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Ducks Part Ways With Two Assistant Coaches

May 10, 2025 at 2:55 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 3 Comments

Earlier today, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported (Twitter links) that the Ducks were likely to make further changes to their coaching staff.  Those moves have now been made as the team announced (Twitter link) that they will not be retaining assistant coaches Brent Thompson and Rich Clune.

Thompson spent the last two seasons behind the bench in Anaheim, his first NHL stint in nearly a decade after spending a pair of years as an assistant with the Islanders.  In between, he had been a fixture at AHL Bridgeport, serving as their bench boss for nine years before being added to former head coach Greg Cronin’s staff with the team bringing in coaches known for player development.

As for Clune, this was his first season with the team and the first full year that he was an assistant coach.  His playing career came to an end back in 2022 with AHL Toronto and he remained with the organization for two seasons in a player development role while spending a part season as an assistant with the Marlies before getting a chance to work with an NHL franchise.

For the time being, at least, it appears that Anaheim’s other assistant coaches will remain on Joel Quenneville’s staff.  Tim Army was also hired last offseason for his second stint with the team after being an assistant in the first three years of the franchise’s existence.  Meanwhile, goalie coach Peter Budaj, who also joined the Ducks last summer for his first stint of being an NHL coach, appears to be safe as well.

Anaheim Ducks| Coaches Brent Thompson| Rich Clune

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Metropolitan Notes: Jankowski, Lindstrom, Lindberg, Karpa

May 10, 2025 at 1:51 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

Although Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski skated again today, team reporters Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar relay that Jankowski is listed as doubtful for tonight’s third game against Washington.  Head coach Rod Brind’Amour indicated yesterday that the 30-year-old is close to returning so he shouldn’t be out for too much longer.  Jankowski suffered an undisclosed injury in the opening game of the series.  Acquired at the trade deadline from Nashville, he wound up providing them with some quality depth scoring as he had eight goals in just 19 games following the swap while he has an assist in three playoff contests so far.

More from the Metropolitan:

  • Friday was a big night for Blue Jackets prospect Cayden Lindstrom as the 2024 fourth-overall selection made his 2024-25 debut in the WHL Final, recording an assist in the first minute of the game. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic notes (Twitter link) that he spent most of his rehab with Columbus, skating with them from February through early April before returning to Medicine Hat to work with his junior club.  After missing the entirety of the season until yesterday due to back surgery, Lindstrom wound up going 399 days between games.
  • Penguins RFA goaltender Filip Lindberg has signed a one-year deal with Assat in Finland, per a team release. The 26-year-old spent two seasons in Pittsburgh’s system with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before opting to return home in 2023.  This season, Lindberg split time between HFK and Tappara, putting up a 2.43 GAA and a .908 SV% in 26 regular season games.  The Penguins will hold his rights until June 30, 2026.
  • The Rangers’ farm team in Hartford recently announced the signing of center Zakary Karpa to a one-year deal for next season. The 23-year-old spent the last four years at Harvard but production was hard to come by.  Karpa played in 33 games this season for the Crimson, collecting a goal and six assists.  In 117 games over his four-year collegiate career, he had 16 goals and 19 assists.

AHL| Carolina Hurricanes| Columbus Blue Jackets| New York Rangers| Pittsburgh Penguins| WHL Cayden Lindstrom| Filip Lindberg| Mark Jankowski| Zakary Karpa

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K’Andre Miller Undergoes Surgery

May 10, 2025 at 11:34 am CDT | by Brian La Rose 4 Comments

It was a bit of a tough year for Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller.  Unfortunately for him, his offseason hasn’t gotten off to a good start either.  Mollie Walker of the New York Post relays that the blueliner recently underwent surgery to repair an upper-body injury sustained late in the season.  His initial plan was to rehab the injury and avoid going under the knife but he ultimately opted for the procedure after the rehab wasn’t working as planned.  The hope is that he will be ready to return for the start of next season.

The 25-year-old has been a core defender for New York over his five-year NHL career.  He has shown some flashes of being an all-around top-pairing piece with an intriguing offensive game but inconsistency has been an issue for him.

