The Toronto Maple Leafs have added a pair of depth options off the waiver wire. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Maple Leafs have claimed netminder Cayden Primeau from the Carolina Hurricanes and forward Sammy Blais from the Montreal Canadiens. Primeau’s tenure with the Hurricanes will end after having never appeared in a regular-season contest. Carolina acquired … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Claim Cayden Primeau, Sammy Blais Off Waivers
Goalie Notes: Vasilevskiy, Kochetkov, Vladar, Nedeljkovic
Lightning star Andrei Vasilevskiy will indeed get the start for Tampa’s home opener against the Senators tonight, head coach Jon Cooper told Benjamin Pierce of NHL.com. It’s the expected result following a bit of a saga during training camp that saw his workload early on limited. He practiced to start camp, but then disappeared from sessions for over a week due to what Cooper … [Read more...] about Goalie Notes: Vasilevskiy, Kochetkov, Vladar, Nedeljkovic
Hurricanes Waive, Assign Juha Jaaska
The Carolina Hurricanes placed centerman Juha Jaaska on waivers on Tuesday. He cleared waivers on Wednesday, and will be assigned to the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, per NHL.com’s Walt Ruff. Jaaska spent the majority of the 2024-25 season in the Chicago lineup. It was his first year in North American pros after playing in Finland’s Liiga from 2017 to 2024. Jaaska made quick work of … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Waive, Assign Juha Jaaska
Evan Bouchard Was Reportedly Targeted As Offer-Sheet Candidate During Summer
The Edmonton Oilers signed Evan Bouchard just before the start of the new league year this past summer, locking their star defenseman up for the next four years on a $10.5MM AAV contract. It was a relatively expected outcome for the then-pending RFA, but Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that things were very close to getting a lot more interesting with Bouchard. Friedman … [Read more...] about Evan Bouchard Was Reportedly Targeted As Offer-Sheet Candidate During Summer
Hurricanes President Doug Wharf Resigns
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that team president Doug Wharf has resigned after a little over one year in his position. Wharf, who oversaw all business operations for the Hurricanes and their arena, Lenovo Center, was officially announced as the team’s president in July of last year. Wharf re-joined the Hurricanes in that post after previously working for the team … [Read more...] about Hurricanes President Doug Wharf Resigns