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  • NHL Daily – Let the Games Begin!

    NHL Daily – Let the Games Begin!

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 11th, 2022

    News

    • The Colorado Avalanche unveiled their Stanley Cup Rings.
      • For more information on the ring, and how it was made read about it here.

    • The Washington Capitals announced that forward Carl Hagelin underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, and that he will be out indefinitely.

    • The NHL announced all 32 team rosters for the 2022-23 season.

    • The Calgary Flames unveiled their new alternate jersey as they re-introduced Blasty back into the mix.
      • This jersey take from the Reverse Retro that was worn two seasons ago, but with a minor difference as it has a gray outline of flames on the bottom part of the sleeves.
      • The Flames will wear these jerseys 12 times this season starting in late November.

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    Game Recaps

    • Tampa Bay Lightning v. New York Rangers – 730p ET
      • At Madison Square Garden it would be a rematch of the Eastern Conference Final as the New York Rangers would host the Tampa Bay Lightning, and after a scoreless first period it would be Mika Zibanejad striking 3:25 into the second period while shorthanded to give the Rangers the 1-0 lead, but the lead would not last long as the Lightning would get a two man advantage and it would see Steven Stamkos netting his first of the season while on the powerplay to tie the game at one for the Bolts. Then in the third period the Rangers would strike on the powerplay as Zibanejad would net his second of the game to give the Rangers the 2-1 lead and then Barclay Goodrow would tip one in front to grow the lead to two as the Rangers would hold on to defeat the Lightning 3-1 to start the new season.
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    • Vegas Golden Knights v. Los Angeles Kings – 10p ET
      • Out in Hollywood to kick start the season out west the Los Angeles Kings would play host tot he Vegas Golden Knights, and in the first period Gabe Vilardi would strike halfway through the period to give the Kings the 1-0 lead. In the second period Jonathan Marchessault would strike for the Knights to tie the game at one. Then in the third period things would heat up as Adrian Kempe and Arthur Kaliyev would both score for the Kings, but goals from Jack Eichel, William Karlsson, and Mark Stone would drive the Golden Knights past the Kings for the 4-3 victory.
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    Today’s Games

    • BOS v. WAS – 7p ET
    • CLB v. CAR – 7p ET
    • TOR v. MON – 7p ET
    • CHI v. COL – 930p ET
    • SEA v. ANA – 10p ET
    • VAN v. EDM – 10p ET

    Noteworthy in Hockey

    • 32 Thoughts Podcast – Western Conference Preview (SportsNet)
    • 32 Thoughts Blog – Setting the tone for a brand new NHL season (SportsNet)
    • NHL Enhances Puck, Considers Player Tracking for Penalty Calls (Scouting the Refs)
    • Insider Trading: Will Kane be on the move out of Chicago this season? (TSN)
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  • NHL Daily – Final Prep Before the Storm

    NHL Daily – Final Prep Before the Storm

    NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 10th, 2022

    News

    • The Washington Capitals lost a pair of forwards to waivers.
      • The Anaheim Ducks claimed Brett Leason.

      • The Winnipeg Jets claimed Axel Jonsson-Fjallby

    • The Capitals would also announce their 2022-23 Opening Night roster.

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    Game Recaps

    • None

    Today’s Games

    • TB v. NYR – 730p ET
    • VGK v. LA – 10p ET

    Noteworthy in Hockey

    • Coyotes succeeding in outreach to Hispanic youth (Color of Hockey)
    • 32 Thoughts Podcast: Eastern Conference Preview (SportsNet)

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  • 2022-23 Team Preview – Winnipeg Jets

    2022-23 Team Preview – Winnipeg Jets

    2021-22

    Record: 39-32-11 89p (6th in the Central)

    Playoffs: Did Not Qualify

    Key Losses

    F – Zach Sanford (STL), G – Eric Comrie (BUF), F – Paul Stastny

    Key Additions

    Head Coach Rick Bowness, G – David Rittich, F – Kevin Stenlund

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    2022-23 Preview

    After a disappointing regular season and missing the playoffs last season, the Winnipeg Jets look to right the ship and make it back the big dance with aspirations of winning a Stanley Cup. The Jets have high end skill up front with players such as Mark Scheifle, Kyle Connor, Pierre Luc Dubois, Nicholaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler and more. A youngster with a lot of potential high end skill in Cole Perfetti has a chance to crack this lineup and really help contribute. The defense was solid too with Nate Schmidt and Brendan Dillon leading the D corps. The goaltending position is top notch as well. It helps having a bonafide number one goalie and former Vezina Trophy winner in Connor Hellebuyck. However, they were missing one major ingredient which was a very solid and reliable NHL head coach after Paul Maurice left the team during the middle of the season and stepped down from his coaching duties.

