NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Hurricanes, Oilers, Canadiens

In today's NHL rumors rundown, can the Colorado Avalanche afford to keep Devon Toews long-term? Meanwhile, despite needing to make a move, all is quiet in Carolina where there is nothing happening on the contract...

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#CarolinaHurricanes #ColoradoAvalanche #EdmontonOilers #MontrealCanadiens #NHLRumors #BrandonSutter #CaseyDeSmith #DevonToews
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Canadiens Can’t Afford to Keep 3 Goalies

With the acquisition of Casey DeSmith, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves with three goaltenders for only two spots on the roster. This seems to be the case everywhere, even with the forwards and defence: the Canadiens have too many pl...

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#CanadiensGoaltending #NHLGoaltending #CaseyDeSmith #CaydenPrimeau #JakeAllen #SamMontembeault
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3 Potential Trade Destinations for Canadiens’ Casey DeSmith

The new trend for organizations is to have a solid third-string goalie with NHL experience. Goaltending is a huge part of a team's success and could greatly alter the direction of a season. The Montreal Canadiens now have more than enough depth that it begs the qu...

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#CanadiensGoaltending #CaseyDeSmith
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NHL Rumors: Stars, Canadiens, Flyers, Maple Leafs

In today's NHL rumors rundown, could the Montreal Canadiens trade Jeff Petry to the Dallas Stars? Are the Montreal Canadiens also looking at moving Casey DeSmith? Meanwhile, it sounds like Ryan Ellis' career w...

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#DallasStars #MontrealCanadiens #NHLRumors #PhiladelphiaFlyers #TorontoMapleLeafs #CaseyDeSmith #JeffPetry #MartinJones #RyanEllis
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Canadiens Likely to Trade Petry and DeSmith Before Season

The Montreal Canadiens were the third team in a trade involving Erik Karlsson being moved from the San Jose Sharks to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins needed them to help clear cap space; in doing so, the Canadiens freed themselves of Mike Hoffman's contract and ac...

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#MontrealCanadiens #CaseyDeSmith #JeffPetry
#NHL #Hockey

Devils Should Monitor Canadiens for Goalie Depth

Remember the New Jersey Devils and Connor Hellebuyck rumors? Well, it seems like that dream may be dead since it appears Hellebuyck will start the 2023-24 season with the Winnipeg Jets. As for getting a goalie to allow Akira Schmid to ...

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#DevilsGoaltending #MontrealCanadiens #CaseyDeSmith #CaydenPrimeau #JakeAllen #SamMontembeault
#NHL #Hockey

Karlsson Trade Has Huge Impact on Canadiens This Season

The San Jose Sharks were finally able to pull off a trade to send Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but it wouldn't have gotten done if it weren't for the Montreal Canadiens, who, by many accounts, were big winner...

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#CanadiensTransactions #SharksTransactions #CaseyDeSmith #ErikKarlsson #JeffPetry #MikeHoffman
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Penguins Backup Goalie Battle: DeSmith vs. Nedeljkovic

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the month of July with a bang when they re-signed starting goaltender Tristan Jarry to a five-year contract that has an average annual value (AAV) of $5.375 million. Not only is that a significant raise from his $3.5 million ca...

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#PittsburghPenguins #AlexNedeljkovic #CaseyDeSmith
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Jarry and DeSmith

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the final week of the regular season they were eliminated from the postseason for the first time si...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #TristanJarry
#NHL #Hockey

5 Penguins Using World Championship to Improve on Last Season

Despite the long offseason ahead for the Pittsburgh Penguins, five players haven't hung up their skates just yet. The 2023 World Hockey Championship (WHC) is underway in Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Lat...

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#InternationalHockey #PittsburghPenguins #AlexNylander #CaseyDeSmith #NickBonino #PierreOlivierJoseph
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins’ Problems Against Red Wings Signs of Larger Issues

As the New York Rangers surge in the home stretch and the Boston Bruins march toward history, the Pittsburgh Penguins can’t help but stumble. After the high of defeating the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on the road...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #JakeGuentzel #TristanJarry
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins Hit With Spell of Bad Luck, but Hope for a Turnaround

Prior to Wednesday’s game in Denver, things had not been going as planned for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Granted, they had up until the middle of March when they enjoyed a 7-1-1 stretch, but since then their luck has changed for the worse. On March 1...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #JeffCarter #TristanJarry
#NHL #Hockey

3 Reasons the Penguins Can’t Find Consistent Success in 2022-23

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been one of the most confusing teams in the NHL this year. Just when it looked like they would miss the playoffs for the first time in 16 seasons, they went on a bit of a run toward the end of February and into March...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #JeffCarter #TristanJarry
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins Push for Playoffs in Season’s Final Quarter

Now that the NHL trade deadline is in the rearview, teams are making that push for the playoffs in the final quarter of the 2022-23 season. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, who currently own one of the two wild cards, it means extending the league’...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #SidneyCrosby #TimoMeier #TristanJarry
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins’ Consistency Is Key to Making the Playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins returned from the all-star break on Tuesday, Feb. 7, to face the Colorado Avalanche. The Penguins defeated the Avalanche in a shocking 2-1 overtime victory, but they had been struggling prior to the break and did not look like a p...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #JoshArchibald #TeddyBlueger
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins Have Some Serious Issues to Correct

The Pittsburgh Penguins have made the playoffs for the past 16 years in a row. This is the longest active postseason streak in all North American sports. However, the Penguins have been struggling for the past few weeks which has fans starting to ...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #JanRutta #Pierre-OlivierJoseph #TristanJarry
#NHL #Hockey

Ducks: 3 Teams That Could Target John Gibson at 2023 Deadline

The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline is one month away, and the rumor mill is starting to heat up immensely because of it. One goaltender who is starting to garner a lot of buzz is Anaheim Ducks star...

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#AnaheimDucks #BuffaloSabres #LosAngelesKings #PittsburghPenguins #2023NHLTradeDeadline #CalPetersen #CaseyDeSmith #JohnGibson
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Penguins GM Expected to Make Multiple Trades Prior to Deadline

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager (GM) Ron Hextall wants to improve his hockey club ahead of the 2023 trade deadline on March 3 and if he's going to do so, it's going to take multiple moves to make...

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#PittsburghPenguins #TradeDeadline #CaseyDeSmith #KarelVejmelka #TeddyBlueger #TristanJarry
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Penguins’ 2022-23 Trade Targets: San Jose Sharks

Welcome back for another segment of Pittsburgh Penguins' 2022-23 Trade Targets. After initial stops in the desert with the Arizona Coyotes and among the Rocky Mountains with the Vancouver Canucks, let's head to test the waters in sunny California, showc...

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#PittsburghPenguins #CaseyDeSmith #JamesReimer #MattNieto #TimoMeier
#NHL #Hockey

Penguins’ Recent Success Could Be Turning Point in 2022-23

When the 2022-23 season began, the Pittsburgh Penguins had brought back their prized free agents and were poised to once again have stability in goal as both starter Tristan Jarry and backup Casey DeSmith returned ...

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#Commentary #PittsburghPenguins #BrianDumoulin #CaseyDeSmith #KrisLetang #TristanJarry
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