October NHL News

[cshea]

Crosby has a concussion. Sounds like it happened in a practice over the weekend.

Anywho, rosters need to be trimmed to 23 and cap compliant by 5:00 pm tomorrow. Lot's of notable RFA's are still without contracts. Anaheim has Rakell and Lindholm. They most likely need to move a contract (Fowler) to bring both back. Tampa is in a similar situation with Kucherov. Ristolainen has been practicing with Buffalo, but is still unsigned. Johnny Gaudreau and Jacob Trouba round out the remaining notables. Lot's of good players on the shelf. I look forward to the next lockout when the owners get pissy and try and do something about the 2nd contracts.

 

[burstnbloom]

Anaheim, in particular, looks screwed. They need to make a move to get those two guys on the roster.

 

[cshea]

Gudas suspended 6 games for the Czarnik hit.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Wow, they got it right

 

[cshea]

Gaudreau signs. 6/$6.75 AAV.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Solid deal for CGY

 

[McDrew]

And that puts him in line to get a contract after his age 29 season. Good for him too.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

3 years, $4.77m AAV for Kucherov

 

[cshea]

Ristolainen signs. 6/$5.4m AAV. That leaves Trouba and the two Ducks.

 

[cshea]

Jack Eichel hurt in practice today...this doesn't look good.

 

[TheRealness]

Actual reporting! Would you look at that?

 

[soxhop411]

[emoji599][emoji599][emoji599]Gary Thorne to call hockey again [emoji599][emoji599][emoji599][emoji599] (he will call 8 LA KINGS road games)

 

[soxhop411]

here is the press release


A snippet

Four veteran play-by-play announcers will work Kings telecasts this season on FOX Sports West as Bob Miller, the club's Hall of Fame broadcaster, takes a reduced on-air role with the club.

As announced last month, Miller returns to the FOX Sports West booth for his 44th season and the Kings' 50th Anniversary as he calls 58 games. For the 17 games Miller is not slated to work, Gary Thorne (eight games), Chris Cuthbert (four games), Ralph Strangis (four games) and Jiggs McDonald (one game) will call the action alongside TV Analyst Jim Fox. McDonald, who served as the club's very first broadcaster in 1967, will now have called an LA Kings game in their first year and again during the club's 50th Anniversary celebration.

https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/four-announcers-slated-to-fill-in-for-bob-miller/c-282587698

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Rickard Rakell signs for 6/$3.8m AAV - Lindholm is still gonna be a challenge. They need to ditch Stoner and Bieksa, they're ~$500k over right now

 

[TFP]

 

[PedroSpecialK]

 

[burstnbloom]

That is glorious.

 

[cshea]

Fantastic. Looks like Jimmy is pulling the stat geek card now at Yost.

 

[NickEsasky]

Has Jimmy Murphy ever been right on anything? Like ever?

 

[cshea]

Hampus Lindholm signs for 6/$5.25m AAV. Steal of a deal for the Ducks. Now we wait the cap clearing move from them.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

But I thought they were willing to trade him? Murphy said so.

Fantastic deal for Anaheim

 

[mcaqua]

Dalpe skates after a totally reckless hit on Acciari on Tuesday night - yet Pastrnak earns a hearing? That's just brutal inconsistency.

 

[The Napkin]

Hampus Lindholm signs for 6/$5.25m AAV. Steal of a deal for the Ducks. Now we wait the cap clearing move from them.

Nate Thompson (1.6) went on LTIR which certainly helps

 

[TheRealness]

Is it in person or by phone?

 

[cshea]

Is it in person or by phone?

Phone. I don't think it warrants a suspension, but who knows.