyssimont again scored, this time for San Jose, for his second career goal, but the Hurricanes overcame an empty-net goal by the Sharks to score twice in the final 97 seconds to force overtime before winning it at 3-on-3 for a miraculous 5-4 victory in front of a standing-room-only crowd at PNC Arena.
As I sat in the upper bowl of the First Niagara Center Friday night, I was shocked to see what happened at the end of the game. No, it wasn’t the fact that the Buffalo Sabres had just beaten the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT, but the reaction from Leafs Nation.
That is worth a lot in a draft or in a trade, but over the course of the season it does mean that there is a lot less upside for your fantasy team. If you're looking for volume, all three of those are still good, but when you just need volume and you can forego the percentages, there are usually cheaper options to acquire.
DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Copp scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Rasmussen took control of the puck after a faceoff in the Sharks' zone.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Letang scored his second goal of the game with 54 seconds left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 7-6 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored late to tie the game and netted a power-play goal with 1:06 left in overtime to lead New Jersey over Vegas.
PITTSBURGH — Kris Letang scored his second goal of the game with 54 seconds left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 7-6 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Letang, who hadn’t played since Dec. 28 due to a lower-body injury, also added two assists for Pittsburgh.
