Brewin Flames

Jakob Pelletier, LW, Moncton (QMJHL)NHL Central Scouting: No. 27 (North American skaters)Pelletier (5-9, 165) was seventh in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 89 points (39 goals, 50 assists) and scored nine power-play goals in 65 games. He possesses elite hockey sense and can out-think opponents to beat them to open areas of the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights - Peyton Krebs, C, Kootenay (WHL)NHL Central Scouting: No. 10 (North American skaters)Krebs (5-11, 183) had surgery June 7 to repair a partial tear to his Achilles tendon sustained during an on-ice workout, and it's likely he'll be off the ice summer during his recovery. He had 10 points (six goals, four assists) in seven games as captain for Canada at the 2019 IIHF World U-18 Championship. The left-handed shot plays with great energy and can finish plays. He led Kootenay with 68 points (19 goals, 49 assists), 26 power-play points (eight goals, 18 assists), three shootout goals and 538 face-off wins in 64 games. He was named player of the game for Team Don Cherry at the 2019 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 24 after he had a goal and an assist.

John Beecher, C, USA U-18 (NTDP)NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 49 (North American skaters)Beecher (6-3, 212) was a bit overlooked because of the top talent ahead of him on the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team, but his superior speed, especially for his size, allowed him to get up and down the ice and protect the puck in tight. He had 39 points (12 goals, 27 assists) in 56 games despite not seeing first-unit power-play time. He'll continue to develop his game at the University of Michigan next season.

2019 NHL Draft* Subject to changeRound 1 (30th overall) John Beecher, C, USA U-18 (NTDP)Round 3 (92nd overall) Quinn Olson, LWRound 5 (154th overall) Roman Bychkov, DRound 6 (185th overall) Matias Mantykivi, FRound 7 (192nd overall) Jake Schmaltz, F

After season #1... Not for that Price, and over paid for Braun as well....

Rangers acquire defenceman Trouba from Jets

Boston Bruins Sign Samuel Asselin

Round #1 (13th overall) Spencer Knight ~ PanthersRound # 2 (37th overall) Mads Sogaard ~ SensRound #2 (59th overall) Hunter Jones ~ WildRound # 3 (67th overall) Erik Portillo ~ SabresRound # 3 (71st overall) Hugo Alnefelt ~ LightningRound # 5 (135th overall) Isaiah Saville ~ VGKRound # 5 (148th overall) Ethan Haider ~ PredsRound # 7 (214th overall) Dustin Wolf ~ Flames

Goalies drafted in 2019

:bos: 2019 NHL Draft Picks * Subject to change Draft Tracker http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/draft :bos: First round picks the last 5 years 2014 1st Round (25th overall) David Pastrnak, LW 2015 (13th overall) Jakub Zboril D (14th overall) Jake DeBrusk LW (15th overall) Zachary Senyshyn RW 2016 1st Round (14th overall) Charlie McAvoy D 2017 1st Round (18th overall) Urho Vaakanainen, D 2018 None First selection was... Axel Andersson | D | 2nd Round, 57th Overall The 6-foot, 178-pound native of Sweden, who was the 27th-ranked European skater, according to NHL Central Scouting, skated with Djugardens IF J20 last season, producing 6 goals and 25 assists (first on team) for 31 points in 42 games

2019 NHL Draft* Subject to changeRound 1 (17th overall) Peyton Krebs, C, Kootenay (WHL)Round 2 (41st overall) Kaedan Korczak,D, KELOWNA (WHL)Round 2 (48th overall) Artemi Kniazev, DRound 3 (79th overall) Pavel Dorofeyev, LW Round 3 (86th overall) Layton Ahac, DRound 4 (110th overall) Ryder Donovan, RWRound 5 (135th overall) Isaiah Saville, GRound 5 (139th overall) Marcus Kallionkieli, FRound 5 (141st overall) Mason Primeau, C

