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  • NHL News and Notes: September 27th, 2018

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    Here are your news and notes covering the NHL for September 27th, 2018…

     

    In preseason action last night, seven contests took place:

    • Montreal Canadiens F Jesperi Kotkaniemi has one assist and two shot on goal in just under 14 minutes of ice time. The Canadiens would lose 5-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre Wednesday night. This could have been just enough for Kotkaniemi, the third overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, to make the roster. Kotkaniemi, 18, has three points (one goal and two assists), a plus-5 rating and four shots on goal in five preseason contests.
    • The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime at TD Garden. Filip Zadina scored on a one-timer just 24 seconds in the overtime frame, his second goal in five preseason contests. Zadina is also attempting to become the first Red Wing player to play as an 18-year-old since Martin Lapointe in the 1991-92 season. Zadina, who is a native of the Czech Republic, was on loan to QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads last season and as such is eligible for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.
    • The injury to Anaheim Ducks Corey Perry could be an opportunity for Max Comtois to make the Ducks roster. Comtois, the second round pick of the 2017 NHL Draft, scored two goals in Anaheim’s 7-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Honda Center. Comtois’ second goal was set up by Isac Lundestrom, the 23rd pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Lundestrom is also looking to make the Ducks roster with Ryan Kesler unliekly to begin the season as he recovers from offseason hip surgery.
    • Ryan Suter looks to be in season form after the Minnesota Wild’s 4-3 victory of the Winnipeg Hets at Xcel Energy Center. Suter registered 21:22 of on-ice time and had two shots on goal in his first action since he broke his right ankle on March 31.

     

    In preseason action last night:

    • Detroit 3, Boston 2
    • New York Islanders 4, New York Rangers 3 (OT)
    • Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 1
    • Toronto 5, Montreal 3
    • Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 3
    • Dallas 3, Colorado 1
    • Anaheim 7, Los Angeles 4

     

    Tonight’s preseason schedule:

    • New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
    • Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida)
    • New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets
    • Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks
    • Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
    • Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks

     

    St. Louis Blues Robert Bortuzzo has a hearing today for elbowing Washington Capitals D Michal Kempny in Washington’s 4-0 win Tuesday night.

    After a hearing with the DoPS, Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended for the remainder of the preseason and one regular season game for elbowing Washington Capitals D Michal Kempny

     

    There is a report of Philadelphia Flyers F Jori Lehterä being a suspect in a Finnish cocaine ring.

     

    TXHT’s and Last Word on Hockey contributor Armand Klisivitch wrote an article about Jesperi Kotkaniemi expecting to start the season with the Montreal Canadiens.

     

    The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan wrote an article today about Jakub Vrana and his plans to keep his top-six spot but also how the Capitals have a void in high-end prospects that are after him. Washington GM Brian MacLellan also mentions that if given a chance, the team would want to trade prospects for more forward prospects.

     

    Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet released his new “31 Thoughts” podcast this afternoon.

     

    For TXHT’s coverage of the Carolina Hurricanes news on the Hartford Whalers throwbacks, please check out the following link here.

     

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  • Carolina Hurricanes unveil Hartford Whalers throwback jerseys

     

    Courtesy of Chris Creamer at Sportslogos.net, there was major news in regards to a uniform unveiling.

     

    With this announcement, it was announced that the Carolina Hurricanes will wear Hartford Whalers throwbacks on December 23rd against the Boston Bruins and March 5th when the Hurricanes visit the Bruins. These jerseys are identical to what was worn during the 1985-89 and 1990-91 seasons. The jerseys feature white and blue striping across the waist and the same colour striping angled at the arms. The iconic Whalers logo is the centerpiece of the jersey.

     

    Courtesy of Chris Creamer of Sportslogos.net, here is a look at a history of the Hartford Whalers jersey history

     

    The jerseys are not available for purchase yet but they will be in time for the game on December 23. Needless to say, this is very good news for the Carolina Hurricanes to honour the Whalers with these jerseys.

     

     

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  • 2018-2019 Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview

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    2017/2018 Record: 49-26-7 105 pts (3rd in Atlantic Division)
    2017/2018 Playoffs: 3-4 (Lost in the Eastern Conference 1st Round)

     

    Key Additions: John Tavares, Adam Cracknell, Josh Jooris, Tyler Ennis, Jordan Subban, Igor Ozhiganiov, & Kyle Dubas

     

    Key Subtractions: Roman Polak, Matt Martin, Tyler Bozak, James Van Reimdyk, Leo Komarov, Tomas Plekanec, Mark Hunter and Lou Lamoriello.

