GiVocf6b3gĭAL signs Miro Heiskanen to an 8-year extension We have acquired defenseman Ryan Graves from Colorado in exchange for forward Mikhail Maltsev and our second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Graves, a talented young defenseman, was likely going to be exposed by the Avalanche in the Expansion Draft.
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Some were made to get value for players destined to be lost in the Expansion Draft while others were made to get cap space ahead of free agency. #SeaKraken GM Ron Francis says he's not surprised by today's busy NHL trade activity even though it didn't happen before Vegas expansion in 2017: "The rules were the same but they had four years to prepare." The #SeaKraken are the only team permitted to make roster moves during this period.Īround a dozen moves were made on Saturday, which apparently did not surprise Kraken GM Ron Francis. The NHL's Expansion Draft trade/waiver freeze is now in effect through 1 p.m. The freeze will be lifted the day after the Expansion Draft - Thursday at 1 PM - which will then give other NHL clubs another day to maneuver before the NHL Draft starts Friday night.
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But two hours before that deadline was another and it turned out to be a big driver of activity leaguewide.Īt 3 PM on Saturday, an Expansion Draft trade/waiver freeze was officially put into effect, giving Seattle the floor to make roster moves and start crafting its team. The then-42-year-old Zamboni driver allowed goals on the Leafs' first two shots after entering the fray that memorable night, but Ayres stopped the next eight in a stunning 6-3 Hurricanes' victory that catapulted him into the public eye.NHL teams’ protection lists for the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft were due at 5 PM. That forced emergency backup David Ayres into action. They were the opponent when two Carolina goalies, including Mrazek, were injured on a Saturday night in Toronto on Feb. The Leafs have recent experience with strange goaltending moments. "A lot of teams have already gone through it last season and I suspect a lot more will this season with the rules going back to normal and not necessarily having the COVID exemptions. "That's the situation," Keefe said of having to use Bishop. Keefe said Toronto will now be able to recall Hutchinson, who's expected to be at practice Sunday. Since Mrazek wasn't placed on injured reserve, a move that would have freed up cap space to recall Hutchinson, it points to Toronto's optimism Mrazek's ailment isn't serious. The good news for the Leafs, who are tight to the cap, is Mrazek continues to be evaluated for a groin problem suffered in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Senators in the nation's capital. However even if they were negative, he wasn't going to be well enough to suit up against the Senators. Keefe said Holl had cold symptoms, adding his PCR tests for COVID-19 had yet to come back as of Saturday morning.
WATCH | Mrazek goes down with groin injury:Ġ:53 Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Petr Mrázek left Thursday night's game versus the Ottawa Senators after suffering a groin injury at the end of the second period and did not return. "But really it just comes down to the fact that the flat cap has created some situations here that are a lot more difficult to manage even than they were a year ago when they had the taxi squad and a third goalie. "There's a lot of things that, to be honest, aren't my department, and I'm not really aware," Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said in attempting to explain the rationale following Saturday's morning skate. But it wound up deciding the best route was to sign Bishop to a one-day amateur tryout and hope Campbell got through the evening unscathed. The organization could have also sent someone down, brought up Hutchinson, and played with 17 skaters.
Toronto could have demoted a player to the American Hockey League and recalled goaltender Michael Hutchinson - the club's third option last season - as the No. The bizarre situation the Leafs found themselves in was compounded by defenceman Justin Holl's absence due to illness.
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