There was plenty of action, both on and off the ice, when the regular season schedule resumed post 4 Nations Face-Off yesterday. Starting with the New Jersey Devils, it’s positive news on their injured No.1 goatender.
Elsewhere, P.K. Subban rips Pittsburgh, Mikko Rantanen could move again, and a Devils transaction clarified.
Let’s do that hockey.
Devils News
New Jersey Hockey Now: We learned that Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier were good to go vs. the Stars last night. However, Sheldon Keefe provided a positive update on injured Devils goaltender, Jacob Markstrom.
More NJHN: Despite a Herculean effort by the Devils superstar, Jack Hughes, it wasn’t enough to buoy his team past the Dallas Stars.
Yesterday, Puckpedia reported that not only did the Devils put Jonas Siegenthaler on the injured reserve, but he, was placed on long-term injured reserve. New Jersey Hockey Now corroborated the report, confirming the move with the team. It was explained that although the Devils are now in LTIR, they’re still accruing money daily:
Can confirm the #NJDevils have placed Jonas Siegenthaler on LTIR. The Devils, however, will still have the ability to accrue cap space daily in their current situation as a result of getting as close to the salary cap ceiling as possible with the recalls & assignments out of the… https://t.co/ZXsNmZ7zbJ
— James Nichols (@JamesNicholsNHL) February 23, 2025
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As we near the March 7th NHL trade deadline, there is increasing chatter that the Carolina Hurricanes could flip newly acquired forward, Mikko Rantanen. The Hurricanes are reportedly working diligently to come to terms on an extension with the Finnish forward, but he’s unsure of what he wants regarding his future. There’s still some time for Carolina to figure this out, but the clock’s ticking.
As Mikko Rantanen contemplates his future the speculation builds. The Canes clearly want to extend and are constantly communicating with his agent, Andy Scott. Rantanen remains unsure, so the Canes may consider trade. It’s too soon to say.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 22, 2025
Saturday Headlines: After Darren Dreger reported the above between Rantanen and the Hurricanes, Elliotte Friedman explained that the Hurricanes made the Finnish forward a long-tern deal that is nine digits long.
Sportsnet: Now, this is interesting. Friedman also revealed that multiple teams have been calling around to see if they can acquire and unite both Schenn brothers on their team.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Ex-Devil turned analyst, P.K. Subban is one of the more outspoken members of the media. When analyzing the Pittsburgh Penguins, he was quite forward while ripping on them.
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