That was the case this year, as it was for quite a few Rangers.  Miller played in 74 games, picking up 27 points, his lowest point total since the 2021-22 campaign, his first full NHL season.  He also set a new career high in turnovers with 97; his previous high in that regard was 68.

That’s not exactly the ideal platform year heading into restricted free agency this summer, nor does this surgery help on that front.  Miller is arbitration-eligible for the first time and is owed a $4.646MM qualifying offer, matching his salary from this season but well above his $3.872MM cap charge.  If he files for a hearing, he could ask for a two-year agreement that walks him to UFA status but the team would get the final say on if it was a one-year or two-year award.

It’s also worth noting that GM Chris Drury won’t have a lot of cap flexibility this summer.  With the acquisition of J.T. Miller midseason and the long-term record-breaking extension for Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers have just $8.4MM in cap room, per PuckPedia.  Miller isn’t the only player who needs to be signed as winger Will Cuylle is in line for a new deal as well as a restricted free agent and should come in around the $3MM mark at least on a bridge agreement.  That doesn’t leave much wiggle room to hammer out any type of long-term deal.

Heading into the summer, it felt like the likeliest outcome for Miller was a one-year deal at or near his qualifying offer.  Now with the surgery, that might push things even more in that direction over the coming weeks.

Injury| New York Rangers K'Andre Miller

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Atlantic Notes: Stutzle, Byram, Hughes, Protz

May 10, 2025 at 10:28 am CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

While he wasn’t on Germany’s initial roster for the World Championship, Senators forward Tim Stutzle will now join that team, relays Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch.  He indicated last weekend that he hoped to play but when he wasn’t originally named to the team, it looked as if either he’d had a change of heart or didn’t receive medical clearance.  The 23-year-old led the Sens in scoring this season with 24 goals and a career-high 55 assists in 82 regular season games before adding five points in six playoff contests.  Germany opens up its tournament action today but they’ll have to wait until Tuesday before Stutzle is able to suit up versus Norway as he’ll miss both games this weekend.

More from the Atlantic:

  • Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram has a key contract negotiation this summer as an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent. He’ll now have new representatives working on that deal as Quartexx Hockey announced (Twitter link) that they now represent the blueliner.  Byram, who Titan Sports Management’s Kevin Epp previously repped, set new career highs in games played (82), assists (31), points (38), blocked shots (116), and ATOI (22:42), putting him in a spot to land considerably more than his $4.62MM qualifying offer.  He’s two years away from UFA eligibility so it’s quite likely that Buffalo will be pushing to sign him to a long-term agreement in the coming weeks.
  • Pending Canadiens UFA Connor Hughes took himself off the open market early. The goaltender is heading back to Switzerland after Lausanne HC announced that they’ve signed him to a five-year contract.  The 28-year-old had a breakout showing with Lausanne in 2023-24, leading to a one-year deal from Montreal last spring.  Hughes fared relatively well with AHL Laval this year with a 2.58 GAA and a .905 SV% in 28 outings but has elected to go back overseas for the long haul now.
  • Still with the Canadiens, Laval announced (Twitter link) that they recently signed defenseman Owen Protz to an ATO agreement. Montreal drafted the 19-year-old in the fourth round last June, taking him 102nd overall.  Protz had 32 points in 67 games with OHL Brantford this season while adding six more in 11 playoff contests and will now get his first taste of the pros, albeit likely in a reserve role.

AHL| Buffalo Sabres| Montreal Canadiens| Ottawa Senators Bowen Byram| Connor Hughes| Owen Protz| Tim Stutzle| World Championships

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Sabres Looking To Add Front Office Veteran

May 10, 2025 at 9:24 am CDT | by Brian La Rose 5 Comments

Earlier this week, the Sabres added long-time NHL veteran Eric Staal to their front office as a special advisor to GM Kevyn Adams.  However, it appears they have some other additions in mind as Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reports that they have been looking to speak to some veteran executives in an effort to shore up or outright reshape their front office.

Seravalli adds that a few different options have been considered.  One would see someone hired above Adams while also adding another executive beneath him in the pecking order.  Another would simply being to hire a senior executive while a third option would see Adams elevated to a president role and a new general manager being hired.