First round picks the last 5 seasons... Below are all of Vegas' 1st round draft picks since 2017 by round with their 2018-19 team/status. 1st round picks 2017: Cody Glass, 6th overall, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)/Chicago Wolves (AHL) 2017: Nick Suzuki, 13th overall, Traded to Montreal Canadiens in Max Pacioretty trade 2017: Erik Brannstrom, 15th overall, Traded to Ottawa Senators in Mark Stone trade 2018 (None)

2019 NHL Draft* Subject to changeRound 1 (26th overall) Jakob Pelletier, LW, Moncton (QMJHL)Round 3 (88th overall) Ilya Nikolaev, CRound 4 (116th overall) Lucas Feuk, CRound 5 (150th overall) Joshua Nodler, FRound 7 (214th overall) Dustin Wolf, G

Draft Center... http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/ Complete Calgary Flames Draft History... http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005090.html Calgary Flames 1st Round Selections in the last 5 seasons 2014 1st Round (4th overall) Sam Bennett C 2015 (None) First pick was Round 2 (53rd overall) Rasmus Andersson D 2016 Matthew Tkachuk LW 2017 1st Round (16th overall) Juuso Valimaki, D 2018 (None) First pick was Round #4 (105 overall) Martin Popisil, C

Underdog Blues capture first Stanley Cup with Game 7 victory By Frank Seravalli BOSTON – Patrick Maroon skated around searching, sifting through the chaos that is a Stanley Cup celebration. “Where is my family?” Maroon asked. “I can’t wait to give him a huge hug.” Tears were already streaming down his face before he found his 10-year-old son Anthony. He bet on himself and signed a one-year deal with the hometown Blues so he could be near Anthony, after living apart for most of his entire eight-year career. Anthony was barely on the ice before Maroon bear-hugged him in the embrace of a lifetime. “These are memories I’ll never forget,” Maroon said. “This will be something that we can talk about for the rest of our lives.” Pick a category and the deck was stacked against the St. Louis Blues in Game 7. The Boston Bruins had the edge in experience, scoring depth, and the best goalie in the playoffs at the other end of the home team’s ice. Did they look nervous? Jordan Binnington and the Blues didn’t blink. Not for one second. Now the nickname given to him in the AHL – Jordan “Winnington” – has a whole new ring to it. Literally. Binnington was nearly flawless in a 4-1 victory over the Bruins as he became the first rookie netminder to win all 16 games to hoist hockey’s ultimate prize. The Blues’ fourth goalie back in training camp, the one who hadn’t made an NHL start prior to January, helped wipe away 52 years of frustration in one wild night as the Blues knocked off the Bruins in Game 7 Wednesday night to claim their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. “They welcomed me in and I just tried to battle, do my job and keep my mouth shut,” Binnington said. “I can’t believe we’re here now.” Ryan O’Reilly took home the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs, as voted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, after playing through the final two rounds with a cracked rib. “There was a couple tough games, but once you kind of get going and the adrenaline takes over, I didn’t notice it,” O’Reilly said. Captain Alex Pietrangelo, who collected the game-winning goal, lifted the Cup amid a fireworks display and passed it first to Jay Bouwmeester, who won for the first time in his 1,184-game career. Gloria? More like Glorious. Back in America’s Heartland, a sold out Enterprise Center crowd that spilled over into Busch Stadium erupted in a sing-along to the 1982 Laura Branigan hit that became the anthem of the NHL’s only team styled after a musical note. “To bring it back home to St. Louis, it couldn’t be better,” Maroon said. “Being from St. Louis, I was one of those fans when I was young. Even when I played for other teams in the NHL, I still watched those Blues, how they suffered, how those fans suffered. “Not anymore.” The Blues found Branigan in a South Philadelphia watering hole, of all places, on Jan. 6 – the night before Binnington made his first NHL start against the Flyers, earning a shutout. Four days before that start, the Blues were in 31st place in the NHL – dead last, behind even the Ottawa Senators. A team with Central Division title