New Blue Jackets Head Coach Rick Bowness is missing two key defenders in his first game behind the bench tonight, as Denton Mateychuk (upper-body injury) and Damon Severson (illness) are unable to play against Calgary, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. If he’d been able to go, Mateychuk would have tied his rookie season total’s 45 games played in last season, but will have … [Read more...] about Latest On Jaccob Slavin
Carolina Hurricanes Shopping Jesperi Kotkaniemi
The Carolina Hurricanes are reportedly considering trade offers for center Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported this morning. According to Friedman, the Hurricanes “recognize [Kotkaniemi] needs a fresh start” and are considering trade offers for the 25-year-old pivot at this time. He also added that he believes “there is legit interest” in Kotkaniemi, and … [Read more...] about Carolina Hurricanes Shopping Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Hurricanes Activate Jaccob Slavin Off Injured Reserve
The Hurricanes will be welcoming back a critical piece of their back end for tonight’s game against Seattle. The team announced that defenseman Jaccob Slavin has been activated off injured reserve. They’ll be hoping that the second time is the charm when it comes to returning from injury. Last month, Slavin returned from a lower-body injury only to sustain an upper-body issue … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Activate Jaccob Slavin Off Injured Reserve
Hurricanes Reassign Joel Nystrom
The Hurricanes announced they’ve reassigned defenseman Joel Nystrom to AHL Chicago. While there’s no corresponding transaction yet, the open roster spot could indicate that top shutdown man Jaccob Slavin will come off injured reserve on Saturday before their clash with the Kraken. Nystrom is having an impressive enough rookie season to warrant a four-year, $4.9MM extension from … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Reassign Joel Nystrom
Hurricanes Activate Seth Jarvis
2:05 p.m. Jarvis’ activation is official, per the team. 9:36 a.m.: The Hurricanes are expected to activate right winger Seth Jarvis from injured reserve, per Walt Ruff of NHL.com. Carolina has had an open roster spot since sending Gavin Bayreuther to AHL Chicago last week, so no corresponding transaction is required. Jarvis, 24 next month, is likely to draw back into the … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Activate Seth Jarvis