The Pittsburgh Penguins could have their starting goalie and a third-line center in the series on Saturday afternoon, though Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan is not committed. The Calgary Flames are poised to become sellers, meaning Sam Bennett is on the NHL trading block. The outbreak of Vancouver Canucks COVID has worsened, and the Penguins have only one of the 75 best prospects in the NHL.
PHN publishes our Penguins preview at 9:30, and we’ll find out more about the status of Tristan Jarry and Teddy Blueger later this morning. On Friday, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Blueger was a full participant in the practice, as was Jarry, although Sullivan said he would make decisions in the series today.
Pittsburgh hockey now: If Blueger returns, will Frederick Gaudreau or Mark Jankowski stay in the series? The safe bet seems to be Gaudreau, who replied to PHN that his second chance at NHL “sure is fun.”
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Boston Hockey Now: The opponent of Penguins Saturday is the Boston Bruins. Their head coach is not angry … he is “disappointed.”
NHL Trade Talk
Sportsnet: The Calgary Flames have lost six of seven games. They will soon start selling before the NHL deadline on April 12th. On Friday night against Connor McDavid, Sam Bennett was in the showcase.
STL Today: Mike Hoffman was a healthy crab. It seems like teams can start calling, and the NHL trade market can get a different name?
Philly Hockey Now: So, who could sell the Flyers?
For what it’s worth, my private hockey team Tom and Rick are convinced that Scott Laughton will be a Penguins Center next year. Maybe one day I’ll give them their own column called, “What about …”
NYI Hockey Now: The Islanders are linked with Nick Foligno. How can they do that?
National Hockey Now and other stories:
TSN: Here are the top 75 NHL prospects, and the Penguins have only one on the Top 75 list (PO Joseph).
Vancouver Province: Uh oh. The outbreak of Vancouver Canucks COVID has worsened – and it looks like they have the Brazilian P1 variant.
For what it’s worth, at least one large study claims that the P1 variant is less resistant to the vaccines than other variants. And it’s time we prioritized the NHL players as public figures to vaccinate them. I’m sure North American governments can save a thousand vaccines (especially if you hear how much has been wasted).
Vegas: the three questions that the Vegas Golden Knights must answer.
Colorado: Takeaways from Colorado Avalanche win the St. Louis Blues.
San Jose: The adult local officials in San Jose will not resist California’s relaxing COVID restrictions – that means fans in the stands!
Florida: The Florida Panthers have touted themselves as the agency’s best defender, Matt Kiersted.