aspirations, after adding O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak and David Perron in the off-season, had hit rock bottom. Six players were on TSN’s Trade Bait list and GM Doug Armstrong admitted he nearly blew up the Blues. On Wednesday, the Blues became the first team in professional sports history to be in last place after a quarter of the season to go on and win it all. “We were all questioning each other and we got frustrated,” O’Reilly said. “We kept working though. We figured out how to have success by being a tough team to play against.” What a fitting end to a Stanley Cup playoffs in which down became the new up. All four No. 1 seeds were eliminated in the first round for the first time ever, with the last team to qualify for the playoffs (Columbus) eliminating the Presidents’ Trophy-winner Tampa in a sweep no one saw coming. That opened the door for an incredible story unfolding in St. Louis. “I thought Tampa was the clear-cut favourite early and everything else was wide open,” Armstrong said. “We went into every series and I thought we had a chance to win.” The 107-point Bruins were the best regular season team still standing over the final three rounds. They fell short in Game 106 of the season, blowing the chance to win their first Stanley Cup on home ice since 1970, when through the Garden air with “The Goal” against these same Blues. St. Louis hadn’t made it back to the Final until this year, the Blue Note being the NHL’s oft-kicked also-ran after qualifying for the playoffs 42 times in their 51 seasons. Wednesday’s loss left Beantown one win short of the Boston Hat Trick – as the city attempted to become the first city to stake claim to the Stanley Cup, World Series and Super Bowl at the same time. Zdeno Chara’s heroic effort playing through a broken jaw was for naught. “Just disbelief that it didn’t come together,” an emotional Brad Marchand said. “That’s not how you play it out. It’s heartbreaking. You never know when you’ll get that chance again. It could be the last one.” The NHL’s longest Cup drought is only part of what made St. Louis such loveable underdogs. (The Toronto Maple Leafs now hold the longest drought at 53 years.) No matter the obstacle, no matter the odds, the Blues always found a way to overcome. “Honestly, you feel like you’re floating and dreaming,” said Brayden Schenn, who celebrated on the ice with his older brother, Luke, and family. A team that once beat the piss out of each other ­– Robert Bortuzzo fought Zach Sanford at a December practice while the Blues were scuffling ­– somehow found magic at a urinal in the Stanley Cup Final. The first team to win the Stanley Cup with a losing record on home ice in the playoffs (6-7) went 10-3 on the road and a staggering 7-3 after a brutal missed hand-pass put them in a 2-1 hole in the Western Conference Final. Coach Craig Berube said the difference was “the team.” It showed in the ice time, because Berube made a habit of playing whichever lines were going on a given night. Seniority or salary didn’t factor into the decision. “They put the team first,” Berube said. “That’s been the message for quite some time. They’ve done a real good job of that. They believe in it. We’re champs.” When it mattered most, the Blues dug in, taking their cue on mental toughness from their coach who is tougher than nails. Binnington, the Bounce Back Kid, improved to 13-2 in his career following a loss. The Blues went 8-2 in Games 5, 6 and 7 of series, including two Game 7 victories. “These guys showed a lot of heart in a lot of different times,” Armstrong said. “In Game 1, we looked a little awestruck. In Game 6, they weren’t ready for it. The way they were able to rebound and do this in Game 7, I’m really happy and proud of them.” Schenn said he told teammate Jaden Schwartz that the Blues were “going to get Game 7 for Mandi” ­– Jaden’s sister who passed away in 2011 at the age of 23. “I know she was watching somewhere,” Schwartz said. Tears aren’t just for the losers. “I cried a few today,” said Jaden and Mandi’s father, Rick Schwartz. “Very emotional. What a feeling to see Jaden raise that Cup, how big that was for my family, especially my daughter. What a proud day.” They’ve got a lifetime of memories now, a story and a song that will never go out of style in St. Louis.

