I didn't even notice his name on the roster, so .... there's that. Obviously my plans to get to some prospects games went up in smoke anyway.
2022-2023 NHL Misc. Thread
- Thread starter CanadaCanes
- Start date
He only played 6 regular season games for Magnitogorsk but played 24 playoff games and had 5 goals, 9 assists.
The Crossing Broad blog says that Sean Courturier will miss significant time with another back injury, a herniated disc suffered during strength and conditioning drills last week. He only played 29 games last year and had back surgery in February. It’s no known whether the 2 injuries are related. He signed a 8 year/$62 million extension last August.
Can confirm
CanadaCanes
Well-known member
Jake Gardiner says hi..and his hips hurt too!
Keith Yandle announced his retirement. He’s been mailing it in for a few years now, so it’s not a surprise, once his ironman streak ended. He managed to “lead” the league with a stunning -47 last year, in only 14 minutes of ice time per game. That was 10 more than Seth Jones and 14 more than the next worst Flyer. That’s also the worst this century, breaking Rico Fata’s -46 from 2003-04.
Yandle was only in it for the Ironman streak so that makes sense. He retired on the ice back in 2020. The other two had dropped so far below their own standards that it's a kindness for them to retire. I never liked Chara or Subban so it was annoying to feel sorry for them ... and they were both fairly pitiful last season.
StormChaserBH
Well-known member
Father Time, still undefeated
Inevitable. Like athletes sticking around a year or two too long.
Avs sign MacKinnon to an 8 year/$100.8 million extension that starts next season. That’s a $12.6 million AAV. Most of it is in signing bonus, $85.34 million signing bonus, $15.46 million in salary. He gets $46.7 million in signing bonuses over the first 3 years. Only in the 4th year is the salary more than $1 million, it’s the only year the salary bonus/salary are flipped, with a $3 million SB and $9.15 million in salary.
cmaleski2
Well-known member
Yeah, that is big number, but just wait until its Auston Matthews' turn.
True. I figure a good million a year of MacKinnon's deal is makeup pay for his current, criminally cheap deal. $6.3 AAV for arguably the 2nd or 3rd best player in the sport is just ... woof.
HeyKurtz
Well-known member
This is an interesting twist...
www.espn.com
Fans to be on field for Caps-Canes outdoor game
When the Washington Capitals meet the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Stadium Series next February in Raleigh, North Carolina, fans will be allowed to stand on the field for the first time in any NHL outdoor game.
I guess, but you won't be able to see anything. Then again, you can't see much of anything in the infield of an auto race either. So ...This is an interesting twist...
Fans to be on field for Caps-Canes outdoor game
When the Washington Capitals meet the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Stadium Series next February in Raleigh, North Carolina, fans will be allowed to stand on the field for the first time in any NHL outdoor game.