    Former Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness is now the man in charge and looks to instill the same qualities his Stars team had when they made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final back in 2020. If everyone can gel well together, and buy into what the coaching staff is selling, then the Jets can get themselves back into the Stanley Cup playoffs. It wouldn’t surprise me if they are one of the wild card spots and make the playoffs.

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  • 2022-23 Team Preview – Washington Capitals

    2022-23 Team Preview – Washington Capitals

    2021-22

    Record: 44-26-12 100p (4th in the Metropolitan)

    Playoffs: Lost in First Round to FLA

    Key Losses

    G – Vitek Vanecek (Trade – NJ), G – Ilya Samsonov (TOR), D – Justin Schultz (SEA), G – Pheonix Copley (LA), F – Johan Larsson, D – Michal Kempny (SEA)

    Key Additions

    G – Darcy Kuemper, G – Charlie Lindgren, D – Erik Gustafsson, F – Henrik Borgstrom, F – Dylan Strome, D – Gabriel Carlsson, F – Connor Brown

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    2022-23 Preview

    Heading into the 2022-23 season history will be made in many ways for the Washington Capitals as Alex Ovechkin continues the chase for Wayne Gretzky to become the all time leader in career goals in the NHL. Currently sitting at 780 goals Ovechkin looks to surpass Gordie Howe for second all time in the first few months of the season, and will also look to reach the 50 goal plateau for the 10th time in his career to take sole possession of first place in NHL history for most fifty goal seasons in an NHL career. While Ovechkin is doing all of this he will also become the first player in NHL history to score 800 goals with the same team. So there is a lot of history to be made this season with Ovechkin this season.

    For the Capitals as a whole the biggest change for them is between the pipes as both Ilya Samsonov (signed with Toronto) and Vitek Vanecek (traded to New Jersey) are both now gone, and in are Darcy Kuemper and Charlie Lindgren. Kuemper is fresh off of winning the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, and will look to prove that it was not a fluke as he comes to DC with the intentions of helping the Capitals win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Before Colorado, Kuemper was a standout netminder for the Arizona Coyotes and after being traded to Colorado he proved that he was more than capable to backstop the Avalanche to the Cup. Here’s hoping he still has that magic and backstop the Caps to a deep run. As for Lindgren, he is a capable backup, but he doesn’t have a lot of experience either, and with Zach Fucale in wings, will make the battle for the backup position interesting. I’m also interested in seeing how Lindgren pushes Kuemper as the tandem works together to backstop the Caps.

    On defense both Justin Schultz and Michal Kempny are gone as both went to Seattle, and prospect Alexander Alexeyev will start the season on the IR after having shoulder surgery which means offseason signing Erik Gustafsson will slot in as the sixth defenseman with Matt Irwin and Gabriel Carlsson battling for the 7th defenseman spot. I see Dmitry Orlov being paired up as a shutdown pairing once again this season while John Carlson and Martin Fehervary will man the top pairing for the Caps. I see Fehervary breaking out a bit this season. I liked what I saw from him last season, and the future is bright for him. Trevor van Riemsdyk will be on the third pair and will get more opportunities this season, which is good in my opinion as van Riemsdyk is a responsible defender, and could slot higher if one of the other defenders struggles a bit.

    On offense the Capitals are going to be in good shape, and that’s with both Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson out of the lineup for at least the first half of the season. With Wilson we know he’ll be back in late December/early January, but Backstrom is the real question mark as his hip ins not in great shape and he had another surgery on it, and it’s the type that ends careers. So it’ll be very interesting to see if Backstrom does come back at all this season, and my prediction is that if he does, it’ll be in the playoffs because of the salary cap. Another question will be the status of Carl Hagelin and his eye injury. He’s been skating with the team during informal skates, and his been a full participant, which has been promising, but when training camp comes around (this is being typed and scheduled on 9/15/22) how will he do with the eye exam, and if he passes, what will it do to the Caps lineup? We bring this up because there had already been a lot of planning in what the lineup could look like, and with this being a prime example of what we could expect:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Connor Brown
    Anthony Mantha — Lars Eller — TJ Oshie
    Dylan Strome — Connor McMichael — Conor Sheary
    Marcus Johansson — Nic Dowd — Garnet Hathaway

    Now obviously if Hagelin is on the opening night roster this will cause some pain for the Caps, not because of what everyone expected to have for the lineup, but also for Salary Cap implications as a move would be needed. Especially since that this is the year that Connor McMichael is really expected to get more responsibility and opportunities. That changes with Hagelin in the lineup as Marcus Johansson would most likely move into the 3C spot and McMichael would probably get scratched, but you’d still have the cap problem, and so someone will have to get moved. All signs point to Lars Eller due to him having the most expendable contract to help ease the cap pressure.

