The Nashville Predators are reportedly listening to trade offers on veteran center Ryan O’Reilly (as per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic). The Predators aren’t in a hurry to move the 34-year-old as he still has two years left on his current contract at $4.5MM per season and continues to provide strong two-way play, despite his offensive production dipping this season. O’Reilly is … [Read more...] about Kraken Could Try To Sign Yanni Gourde To Contract Extension
Kraken Recall Philipp Grubauer, Assign Niklas Kokko To AHL
Late in January, the Kraken decided to place Philipp Grubauer on waivers to allow him to get some extended time with AHL Coachella Valley to try to get him back on track. It appears they’re content with how he performed as the team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled the veteran from the Firebirds. In a corresponding move, Niklas Kokko was assigned to Coachella … [Read more...] about Kraken Recall Philipp Grubauer, Assign Niklas Kokko To AHL
Central Notes: Jets, Maroon, Bichsel, Carcone
The Winnipeg Jets are entering the Trade Deadline with little bargaining pieces but plenty of cap space. That’s the set up for some low-cost lineup tinkering, with left-defense the most glaring issue on the roster. That hole could draw the Jets towards open market options like Boston’s Brandon Carlo or Seattle’s Jamie Oleksiak, per Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre of The Winnipeg … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Jets, Maroon, Bichsel, Carcone
Seattle Kraken Reassign Mitchell Stephens
Due to a three-day break until their next regular season contest the Seattle Kraken have made a cap-related roster move. The Kraken announced they’ve reassigned forward Mitchell Stephens to their AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. This transaction would only be counted as a non-paper move if Seattle expected Yanni Gourde back by the weekend which isn’t the case. … [Read more...] about Seattle Kraken Reassign Mitchell Stephens
Kraken Recall Niklas Kokko
The Kraken have swapped backup netminders. They announced they’ve summoned rookie Niklas Kokko from AHL Coachella Valley, sending down Ales Stezka in a corresponding move after he made his NHL debut in yesterday’s loss to the Lightning. Seattle also returned defenseman Cale Fleury to Coachella. It’s the first NHL recall for Kokko, who Seattle selected 58th overall in 2022. Now … [Read more...] about Kraken Recall Niklas Kokko