     

    Top 3 Questions facing the Maple Leafs this upcoming season:

    William Nylander, What’s the deal?
    Last Season William Nylander and Auston Matthews put together one of the most dynamic duos in the league. Nylander put up 62 points in 82 games and showed he has the vision to be one of the leagues premier play-makers. But now Nylander and the Leafs seemed to have come to a impasse concerning a contract for the youngster. There has been 3 trains of thought concerning this negotiation. First Nylander signs a long term contract in the vicinity of 6-7.5 mill a season for about 7 or 8 years. The second option is a bridge contract 3 years at approximately 4 million a season. But the third option is one that is being really thrown around a lot lately. The thought is that Babcock really likes Tyler Ennis (He plays in the tough corners, is small but isn’t afraid and has had some really good chemistry with Matthews) and isn’t afraid to say goodbye if Nylander wants to play hardball with his contract. I expect Nylander to be in uniform by the seasons beginning, but it still begs the question will he be ready?

     

    The Leafs Defence (Or lack thereof), Can it be better?
    Jake Gardiner, Morgan Rielly, Ron Hainsey, Nikita Zaitsev and Travis Dermott. They Just weren’t good enough last year. From Gardiner’s lackadaisical turnovers to Zaitsev’s atrocious season, the big question on everyone’s mind is Can the Leafs win with this Defence? I’m gonna say yes, and there’s 2 reasons to see hope in the this defence core. One look at Pittsburgh’s defence during their cup runs. Letang (injured), Dumoulin, Maata, Hainsey, Oleksiuk and Schultz just to name a few. It’s not a defence that was to die for but the team made it work with strong positioning, strong puck possession numbers, good goal-tending and good coaching. Second reason is 3rd pairing plays a big part in the top 4 defencemen getting a rest. This season there will be no Polak and in my opinion no Carrick or atleast he’ll be in a very tough spot, I think you’ll see Dermott, Ozhiganiov and Rosen fighting for those positions and I think any combo of those 3 will allow Babcock to feel safe in resting his top 4 every once and a while. So I think you’ll see a definite improvement in the defence this season.

     

    The John Tavares Factor: What does this mean?
    Everyone keeps asking John Tavares does this mean we have the cup gift wrapped. Actually no it doesn’t and I think Tavares solidifies the Leafs scoring and center position but I also think he leaves a lot of questions open. I think this season is more about can the Leafs youth be effective in limited minutes. For example the 4th line Kapanen – Lindholm – Johnsson can they all be effective with 9 minutes in a games.  all possess blistering speed and ability to be game changers but can they bring it in a 4th line role? Because if the Leafs plan to load up the powerplay with Matthews, Kadri, Marner, Rielly and JT. That takes away all 3 centers from their top 3 lines. Which means they will have to go with the 4th line after a powerplay just to get some rest. It’s safe to assume that Matthews, Tavares and Marner will score they’ve always done their jobs. But the big question will heavily fall on those 3rd and 4th lines. If they bring it this team instantly becomes 100 times more dangerous they were last season.

     

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  • TXHT – 09/26/2018 – Washington Capitals Preview Episode

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    This week on TXHT, Michael does an in depth preview of the 2018-19 Washington Capitals.

     

    Next week’s episode will air live on Tuesday October 2nd at 8p live on Twitch and Facebook Live!!

     

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  • NHL News and Notes: September 26th, 2018

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    These are your news and notes covering the NHL for September 26th, 2018:

     

    In preseason action last night there were seven contests that took place.

    • The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 at Rogers Place Tuesday night. Oilers Ty Rattie recorded a hat trick and Cam Talbot made 35 saves. Jesse Puljujarvi scored twice and Connor McDavid recorded three assists for the Oilers as well. Rattie has seven goals in the preseason, the most in the NHL.
    • The Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 3-2 victory at Amalie Arena. Panthers Aleksander Barkov scored the game-winner, his first goal of the preseason, at 12:31. Panthers goalie, James Reimer, registered 27 saves in the contest. Lightning goalie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves. Tampa Bay F Nikita Kucherov would leave the game in the first period with a lower-body injury.
    • The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Kraft Hockeyville USA in Clinton, New York. Blue Jackets LW Artemi Panarin registered three points, two assists and a power-play goal, in the contest. Panarin’s PPG came at 6:31 of the third period, giving Columbus a 3-2 lead.
    • The Washington Capitals defeated the St. Louis Blues with a shut out last night, winning 4-0. Capitals goalie Pheonix Copley recorded 42 saves in the contest. Shane Gersich, Nathan Walker, Madison Bowey, and Chandler Stephenson would all score for Washington in the contest.

