The Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed both John Tavares and Calle Jarnkrok back to the practice rink today shares David Alter of The Hockey News. Both players have been bearing through day-to-day lower-body injuries. Tavares notably suffered his on a hit from Montreal’s Michael Pezzetta in Toronto’s Thursday night preseason action. Both he and Jarnkrok will now have two preseason … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Leafs, Kinkaid, Cristall, Brunicke
Waiver Wire: 9/28/24
09/29: All players on Saturday’s waiver wire have cleared, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. 09/28: With the regular season fast approaching, activity on the waiver wire is quickly picking up. We’ll keep tabs on who has been waived today here. This post will be updated as more placements come in. Calgary Flames (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman) D Jonathan Aspirot F Clark … [Read more...] about Waiver Wire: 9/28/24
Training Camp Cuts: 10/1/24
The calendar has flipped to October, which means we’re one week away from opening night. Most teams now have somewhere between 10 and 15 cuts to make before reaching their final opening night rosters. That means most sweeping cuts have already been made, and we’ll start to see more precise roster moves involving more notable names in the coming days. We’ll continue keeping tabs … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/1/24
Training Camp Cuts: 9/29/24
With just five days to go until the NHL’s first regular-season games for 2024-25, the rate of training camp cuts is speeding up. More players are beginning to land on waivers, while waiver-exempt fringe players are heading to teams’ AHL affiliates en masse. As always, we’ll keep track of Sunday’s cuts in this article. Last updated 11:14 a.m. Monday Anaheim Ducks (per team … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 9/29/24
Metropolitan Notes: Milano, Tsyplakov, Vesey
Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery isn’t enthused with winger Sonny Milano’s performance thus far this preseason, calling his showing “just okay” (via NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti). Carbery added Milano has “the benefit of the doubt” as a veteran, but the 28-year-old’s standing in the lineup certainly seems to be on thinner ice. Line rushes still indicate Milano has the inside track … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Milano, Tsyplakov, Vesey