Adams has been at the helm in Buffalo for the past five seasons and the team has seen its postseason drought extend to 14 straight seasons, tying the NFL’s New York Jets for the longest active playoff drought in major North American pro sports.  These past five seasons have also been Adams’ only front office experience so it’s certainly understandable that the team would look to add some experience on that front.

On the managerial side, the Sabres have three people working under Adams, associate GM Jason Karmanos and assistant GMs Jerry Forton and Mark Jakubowski.  Of the three, Karmanos is the only one who has worked for an NHL franchise other than Buffalo and Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News relays that Karmanos may not return to the club next season.  Forton has been with the team for the past 11 seasons and Jakubowski 12, each serving in various roles along the way.

It appears that the Sabres are at least considering going with a senior advisor, at a minimum.  David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period notes (Twitter link) that the club approached long-time NHL GMs Ken Holland and Lou Lamoriello about such a role but both indicated they weren’t interested in an advisory position.  Whether that’s enough to make the team shift approaches and offer up a more prominent role remains to be seen but it certainly looks like Staal won’t be the only front office addition over the coming weeks and months.

Buffalo Sabres

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Snapshots: Brisson, Atlanta, Roadrunners, CBA Talks

May 9, 2025 at 9:00 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 10 Comments

As the Kings continue their search for their new general manager, it appears they kicked the tires on assessing veteran agent Pat Brisson’s interest in the position.  However, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic relays (Twitter link) that Brisson is not expected to be interviewed for the role as he doesn’t have any interest in leaving his agent role with CAA.  Brisson was believed to be contacted regarding Montreal’s opening a few years ago but wasn’t interested in leaving then either.  He has 94 active NHL contracts, per PuckPedia, carrying a combined cap hit this season of more than $266MM so it’s not surprising that he wants to remain an agent.

Elsewhere around the hockey world:

  • There has been interest in pitching another Atlanta expansion franchise and it appears one group is getting close to making a formal expression of interest. In an appearance on 11 Alive News (video link), Vernon Krause, who is putting together an arena project in Forsyth County, stated that his group is in the “home stretch” to present a “completed package” to the league after the playoffs end next month.  The city had NHL hockey from 1972 to 1980 before the Flames moved to Calgary.  Their second run lasted a little longer, going from 1999 to 2011 before the Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg.  With Krause stating that his intent is to show his group is “shovel-ready” when it comes to an arena, he’ll be trying to make the case that the third time could be the charm.
  • Utah’s AHL team will remain in Tucson for next season, relays longtime team reporter Craig Morgan (Twitter link). However, the Mammoth could be moving their farm team before too much longer.  Nevada Sportsnet’s Chris Murray relayed earlier this week that the Reno Redevelopment Agency Board approved a $435MM arena proposal spearheaded by former Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo, who remains the owner of the Roadrunners.  Morgan notes that the Roadrunners are contracted to stay in Tucson for two more years but those might be the final two years in that city.
  • Speaking to reporters today including Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman indicated that CBA talks are progressing nicely and he hopes to have an extension in place sooner than later. Discussions started earlier this year, well in advance of the expiration of the current agreement in mid-September 2026.

Atlanta| CBA| Expansion| Los Angeles Kings| Snapshots| Utah Mammoth

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Offseason Checklist: Buffalo Sabres

May 9, 2025 at 7:54 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs plus those eliminated in the first round.  Accordingly, it’s time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months.  Next up is a look at Buffalo.

The question in Buffalo in recent years has been, ‘Is this the year?’ when it comes to ending their playoff drought?  Once again, the answer this season was no and it wasn’t particularly close.  At this point, it appears as if it will be the status quo behind the bench and in the front office, though an experienced addition to the front office could be a possibility.  Either way, GM Kevyn Adams has a lot to do this summer, both in terms of keeping his young core intact while also trying to add to it.  Turning this group into a playoff team might be asking too much but some things can be done to get them closer to that goal.

