Accidents forcing the New York Islanders to take a look at the defenseman market
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headline on the New York Islanders now in search of defensemen.
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“Ron, this time of yr, there’s not normally a whole lot of strikes, however there’s a whole lot of speak, and we’ll see if it develops into something.
Only a few issues that we’re keeping track of proper now. Not too long ago, it was Utah in search of D with their accidents. They did discover Olli Maatta.
Now we’re beginning to surprise in regards to the Islanders and their accidents. It’s believed the Islands are at the very least trying round. They’ve three defensemen out Adam Pelech, sadly, for fairly a little bit of time, 4 to 6 weeks, they stated. Nonetheless, additionally extra day-to-day for Mike Reilly and Alexander Romanov.
However they’re at the very least sniffing round to see what’s on the market. All three of them are left-hand pictures.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have let groups know Matt Benning is obtainable
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headline on the Toronto Maple Leafs attempting do proper for defenseman Matt Benning and have let groups know he’s accessible.
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“In Toronto. After all, the Maple Leafs have two gamers, Jani Hakanpaa and Connor Dewar, starting conditioning stints . Dewar has scored, and the Marlies (AHL) don’t have a sport for one more week, so it does enable them a little bit of time right here.
However all people is aware of they made one transfer this week. They’ve roster crunches they’re going to need to cope with when all people will get wholesome.
They acquired Matt Benning within the cope with San Jose, and so they have let it’s recognized that they wish to do proper by Benning. , he’s a man who’s an NHL participant. He’s greater than able to taking part in on a roster. And you recognize, he simply flew all the best way throughout nation to satisfy the crew, and went with them to St Louis. And they’re attempting to do what’s finest for him. Groups know he’s accessible on the market, and we’ll see how that one performs out.
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The Vancouver Canucks put Nils Aman on waivers opening up a roster spot for …
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headline on the Toronto Maple Leafs attempting do proper for defenseman Matt Benning and have let groups know he’s accessible.
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“In Vancouver, the Canucks put Nils Aman on waivers immediately. I believe all people realizes right here there’s a chance he will get claimed. Facilities are laborious to search out.
Now we surprise if that signifies that Dakota Joshua is near returning, which might be nice information for Joshua and the Canucks.
However there is also a perception that Vancouver is ready to offer some seems to be to a few of their youthful gamers at AHL Abbottsford have been taking part in effectively. And in the event you watch them, you’ve seen guys like Atu Raty and their 2022 first-rounder, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, who (Kevin) Bieksa noticed this week and favored, have performed very effectively. So it wouldn’t be a shock if both of these gamers are on the Canucks radar.
