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I get folks not liking the PR, but I reckon the actual impact attached to his signing will probably be overblown He did something inappropriate that was related to drinking, folks have done much worse as NHL players and gone on with their lives and careers

I'd be surprised if Tuch moved, Buffalo is as close to a hometown team as he had, he was thrilled to join them He also brings some grit that they'd miss, I reckon pending RFA Mittlestadt could be moved though, depending on what his contract ask is But I do agree we probably see something sooner than later

I'd argue Heiskanen isn't too far behind when healthy, but he doesn't have a ton of help in Dallas

Hard to say, Dobson could garner Norris votes himself All it takes is a larger injury to derail a Norris season, shit happens

Smart, low risk add for the Oil For those blowing smoke, it's not a coincidence that he's gone to the final as many times as he has or that competitive teams have brought him in Dude is a low risk shit disturber who brings grit and some depth scoring, he wouldn't have looked out of place as a Canuck They could use a boost in their bottom six, they likely got one

Like I said, lots of season left, just under half a season

Hughes has 56 in 46, Makar has 54 in 42 Lot of runway for things to shift

All of Edmonton, LA, and Vegas won last night too Wouldn't be shocked to see four Pacific teams make it Colorado, Winnipeg, and Dallas won too Arizona refuses to go away, so does St. Louis Lot if congestion around those last two spots

Oil set broke the Canadian win streak record https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2827160

That'd be neat, Winnipeg is one of the Canadian teams I passively root for

Jets are really impressive, they just keep finding ways to win Ehlers has been very good this season

Long-suffering and loyal, I hope their new ownership does right by them

He's def bringing in passion with Roy

He seems good at coming in and playing well after sitting for stretches too, which could allow him to be a bubble tender for an NHL team

Tru Martin seems better as a backup, give him a larger workload and he struggles though

Agreed Jersey was supposedly sniffing around Gibson earlier this season, them making a tending change wouldn't be surprising

Dunno, Horvat has been solid for the Isles this season, if Roy helps them win and make the playoffs I doubt he'll care

It'd make a lot of sense, not sure Raanta is up to it

Earlier in the season, maybe, but Skinner is 20-9 He, like the rest of the Oil, have been much improved since the firing Less pressure for then to make a tending change

https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2825234 A couple days old, but interesting nonetheless The Nashville Predators aren't completely slamming the door on trading star goaltender Juuse Saros. While the No. 1 plan remains signing Saros to an offseason extension, the club is willing to listen if it gets a serious trade offer, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun. The demand for reliable goaltending among contending teams is the primary reason for the Predators' new-found openness to entertain offers, LeBrun added. Saros has established himself as one of the NHL's premier netminders over the last few seasons, never finishing worse than sixth in Vezina Trophy voting since 2021. However, Saros is in the midst of his worst NHL campaign. He entered the year without ever recording a save percentage below .915 in a season, but he sits at .900 so far in 2023-24. The underlying numbers aren't any better, as his minus-0.23 goals save above expected also stands to be the worst of his career, per Evolving-Hockey. For comparison, he saved 45.5 goals above expected last year, the second most in the league. Nashville drafted Saros in the fourth round in 2013. He shared the crease with the legendary Pekka Rinne until his fellow Finn retired in 2021. Since then, Saros has started a league-leading 164 games. Saros' $5-million cap hit, tied for the 14th-highest among NHL goalies this season, would be appealing for teams. The 28-year-old is under contract through 2024-25 and is eligible to sign an extension July 1. The Predators entered Thursday occupying the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a handful of teams on their tails. MoneyPuck gives them a 43.8% chance of making the postseason.

Happened yesterday but I don't even recall seeing he'd been on waivers, but it seems legit Poor Carolina, probably wouldn't have foreseen goaltending being their weakness going into the season

They could be a playoff team, both the 6-8 spots in each conference are very much up for grabs

Mac keeps on trucking despite the Avs being banged up, I hope this is the season he finally wins a Hart or Art Ross One of the most entertaining players in the league, up to 77 points in 47 games now if I'm not mistaken, which overtakes Kucherov

This could have something to do with it, all things considered it's impressive that they're still in the mix for the playoffs

Now that's a surprise, be interesting to see how the Isles do going forward