Add Impact Right-Shot Defenseman

One area that Buffalo is well-stocked in is high-end left-shot defensemen.  Rasmus Dahlin turned the corner a few years ago and has emerged as an all-situations number one defender.  Owen Power, another first-overall selection, is only 22 and likely has another gear to get to while already being a top-four blueliner.  Meanwhile, Bowen Byram, who was acquired at the 2024 trade deadline, had his best NHL season and is a high-quality option himself.  That’s a good spot to be in for that side of the back end.

The problem is that their right-shot options have been nowhere near the same quality, a problem that has hindered them for several years now.  They’ve been unsuccessful at developing an in-house option to play in the top four (they moved out Henri Jokiharju back in March after several years of trying to get him to that level) and veterans they’ve signed to fill a spot (in recent years, Connor Clifton, Erik Johnson, and Ilya Lyubushkin) have been better suited for more limited roles.  They added Jacob Bernard-Docker from Ottawa in the Dylan Cozens trade but again, he’s better off on the third pairing.

The result of this has been having one of their big three playing on their off-side at times while also counting on Mattias Samuelsson to play on the right.  While most blueliners can switch sides, their effectiveness wanes when they do so and as a result, a position that should be a strong one for the Sabres continues to be a question.

It’s much easier said than done given the more limited supply of natural right-side rearguards but Adams needs to find a way to add at least one that can play on the second pairing.  Free agent options aren’t particularly plentiful behind Aaron Ekblad; Dante Fabbro, Brent Burns, and Cody Ceci represent the next wave of players who can play around 20 minutes a night.  Beyond that, for perspective, Jokiharju is in the next tier.  Accordingly, this feels like an area that will need to be addressed by a trade, presenting the opportunity for another big roster shakeup after the Cozens-Josh Norris swap at the deadline.

The point of wanting to address this meaningfully has come and gone.  If the Sabres truly have an intention of trying to push for a playoff spot in the near future, this is now a need, not a want.

Re-Sign Key RFAs

The Sabres are going to enter the offseason with a fair amount of cap space.  That’s the good news.  The not-as-good news is that a significant portion of their money is going to go toward keeping the group they have, not necessarily adding to it.  Byram, JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn, and Ryan McLeod are among those needing new contracts as restricted free agents this summer and all are heading for raises.

Byram is likely to be the most expensive of the bunch.  Exiting the bridge contract he signed with Colorado before being dealt, he’s coming off a career year offensively with 38 points, he played all 82 games for the first time, and he logged a career-best 22:42 per game.  These are things that will look quite appealing to an arbitrator as he’s now arbitration-eligible.  After playing on a $3.85MM deal the last two years, Byram’s qualifying offer will be $4.62MM and he’s likely to add at least a couple million more on a long-term deal; a price tag starting with a seven is very realistic.  He’s two years away from being UFA-eligible so another short-term contract won’t be ideal for the team.  That gives Byram a lot of the leverage heading into discussions.

Peterka is coming off his entry-level deal, giving Buffalo some more options.  To give themselves more flexibility this summer, they could opt for a bridge agreement, knowing there’s a jump coming in the cap for a couple of years that would allow them to afford the eventual higher payout.  Coming off a career-best 68 points, that deal could still cost upward of $5MM per year.  On the other hand, Adams could opt to pursue a long-term agreement that buys multiple years of additional club control.  That price would get a fair bit more expensive with the recent seven-year, $45.5MM extension Calgary gave Matt Coronato serving as a starting point.  With Peterka having more success and more experience, a similar deal for him would likely cost another million or so per season.  Long-term agreements for him and Byram would go through the bulk of their remaining cap room.

Another youngster is exiting his entry-level deal, winger Jack Quinn.  The good news is that he stayed healthy this year after a tough 2023-24 campaign but the bad news is that he only got to the offensive level of two years ago.  With that in mind and knowing their cap situation, a bridge deal makes the most sense for both sides, one that should check in around the $3MM range.  Ryan McLeod should come in considerably above that on his deal.  The center will have arbitration rights this time around and had a huge second half, tallying 27 points in 31 games from February on.  That should push his next deal to at least double his $2.1MM qualifying offer.

