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Frederic will replace Craig Smith in the Bruins' opening night lineup.
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Jarry will start the Penguins season opener in Philadelphia.
Matt Murray was traded to the Ottawa Senators this offseason, so Jarry becomes the Penguins' No.1 netminder for 2021 with Casey DeSmith serving as his backup. Jarry was impressive in 33 appearances last season, finishing 20-12-1 and ranking ninth in GAA (2.43) tied for eighth in SV% (.921). He showcased he has what it takes to carry a sizeable workload this season and it will start tonight in Philadelphia. He was 1-1-0 while stopping 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%) in two starts vs. the Flyers last season but Philadelphia looks like a much deeper team in 2021.
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Jarry is expected to start the Penguins season opener in Philadelphia.
Matt Murray was traded to the Ottawa Senators this offseason, so Jarry becomes the Penguins' No.1 netminder for 2021 with Casey DeSmith serving as his backup. Jarry was impressive in 33 appearances last season, finishing 20-12-1 and ranking ninth in GAA (2.43) tied for eighth in SV% (.921). He showcased he has what it takes to carry a sizeable workload this season and it will start tonight in Philadelphia. He was 1-1-0 while stopping 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%) in two starts vs. the Flyers last season but Philadelphia looks like a much deeper team in 2021.
Kapanen is expected to miss at least the first game of the regular season due to an immigration issue.
Kapanen is in Finland as he works through immigration issues that have been complicated by COVID-19. HE is not slated to have a visa meeting until later this week and the hopes are that he will be on a plane to Pittsburgh shortly after. However, once he arrives, he would need to quarantine for seven days, which will force him to miss training camp and likely the first game of the regular season.
The Blackhawks have signed Mattias Janmark to a one-year contract worth $2.25M.
The Senators have signed Josh Brown to a two-year, $2.4 million ($1 2 million AAV) contract extension.
Brown was acquired from the Panthers for a 2020 fourth-round pick last Friday and he will likely skate in the Senators' top-6 defensemen in 2021. The 26-year-old is a towering defenseman (6-foot-5, 217 lbs.) but offers very little in terms of offence--10 points (4G / 6A) in 93 career NHL games.
The Penguins have signed Tristan Jarry to a three-year, $10.5 million ($3.5M AAV) contract extension.
With Jarry getting re-signed that indicates that RFA Matt Murray may have played his last game with the Penguins. Jarry gets the three-year extension at a very reasonable cap-hit (24th among goalies for 2021) and will likely be backed up by Casey DeSmith next season. We could see a Murray trade on the draft floor on Tuesday or Wednesday. Jarry was 20-12-1 with a 2.43 GAA, .921 SV% and three shutouts in 2020.
The Panthers have traded Josh Brown to the Senators for a 2020 fourth-round pick.
Brown was originally a sixth-round pick of the Panthers (2013) and worked his way into an NHL defenseman in 2020. Brown spent the whole season in Florida, where he played primarily as Keith Yandle's D-partner and scored three goals with five assists (eight points) in 56 games. At 6-foot-5, 217 lbs. Brown can be a physical force on the ice but had just 77 hits (to lead FLA defensemen) in 2020.
The Sabres have signed Curtis Lazar to a two-year, $1.6 million ($800k AAV) contract extension.
Lazar split his 2020 season between the AHL and NHL, totalling 10 points (5G / 5A) in 38 games with the Sabres. Lazar has never lived up to the hype of being a top-20 draft pick but he seems to have settled in in the Sabres' bottom-6. Expect him to centre the third or fourth line behind Jack Eichel and Eric Staal in 2021.
The Penguins have acquired Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren and Pontus Aberg from the Maple Leafs for the No.15 overall pick in 2020, Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander and David Warsofsky.
Janmark is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Game 1 vs. the Avalanche.
Janmark is "unfit to play" in Game 6 vs. the Flames.
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Jarry will start Game 4 vs. the Canadiens.
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Brown is expected to draw into the Panthers lineup for Game 3.
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Stillman is expected to be a healthy scratch in Game 2.
The Blackhawks signed Matt Tomkins to a two-year, two-way contract.
The Blackhawks drafted Tomkins in the seventh-round in 2012. Following a four-year stint at Ohio State University, Tomkins turned pro and joined the Blackhawks affiliates in the ECHL and AHL. He spent all of 2019 in the ECHL before starting 13 games with Rockford (AHL) in 2020, going 5-7-1 with a 3.12 GAA and .896 SV%.
The Predators have signed Connor Ingram to a three-year contract extension worth $2.2 million ($733K AAV).
Ingram was originally picked in the third-round in 2016 by the Lightning but was traded to the predators for a 2021 seventh-round pick last summer. The 22-year-old went 21-5-5 with a 1.92 GAA and .933 SV% in 33 AHL games this season and figures to be the future No.2 netminder behind Juuse Saros.
McDavid (illness) will return to the Oilers lineup on Wednesday.
McDavid was listed as a game-time decision for Monday's game but ended up getting scratched. He missed yesterday's practice but was back on the ice for Wednesday's morning skate and will play vs. the Jets. Since January 1st, McDavid is second in points-per-game, with 32 points (11G / 21A) in 21 games (1.52 P/gm).
McDavid (illness) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Golden Knights.
McDavid (illness) is expected to play against the Golden Knights on Monday.