Around the NHL: Panthers win. Onto the business season!

[MOGlLNY]

The Oilers are rewriting their script. They are no longer the Toronto analog, they're a lot harder and heavier to play against. If not for the substandard tending, they aren't really that similar to Toronto at all any longer.

Did it in a much smarter way than Toronto too. By getting guys who are tough to play against but actually good at the sport.

They still need to find a way to get Darnell Nurse's contract off the books in any fashion though. I don't even think he's terrible but he's legit a #3. Maybe a low end 2.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Ekholm stabilised their defense, and then Bouchard has really emerged this season. Toronto is lucky if Reilly would be the #3 on Edmonton, probably their #4

 

[Chainshot]

Skinner...

 

[DapperCam]

I think Brown just passed the puck to the opposing goalie to force an even strength ozone faceoff.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Harley is going to cost Dallas a fortune next year if they don't bridge him

 

[EichHart]

Dallas is clearly the better overall team. With that said Oilers need a goalie

 

[MOGlLNY]

Harley is going to cost Dallas a fortune next year if they don't bridge him

Nill has a way of getting these guys to bridge. Might be a part of their team culture now; wouldn’t be shocked

 

[Ehran]

Gahhh... we're staring down a DAL vs. NYR Finals.

My nightmare is coming true.

 

[EichHart]

That 2nd period by the Oilers was one of the worst I've seen effort wise in the playoffs. I think the first shot came 14 mins into the 2nd?

 

[Jim Bob]

'Complete B.S.' Sens GM Steve Staios swats down rumours team is looking to trade Brady Tkachuk | TSN

Steve Staios is setting the record straight on Brady Tkachuk. The Ottawa Senators' president of hockey operations and GM says there's no truth to the rumours on social media that the team is looking to trade its star captain.

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So, he gets moved at the draft, right?

Report: Teams calling Hurricanes about Necas

Multiple teams around the NHL have called the Carolina Hurricanes regarding the availability of forward Martin Necas, sources told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.The 25-year-old is a restricted free agent with arbitration rights who can become an unrestricted free agent in 2026. Evolving-Hockey...

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Multiple teams around the NHL have called the Carolina Hurricanes regarding the availability of forward Martin Necas, sources told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

The 25-year-old is a restricted free agent with arbitration rights who can become an unrestricted free agent in 2026. Evolving-Hockey projects Necas will earn $8.8 million annually on an eight-year contract.

Keeping Necas could prove difficult for the Hurricanes considering Seth Jarvis and Jack Drury are also RFAs who are due for raises. Plus, the team has multiple notable UFAs, including Jake Guentzel, Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Martinook, Brady Skjei, and Brett Pesce. The team is reportedly attempting to keep Guentzel and Skjei.

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The Hurricanes reportedly dangled Necas in trade discussions involving Elias Pettersson before the Swede ultimately signed an extension with the Vancouver Canucks this season. Necas was reportedly also included in trade offers to the Calgary Flames for Matthew Tkachuk in 2022.

Carolina would want a star-caliber player back in any package for Necas, LeBrun added.

The Hurricanes drafted Necas 12th overall in 2017.

I can't imagine giving up a star-caliber player for Necas and then giving him an 8x$8-9M deal.

 

[Beerz]

Yeah that contract and the reported ask for Necas is no bueno ..

This kinda screams Chicago but not sure they have a player to give up that would entice Carolina

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

 

[Beerz]

Nobody likes Gallant apparently

 

[Fjordy]

Omg, They can't score more points than Buffalo next season.

 

[Zman5778]

CBJs hire Waddell as POHO, GM and alternate governor. He wasn't getting all 3 titles here.

 

[Beerz]

I don't understand the point of having the position of POHO if it's the same person as the GM

But whatever

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

CBJs hire Waddell as POHO, GM and alternate governor. He wasn't getting all 3 titles here.

correct

 

[Fjordy]

I don't understand the point of having the position of POHO if it's the same person as the GM

But whatever

Maybe this is with an eye to the future, when Waddell, in the role of POHO, finds a new GM, I don’t know.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

I wouldn’t have minded Waddell in a PoHO role but I knew it wasn’t likely to happen.

I will be interested to see how he does in Columbus.
His reputation as a GM before Carolina was “meh” (at best). He did well in Carolina but how much of that was him? And how much was Dundon/Tulsky/Brind’amor and Carolina’s scouting dept. (that was already in place before Waddell)? I don’t know the answer to that question.

 

[Beerz]

 

[oldgoalie]

f***.

 

[Zman5778]

There are a LOT of Rangers fans in Florida. Wow.

 

[Beerz]

There are a LOT of Rangers fans in Florida. Wow.

Fleeing New York

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Trochek has arguably been the Rags MVP this playoff

 

[oldgoalie]

Trochek has arguably been the Rags MVP this playoff

Hell of a shot. Ear level at Bob.