    I’m looking forward to seeing not just McMichael get more opportunities this season, but also to see how Dylan Strome and Connor Brown do. Brown will have the task to fill in for Wilson while he recovers from his knee surgery, and Strome will be getting a fresh start with the Caps after dumbfoundingly being let go by Chicago. Both players have a lot of solid potential. One player I do also want to see more of this season too is Aliaksei Protas. I really like what I saw from him last season, and would like to see more of him this season. It’ll be interesting to see what the Caps decide to do with Hendrix Lapierre. I really liked what I saw from him in the 9 games he played last season, and could be on the team this season along with Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (lot of young guys fighting for spots that aren’t there, and that’s a good thing). Will be really interesting to see how things shake out for the Caps coming out of training camp.

    One gripe that I need to address though, and that is of course Blaine Forsythe. He’s still employed when he really shouldn’t be. Without Backstrom he’s going to not change a thing with the powerplay and that is going to be a major concern. The powerplay is way to predictable, and he needs to change it up to take away that predictability, but Forsythe won’t do that. He also coaches the centers, and faceoff percentages have dropped horrendously under him. Blaine Forsythe has outstayed his welcome and he needs to go.

    Overall this will be an interesting season for the Caps, and they will fight for their spot in the playoffs this season. Should be a fun ride this season.

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  • NHL Daily – Closing Out in Prague

    NHL Daily – Closing Out in Prague

    NHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 8th, 2022

    News

    • The Calgary Flames announced that they have signed head coach Darryl Sutter to a multi-year contract extension.

    • The Buffalo Sabres announced that Kyle Okposo has been named the 20th captain in team history.
      • Zemgus Girgensons and Rasmus Dahlin were both named assistant captains.

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    Game Recaps

    • Nashville Predators v. San Jose Sharks – 2p ET – Global Series in Prague, Czech Republic
      • For the second game of the Global Series in Prague the San Jose Sharks would become the host team as they would look to bounce back against the Nashville Predators, and in the first period while on the powerplay Luke Kunin would score against his former team to give to give the Sharks the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period things would heat up as Nino Niederreiter would score to tie the game at one for the Preds, but ten seconds later Logan Couture would strike to retake the lead for the Sharks. However, the lead wouldn’t last long as Filip Forsberg would net his first of the season to tie the game at two, and in the second half of the period Niederreiter would net his second of the game to give the Predators the 3-2 victory over the Sharks to start the season 2-0-0.
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    Today’s Games

    • None

    Noteworthy in Hockey

    • Predators feeling good after Global Series sweep, memorable European trip (NHL.com)
    • Sharks go home confident despite getting swept in 2022 NHL Global Series (NHL.com)
    • Why LTIR use is on the rise, and how it’s about to impact your team (PuckPedia)

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  • 2022-23 Team Preview – Vegas Golden Knights

    2022-23 Team Preview – Vegas Golden Knights

    2021-22

    Record: 43-31-8 94p (4th in the Pacific)

    Playoffs: Did Not Qualify

    Key Losses

    Head Coach Pete Deboer, F – Evgenii Dadonov (Trade – MON), F – Max Pacioretty (Trade – CAR), D – Dylan Coghlan (Trade – CAR), F – Mattias Janmark (EDM), G – Robin Lehner (Injury)

    Key Additions

    Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, F – Phil Kessel, G – Adin Hill

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    2022-23 Preview

    To say last season was a disaster for the Vegas Golden Knights would be a huge understatement. From injuries, to bad salary cap management, big acquisitions not panning out yet like Jack Eichel, attempting to play an injured goalie, you name it and Vegas went through it. The Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the first time in their young history and it resulted in a coaching change as Pete DeBoer was fired and former Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy now behind the bench in Sin City.

    Coaching wasn’t the only change happening in Vegas. Max Pacioretty, Evegnii Dadonov, Dylan Coghlan, and Mattias Janmark were all dealt away to help improve their salary cap situation that they were dealing with in recent memory. One big addition did happen as they signed Phil Kessel to a one year contract. As far as the outlook for the team this year, unless Jack Eichel can fully return to form and everyone stays healthy, I see the Golden Knights missing the playoffs again.