     

    Your game recaps from last night:

    • Columbus 4, Buffalo 2 (at Clinton, NY)
    • Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2
    • Carolina 4, Nashville 1
    • Washington 4, St. Louis 0
    • Detroit 8, Chicago 6
    • Calgary 7, San Jose 5
    • Edmonton 6, Vancouver 0

     

    In pre-season action tonight, there are seven contests scheduled:

    • Detroit at Boston
    • New York Islanders at New York Rangers
    • Buffalo at Pittsburgh
    • Toronto at Montreal
    • Winnipeg at Minnesota
    • Dallas at Colorado
    • Los Angeles at Anaheim

     

    In NHL news today

    Blue Jackets Seth Jones suffered an MCL sprain vs the Sabres last night.

     

    Anaheim Ducks Corey Perry had surgery to repair injuries to his MCL and his meniscus. Perry should be out of action for about five months.

     

     

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  • NHL News and Notes: September 25th, 2018

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    These are your news and notes covering the NHL for September 25th, 2018…

     

    In preseason action last night…

    • The New Jersey Devils were defeated by the New York Rangers in a 4-3 overtime loss at Madison Square Garden last night. The Devils top line of Taylor Hall, Nico Hischier, and Kyle Palmieri skated together for the first time this preseason. The trio combined for seven points (three goals and four assists).
    • The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-3 victory at Wells Fargo Center.  Forward Lee Stempniak recorded three points (one goal and two assists).  Stempniak is under a professional tryout (PTO) with the Bruins.  Stempniak has recorded 469 points in 909 games over his 13-year career.  He was limited to only nine points last season with the Carolina Hurricanes due to a broken clavicle.
    • Jamie Benn registered two goals, his first goals of the preseason, in a Dallas Stars 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center.  Benn registered a team-high seven shots on goal in over 16 minutes of ice time.  Benn played on a line with C Roope Hintz and Alexander Radulov.
    • The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 in overtime at Scotiabank Saddledome.  Jets F Nikolaj Ehlers registered the game-winner just 31 seconds into the overtime period.

     

    In other preseason action last night:

    • New York Rangers 4, New Jersey 3 (OT)
    • Boston 4, Philadelphia 3
    • Montreal 5, Toronto 1
    • Dallas 5, Minnesota 3
    • Winnipeg 5, Calgary 4
    • Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1
    • Anaheim 4, Arizona 2
    • Colorado 5, Vegas 3

     

    There are seven preseason games in action tonight:

    • Columbus vs. Buffalo (at Clinton Arena, Clinton, New York)
    • Florida at Tampa Bay
    • Carolina at Nashville
    • Washington at St. Louis
    • Detroit at Chicago
    • San Jose at Calgary
    • Vancouver at Edmonton

     

    In NHL News…

    • Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore signed a seven-year contract with an AAV of $5.2 million.

     

    • The New Jersey Devils signed D Jeremy Groleau to a three-year Entry Level Contract (ELC). Groleau spent the last three seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. In those three seasons, Groleau would play 164 games and register eight goals and 23 assists. He also added one goal and one assist in 29 career playoff games. Groleau was a participant, under a Amateur Tryout agreement, in the Devils Prospect Challenge over the summer in Buffalo, New York.

     

    • Hockey in Seattle may be one step closer to reality. The Seattle Key Council approved lease agreements which will allow a demolition of KeyArena in downtown Seattle. This demolition will make way for a new facility that could host a future NHL expansion franchise. If there is to be a new NHL franchise, the earliest that could come is December at the NHL Board of Governors meetings. If Seattle is granted an expansion franchise, the earliest that team would begin play is in the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 campaign, with an expansion fee of $650 million. The Vegas Golden Knights expansion fee was set at $500 million.

     

    Elliotte Friedman of “Hockey Night in Canada” released his “31 Thoughts” article today. Check out his article here.

     

     

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  • Washington Capitals Coach Preview

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    With the 2018-19 season getting ready to begin, we are going to take a more in depth look at the Washington Capitals and see how they stand and what the lineup could, or should, look like. In today’s article we will be looking at the coach for the Capitals.

     

    Todd Reirdon:

    1st Season as an NHL Head Coach

     

    This will be Todd Reirdon’s first foray as an NHL head coach, but familiarity will be on his side as he takes over a team that he has been an assistant/associate coach the past four seasons under the recently departed Barry Trotz. Reirdon, who ran thw defense for the Capitals, will have a smooth transition due to his familiarity with this team, but he will have the daunting task of taking over the defending Stanley Cup Champions and will look to become one of very few to take over the defending champions and lead them to a second consecutive Cup after the original head coach left.