Knowing who all needs to be re-signed and the other roster holes that need to be filled, Adams will need to navigate his cap situation carefully.  It wouldn’t be surprising to see him try to clear out a bit of money to make sure he can keep these players and leave some wiggle room for elsewhere.

Work On Tuch Extension

While the Jack Eichel trade hasn’t worked out the best for the Sabres, they did get one core piece from it in Alex Tuch.  He has posted his three best offensive seasons the last three years, two of which saw him reach 36 goals.  He has become a legitimate top-line weapon for them while also being a strong contributor defensively.

Tuch is about to enter the final year of his contract and as of July 1st, he will be eligible for a contract extension.  After the season, he indicated a willingness to sign a long-term deal to stick around and it wouldn’t be surprising to see talks on that front get going as soon as possible.

He will be entering his age-30 year in 2026-27 so a max-term agreement of eight years could very well be on the table.  Frankly, Buffalo might want the eight years to allow that final season or two to potentially bring down the AAV.  Tuch is making $4.75MM and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he could double that on his next contract in a further elevated cap environment.  Today, that number feels a little high but some deals handed out on the open market in July could adjust expectations and reset the pending UFA market fairly quickly.

This isn’t something that Buffalo has to get done right away.  But if the two sides can’t work out an extension, there will undoubtedly be trade speculation that follows which could be an unwanted distraction.  Getting something done would be the preferred outcome but failing that, at least making some progress on extension talks over the summer should be a reasonable goal for the Sabres here.

Examine Goalie Upgrades

Heading into the season, it looked like Buffalo had a reasonable plan in goal.  Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen would be the starter coming off a breakout year, Devon Levi would be the backup, and James Reimer would seemingly be the third-string option waiting in the wings in Rochester, ready to come up if Levi needed a multi-game stint with AHL Rochester.  It didn’t quite go as planned.

For starters, Reimer didn’t make it to the minors as Anaheim scooped him up.  In the meantime, Levi got off to a slow start, eventually getting demoted to the Amerks as soon as Reimer was reclaimed off waivers.  Meanwhile, Luukkonen dropped 23 points off his save percentage and ceded playing time to Reimer down the stretch.  Things couldn’t have gone much worse.

On the one hand, there’s room for optimism.  Luukkonen should bounce back, at least to a point and frankly, it would be hard for Levi to put up worse numbers.  There is a case to be made to go back to the plan from last season while bringing in a veteran third option (or even re-signing Reimer, potentially).

There’s a better case to be made to change things up, at least in the short term.  Levi is still waiver-exempt and while he played well with Rochester this season, he hasn’t even played 70 games at that level yet.  Another season of big minutes would be good for his development.  That would then leave an opening behind Luukkonen.

But instead of looking for a veteran depth option, Adams might be better off looking to bring in someone who can push Luukkonen for playing time.  It’s not a great UFA market but there are some pieces that would fit.  Daniel Vladar would be a bit of an upside add, banking on there still being some development in him.  Jake Allen could work as a platoon partner, a role he has had for a few years now.  Ilya Samsonov might welcome a shot at more playing time as well.  Putting some pressure on Luukkonen might bring out the better version of him more often while they likely wouldn’t give away quite as many points for backup goalie games.

Knowing Levi is still part of the long-term plan, Buffalo might only want to go short-term with this type of goalie but there shouldn’t be too many long-term deals going to UFA netminders.  But with what’s out there, there’s an opportunity here for an under-the-radar improvement that could be worth a few points in the standings and that’s worth putting the longer-term plan on pause for a year.

Photo courtesy of Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports.

Buffalo Sabres| Offseason Checklist 2025| Pro Hockey Rumors Originals

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Devils Part Ways With Multiple Coaches

May 9, 2025 at 6:49 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 8 Comments

Following a first-round exit at the hands of Carolina, the Devils are making some changes to their coaching staff.  The team announced that the contracts of assistants Ryan McGill and Chris Taylor will not be renewed, nor will the deals of AHL Utica assistant coach David Cunniff and head video coach Jerry Dineen.  A search for their replacements has now started.

