For those of you in a favourable position in the standings, a sneaky-smart strategy could be to acquire idle assets now in exchange for favourable schedules later.
Defensive regression has hit the Calgary Flames; Darryl Sutter’s crew has surrendered 25 goals in the past six games.
The 34-year-old, who inked a PTO with the AHL’s Providence Bruins on Thursday, could be back in the NHL with Boston as soon as this week.
Early indications on Kirill Kaprizov are that he could be available to return as soon as Minnesota’s next game on Thursday.
Damon Severson is the logical in-house replacement for Dougie Hamilton, who’s out indefinitely with a broken jaw.