     

    Tomorrow live on TXHT we will have our Washington Capitals Preview focusing on the Washington Capitals.

     

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  • Washington Capitals Goalies Preview

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    With the 2018-19 season getting ready to begin, we are going to take a more in depth look at the Washington Capitals and see how they stand and what the lineup could, or should, look like. In today’s article we will be looking at the goalies for the Capitals.

     

    Braden Holtby:

    2017-18 Regular Season Stats:

    54 GP     34-16-4      1648 SA      153 GA        2.99 GAA        .907 S%

    2018 Playoff Stats:

    23 GP     16-7     2 SO      639 SA       50 GA       2.16 GAA       .922 S%

     

    Last season was not Braden Holtby’s best regular season, but having Philipp Grubauer around to take some of the load off of his shoulders was a great way for Holtby to get himself refocused going into the playoffs. Holtby is without a doubt the number one guy between the pipes for the Capitals, and he will be looking to have a stronger overall season this year.

     

    Pheonix Copley:

    2017-18 AHL Season:

    41 GP      15-17-6     2.91 GAA      .896 S%

     

    The Capitals brass have decided that this season Pheonix Copley will be the back up to Holtby after trading Grubauer to Colorade at the NHL Draft. Having struggled in the AHL, one has to wonder if Copley will be able to handle the pressure of being an NHL back up.

     

    Ilya Samsonov:

    2017-18 KHL Season:

    26 GP     12-9-1       2.31 GAA        .926 S%

     

    After spending the past three seasons with Magnitogorsk of the KHL, Samsonov is now making the move to North America to become a top netminder in the NHL. As the top prospect for the Capitals, there is a very good chance that if he picks up on the North American style quickly in the AHL, he could usurp Copley as the back up goalie to Holtby.

     

    Tomorrow on TXHTHockey.com we will have our Washington Capitals Coaches Preview focusing on the coaching staff for the Capitals.

     

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  • NHL and NWHL News and Notes: September 24th, 2018

     

    Here are your news and notes covering the NHL for today.

     

    In preseason action last night, three contests took place.

    • Mark Scheifele and Skyler McKenzie each scored two goals for the Winnipeg Jets for a 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Bell MTS Place.  Scheifele gave the Jets a 1-0 after a power-play goal 3:45 in the first period.  The Oilers, Kailer Yamamoto tied it at 1-1 at 7:33.  The Oilers took a 2-1 lead after Ethan Bear scored with a power-play goal at 13:02.
    • The Detroit Red Wings scored a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night at PPG Paints Arena.  Red Wings’ goalie, Harri Sateri, recorded 29 saves.  Michael Rasmussen, the ninth draft pick by the Red Wings in the 2017 NHL Draft, scored at 4:07 of the second period to tie the game, 1-1.  Penguins starting goalie, Casey DeSmith, allowed three goals on 13 shots in nearly 30 minutes of on-ice time.  DeSmith was replaced by Tristan Jarry, who recorded 20 saves.
    • The St. Louis Blues defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Nationwide Arena.  St. Louis’ Sammy Blais recorded two goals and Robert Thomas had three assists in this contest.  Blais gave the Blues a 2-1 lead just 35 seconds into the second period and then made it 3-1 at 6:49 four his fourth goal of the preseason.  Thomas recorded an assist on each of these goals.  Blue Jackets goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky, made 22 saves.  Blues goalie, Ville Husso, recorded 16 saves.

     

    In preseason action tonight:

    • New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
    • Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers
    • Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
    • Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames
    • Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings (at Salt Lake City, Utah)
    • Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks
    • Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights

     

    In other NHL and NWHL news today…

    The Washington Capitals re-introduced their classic red jerseys today. These will be the third jerseys worn this season for selected dates.

     

    Connecticut Whale’s Sam Faber announced her retirement today.

     

    The Philadelphia Flyers announced their new mascot, Gritty.

     

    You can also see TXHT’s reaction and breakdown of this mascot here

     

    Former Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres captain, Brian Gionta, announced his retirement today. Gionta won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2003.

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  • Flyers unveil new Mascot!!

    Philadelphia Flyers new mascot “Gritty”. Source: Philadelphia Flyers Twitter

     

    Late this morning the Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their new mascot “Gritty”, and let’s just say the reaction on social media is hilarious!

     

    Check out these tweets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    And lastly in a conversation with his father, a Flyers fan, Host and Producer Michael Lindenbaum can confirm the official comments of his father, “I hope he dies.”

     

    Not a good start for the nightmare enducing mascot. Let’s just hope Gritty stays away from the upper levels of the arena for its safety.

     

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