McGill has been behind an NHL bench each year since the 2017-18 campaign, spending five of those with Vegas and the last three with the Devils.  Additionally, he spent two years as an assistant in Calgary, making him one of the more experienced coaches to soon hit the open market.  His main responsibilities were to work with the team’s defense and penalty killing units.

As for Taylor, he spent the last five years as an assistant in New Jersey, his first taste of NHL coaching action after being the head coach at AHL Rochester for the three previous seasons, the team he played for at the end of his career.  His role was more of on the development side, working with their younger players.

Despite McGill and Taylor’s departures, there are still some holdovers on Sheldon Keefe’s staff.  Assistants Sergei Brylin and Jeremy Colliton were not listed among the list of non-renewals, nor was goalie coach Dave Rogalski.  With there already being two primary assistants on staff, it’s possible that the team opts to only fill one of the two positions and run with a leaner group moving forward.

Coaches| New Jersey Devils

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Radim Zohorna Signs In Sweden

May 9, 2025 at 5:42 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments

Cross Radim Zohorna off the free agent list.  Rather than attempt a comeback in North America, he has decided to remain overseas.  However, instead of staying in the Swiss League, he’s off to Sweden as Farjestad announced that they’ve signed the forward to a two-year deal.

The 29-year-old looked like a possible late bloomer after showing some offensive upside in his native Czechia.  That, coupled with a 6’6 frame, was enough for Pittsburgh to ink him to an entry-level deal in 2020.  He split that season back home and in the Penguins’ system and held his own in eight NHL games, where he had four points.

That was enough to land him a longer look at the top level the following year when he got into 17 contests with Pittsburgh but in 2022-23, he found himself on waivers and was claimed by Calgary.  He subsequently cleared waivers soon after and spent most of the year in the minors while also getting a brief stint with Toronto.  The Penguins brought Zohorna back in 2023-24 on a two-way deal where he got into a career-best 33 games, bringing his tally to date to 68.

However, rather than search out another two-way pact in North America, Zohorna decided to try his hand overseas last summer, inking a one-year deal with HC Lugano.  Unfortunately, it was a bit of a quiet year offensively as he had nine goals and 13 assists in 39 games, numbers that were relatively close to his AHL production from the year before.  Now, he’s on the move once more with the hopes that a strong showing in Sweden could get him back on the NHL radar down the road.

SHL| Transactions Radim Zohorna

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Snapshots: Eklund, Colton, Ullmark, ECHL

May 3, 2025 at 7:31 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 1 Comment

Sharks winger William Eklund is in stable condition after being taken to the hospital after being cut on the wrist in a tune-up game for the upcoming World Championship, Eklund’s agent, Todd Diamond, told Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.  The incident occurred during a board battle with defenseman Filip Hronek.  Diamond noted early indications are that no key tendons or nerves were cut on the play.  The tournament begins next week, with Sweden as the event’s co-host. However, given the injury, it wouldn’t be surprising if Eklund didn’t participate now.

Elsewhere around the hockey world:

  • Avalanche forward Ross Colton took part in today’s morning skate in a non-contact jersey, relays Ewan Rawal of The Denver Gazette (Twitter link). The 28-year-old suffered a lower-body injury in the series opener against Dallas and hasn’t played since; the non-contact restriction today suggests he won’t be available for the series’ final game tonight.  Colton got off to a hot start this season before dealing with some injury issues, finishing up with 16 goals and 11 assists in 61 games.
  • Speaking at Ottawa’s locker clean-out day, Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark told reporters, including TSN’s Claire Hanna (Twitter link), that while he indicated that he’d have liked to play for Sweden at the upcoming World Championship, the team has decided to go in a different direction. Sweden is a co-host of the event, but they already have their three goalies for the event in Samuel Ersson, Arvid Soderblom, and Arvid Holm.
  • On Friday, the ECHL announced it will welcome New Mexico into the league for the 2026-27 season. They will be the 31st franchise, getting closer to being lined up with the 32 in the NHL and AHL.  The Stars will serve as hockey operations consultants to help the franchise get up and running, while suggestions for the team’s name are now being taken.

Colorado Avalanche| ECHL| Ottawa Senators| San Jose Sharks| Snapshots Linus Ullmark| Ross Colton| William Eklund

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