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  • NHL Daily – Kicking Off in Prague

    NHL Daily – Kicking Off in Prague

    NHL News and Notes from Friday, October 7th, 2022

    News

    • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman MacKenzie Weegar to an eight year deal.

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    Game Recaps

    • San Jose Sharks v. Nashville Predators – 2p ET – Global Series in Prague, Czech Republic
      • In Prague to start the 2022-23 NHL season the Nashville Predators would play host to the San Jose Sharks for the first game of the Global Series. In the first period Kiefer Sherwood would open the scoring for the Preds 61 seconds into the game to take the 1-0 lead, but a little over seven minutes later Tomas Hertl would strike to tie the game at one for the Sharks. Then in the second game Eeli Tolvanen would score to retake the one goal lead for the Preds less than 90 seconds into period, and then late in the period Nino Niederreiter would strike for his first goal as a Predator to grow their lead to two. In the final thirty seconds of regulation Matt Duchene would get the empty netter to give the Predators the 4-1 victory over the Sharks.
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    Today’s Games

    • NAS v. SJ – 2p ET
      • Global Series – Prague, Czech Republic

    Noteworthy in Hockey

    • Capitals’ Backstrom and Carlson families lock in on ‘big game’ between young sons (The Athletic – $)
    • 32 Thoughts Podcast – Last Stop Hamilton (SportsNet)
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  • 2022-23 Team Preview – Vancouver Canucks

    2022-23 Team Preview – Vancouver Canucks

    2021-22

    Record: 40-30-12 92p (5th in the Pacific)

    Playoffs: Did Not Qualify

    Key Losses

    G – Jaroslav Halak (NYR)

    Key Additions

    F – Curtis Lazar, F – Andrei Kuzmenko, F – Ilya Mikheyev, G – Colin Delia

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    2022-23 Preview

    The Vancouver Canucks enter the season with feelings of hope that they are headed in the right direction. Bruce Boudreau enters the season as bench boss and despite not being able to check off every box, the Canucks look to be in a better view than last season.

    The defence took a bit of hit, however the speed and penalty kill has been improved on the offencive side of the puck. The biggest flaw with Vancouver has been getting the puck out of their own zone and there is hope that with the moves that were made in the offseason will fix those issues. The question I have is will all of the young talent that the Canucks have be enough to carry the team to their second playoff appearance in the last eight seasons? This writer certainly hopes so because with stars in Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, Vancouver does need to have that postseason experience to potentially get the Canucks back to a place they haven’t been to since 2011, the Stanley Cup Final.

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  • NHL Daily – An Early Start

    NHL Daily – An Early Start

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 6th, 2022

    News

    • None
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    Game Recaps

    • None

    Today’s Games

    • SJ v. NAS – 2p ET
      • Global Series – Prague, Czech Republic

    Noteworthy in Hockey

    • Jagr discusses hockey future prior to Global Series in home country (NHL.com)
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  • 2022-23 Team Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs

    2022-23 Team Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs

    2021-22

    Record: 54-21-7 115p (2nd in the Atlantic)

    Playoffs: Lost in First Round to TB

    Key Losses

    F – Jason Spezza (Retired), G – Petr Mrazek (Trade – CHI), G – Jack Campbell (EDM), D – Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF), F – Ilya Mikheyev (VAN), F – Colin Blackwell (CHI), Ondrej Kase (CAR)

    Key Additions

    G – Ilya Samsonov, F – Nicolas Aube-Kubel, F – Adam Gaudette, D – Jordie Benn, D – Victor Mete, F – Calle Jarnkrok

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    2022-23 Preview

    Where to begin. It’s well known that Toronto has not been past the first round of the postseason since 2004. The core is still strong despite another disappointment in the postseason with six consecutive losses in the first round.

    Toronto set franchise records in wins (54) and points (115) and look to have thesame type of success this season. However, there will be a change in net with Jack Campbell now playing for the Edmonton Oilers. Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov are now going to battle for the starting position in net.

    There were some slight tweaks also made across the line-up, with no big deals made due to their very complicated cap situation. Calle Jarnkrok, Adam Gaudette, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel will all battle in camp to earn their ways to the main roster.

    The question here for the Maple Leafs is this. Is this team as presently constructed have the nucleus to get past the first round of the postseason? This writer certainly hopes that Toronto can achieve that goal.

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