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Elliott Friedman reports here that the Devils are going to strengthen the list of players for whom they would consider porting number 2. Who could be on that list? [Sportsnet]
PK Subban was named one of the three finalists for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to “a player who best demonstrates leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community”. [NHL]
Alexander Holtz’s short game in the NHL was probably not what we had hoped for, but in the AHL he was cooking. Look at what he has done for Utica this season: [Infernal Access ($)]
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Leafs is making a nice deal to keep Marco Giordano around:
Mark Giordano signs a two-year extension from #leaves with an AAV of $ 800,000.
Discount in hometown.
– Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 22, 2022
The Penguins have signed Brian Rust for six years:
The Penguins have agreed with forward Brian Rust to extend his six-year contract for $ 30.75 million.
The deal starts in the 2022.23 season and runs until 2027.28, with an average annual value of $ 5.125 million.
Details: https://t.co/bkhTmoxf2F pic.twitter.com/CZeygV5SYE
– Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 22, 2022
Two fairly significant injuries in the Blues-Avs series:
STL announces that Jordan Binington will not return during the COL series
– Eliot Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 22, 2022
Girard broke his sternum and will come out of the rest of the playoffs, says Jared Bednar.
– Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) May 22, 2022
Rick Bowness walks away from the stars:
The Battle of Florida was not as competitive as we could all have hoped. Here are some interesting statistics from r / hockey: “During the regular season of 2021-22. Florida Panthers scored only one goal three times (they were never scored). In the 2022 playoffs, they scored one goal three times in a row. ” [r/hockey]
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