NHL News and Notes Thread.

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BIGGEST news in the NHL today is that the Vegas Golden Knights are on the cusp of winning the Stanley Cup TONIGHT!!!!

Quickest an expansion team has ever won the Stanley Cup....only their sixth year in the league..

The sad sack Buffalo Sabres are STILL waiting after FIFTY THREE YEARS!!!

My adopted hometown is ready to explode!!!! They are doing it with the help of Buffalo’s cast off, Jack Eichel. By all accounts a good trade for both teams. Hope the Sabres finally make it back to the playoffs and relevance next season.

Worse is the fact that the probable winner of the Conn Smythe trophy is going to be Jonathan Marchessault, who Florida stupidly left him exposed in the Vegas expansion draft. The Athletic has the full story....

Jonathan Marchessault’s postseason a reminder of Florida Panthers’ ‘Computer Boys’ era


Exciting day here in Vegas!!! GO KNIGHTS!!!!!

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Sabres coulda been quicker… Damn Flyers.

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Marchesseault as a popular player down here. Panthers had to leave him unprotected to keep someone else. He was a good player that I believe started with the Lightening. Having a great post season.

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Sabres coulda been quicker… Damn Flyers.

All Buffalonians remember the “fog” game. What a disappointment.

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Former Sabre Taylor Hall to Chicago. Boston gets it's cap relief

Report: Blackhawks acquire Hall from Bruins
https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2669442

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Mattie Berniers wins Calder Trophy. Owen Power comes in 3rd.

https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports...-calder-trophy

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Sounds like Pierre Luc Dubois is going to the kings in a monster deal. I'm chasing this one.

https://illegalcurve.com/dreger-upda...he-l-a-option/

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Report: Kings acquire Dubois on 8-year, $68M pact in trade with Jets


https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2669846

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Now Sabres, do this...

LINK

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Report: Kings acquire Dubois on 8-year, $68M pact in trade with Jets
https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2669846

About as good as can be expected for a guy that wasn't going to sign.

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Wow. The Devils are a very good team. They just traded for Tyler Toffoli, who just had his best year ever scoring 34 goals and 73 points, leading the Flames in both categories. The Devils just got better.


Devils acquire Tyler Toffoli from Flames for Yegor Sharangovich, draft pick

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Flyers trade 6' 5" RW Kevin Hayes, another 50+ point scorer, to the St. Louis Blues for a 6th round pick in 2024. They retain 50% of his salary - that is $3.5 million for the next 3 years.

Bob Murray, Hayes' agent: "It's been stressful for Kev. He really liked Philadelphia, he liked the city, he liked his teammates ... everything was good until December-ish when things started to go the other way. It's been a difficult, stressful time for him. (1/2)

— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) June 27, 2023

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Free agent day.

Elliotte Friedman musings.

Thoughts ahead of NHL free agency: All eyes on Toronto for Ryan Reaves

Toronto plans to get tough? Reaves & Bertuzzi coming?

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Word is flat cap and a lot of so-so offerings in free agency. A lot of 30-something NHLers looking to continue their careers at a good salary. Looks like some will be out of luck. GMs deciding who still has gas left in the tank, who's worth paying north of $5 million on a short-term deal.

The Devils already ahead of the curve (Toffoli, Timo Meier). Will see if they get Hellebuyck. If so, they have to be a cup favorite for 2024. Watching the Maple Leafs. Bruins will take a step back this year. Who wouldn't after that last season? Jonathan Quick headed to NYC they say. A lot of shuffling of deck chairs looking for a good fit. Where are all those Patrick Kane to Buffalo rumors now?

Pesce & Mayfield not yet re-signed. Hmmmm.

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Friday saw a welcome curveball, with Matt Duchene, Mike Reilly, Blake Wheeler, and Kailer Yamamoto all joining the UFA lot due to buyouts.

NHL’s top 11 UFAs of 2023: Latest rumours, reports

Did Duchene just become the newer, better Ryan O'Reilly? Both 32 year old veteran centers for somebody'e 3rd line. Both make about the same money. Duchene with more gas in the tank, less beat up.

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Zadina waived by Detroit.

Do it, Adams

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Seems there is a huge backlog of UFAs yet to sign. It seems all the signings are hinged on what happens to DeBrincat. Where he signs will dictate where Tarasenko goes, then all the other pieces fall in place behind - like Kane, Karlsson, even Pesce. Not enough teams with money to spend on these guys.

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Debrincat traded to Detroit

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Debrincat traded to Detroit

AND signed to a 4 year contract with an AAV of $7.875M.

Compared to that, Tage Thompson's making peanuts.

BTW: DeBrincat was traded for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional 2024 1st and a 2024 4th.

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Cap Friendly: DeBrincat signs a four-year contract with a salary cap hit of $7.875 million.

2023-24: $8.25 million
2024-25: $8.25 million (M-NTC)
2025-26: $8.25 million (M-NTC)
2026-27: $6.75 million (M-NTC)

He’ll have a 16-team trade list

Ian Mendes: Condition on the pick – The Red Wings have the option of sending their own 2024 first-round pick or the 2024 first-round pick they acquired from the Boston Bruins.

If the Bruins pick is in the top 10, the Bruins have the right to retain the pick and send the Red Wings their 2025 first-round pick, unprotected. The Red Wings would have the option to send the 2024 first-round or Boston’s 2025 first-round pick under that scenario.

J.D. Burke: “On the one hand, can’t really complain about what Detroit paid to bring DeBrincat into the fold, especially on that team friendly contract. On the other, feels like Ottawa got off easy given the shape of the market right now for DeBrincat-type players.”

Kristen Shilton: “This is everything Detroit needed. A team starved for high-end scorers lands exactly that. And DeBrincat should be pleased playing alongside Detroit’s other talents. Tidy work.”

Ian Mendes: “Getting a first-round pick and Dominik Kubalik for Alex DeBrincat is an okay return for Ottawa. Not a home run, but not a swing-and-a-miss IMO. The key for me: What does Ottawa do with the cap space now? If they add another significant piece, this could turn out okay.”

Sean Shapiro: “Unless the Senators have seen something I haven’t in Sebrango, it feels like Ottawa should have just taken him to arbitration and at least tried to get something at deadline. Nice work by Detroit”

Cam Robinson: “Overall, really solid value by DET nabbing DeBrincat. The cost to acquire is very palatable, and the 4-year extension seems to bake in his upside while acknowledging the limited two-way game and inconsistencies. I like it.”