Bruins spoil Blues' party with rout in Game 3; take 2-1 series lead By Frank Seravalli Frank Seravalli TSN Senior Hockey Reporter Follow|Archive ST. LOUIS — It was mayhem on Market Street, the main artery in the Arch City was closed for the biggest hockey party this town had ever seen. A stage was erected in the shadow of the Gateway to the West. Thousands of people packed in for a concert on a sultry Saturday evening to sing along to “Gloria,” the soundtrack of these Stanley Cup playoffs. Amid a St. Louis Cardinals series with the Chicago Cubs in this baseball-obsessed city, certified man rocket and “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm watched fans stream away from Busch Stadium to go see the Blues. “I think that’s probably the first time in the history of the city that that’s happened,” said Hamm, a devoted Blues fan. “It’s a big deal. I mean, it’s a really big deal.” The Stanley Cup Final in St. Louis was an event. Hamm was joined by fellow St. Louisians such as “The Office” actress Jenna Fischer, Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, plus NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and former St. Louis Rams Chris Long and Isaac Bruce at Game 3. Forty-nine years of pent-up frustration, nearly 18,000 days of waiting, built to a crescendo during pre-game introductions inside an electric Enterprise Center. The Blues came marching in … and promptly laid an egg at centre ice. The Boston Bruins hit all the right notes and clobbered the Blues from puck drop, chasing Jordan Binnington in the second period en route to a 7-2 drubbing on Saturday night. They said they could hear the crowd getting revved up in their dressing room before the game, only serving as fuel to ruin the party. “It’s been a long time for them,” Charlie Coyle said. “The crowd was awesome right at the start. It was a really cool atmosphere. When we play our game, and come out that way, I think it quieted them down a little bit.” “It’s loud in every building in the playoffs. When you get on the ice, the [fans] mean nothing,” Brad Marchand said, “The big thing is just we've been through so much together this year, that we just rely on one another in uncomfortable situations.” The Blues, who are 5-6 at home in these playoffs, will now need three “Glorias” in the final four games of the season to deliver the city’s first Stanley Cup. Because the biggest beatdown in a Cup Final since Pittsburgh smacked Nashville, 6-0, in 2017, put the Bruins in the driver’s seat in this best-of-seven series. The Blues didn’t stand a chance in Game 3. “It was just a night where everything went our way,” Torey Krug said after his four-point night. The rookie sensation Binnington was yanked for the first time in his NHL career after allowing five goals on 19 shots. He played every minute of these playoffs before being mercifully pulled by coach Craig Berube. Binnington was so frustrated that at one point in the second period, he bumped Tuukka Rask on the way to the bench during a television timeout. It wasn't the first time he's lost his cool on hockey's biggest stage, looking visibly distraught in Game 1 after each of the first two goals he allowed. “It was a 4-0 game. I wasn’t happy. It’s how I reacted,” Binnington explained. “It’s a long series, right? It’s something I did, and we’re moving on.” The shell-shocked 18,789 in attendance saluted Binnington with a solid ovation on his way off the ice. He’ll get another crack at the Bruins in Game 4 on Monday night; Binnington is 12-2-0 this season with a .937 save percentage following a loss. “My confidence level's really high,” Berube said. “He had seen enough, so we just wanted to pull him and get him ready for the next game.” Saturday wasn’t so much about what Binnington didn’t do. Really, the story of the Bruins’ Game 3 goal bonanza followed the same script of these Stanley Cup playoffs. They checked a lot of the same boxes on Saturday that got them there: ✔ Power play. The postseason’s most lethal unit was a perfect four-for-four on just four shots. They’ve now potted 22 playoff power play goals, the fifth-most all-time in one playoff run, and are operating at a ridiculous 35 per cent clip. Krug credited Cassidy, a power play savant, for making the adjustments before Game 3. “Bruce does a great job of giving us cues that if ‘this player does this, these are the opportunities that we’re going to have to score a goal’,” Krug said. “Without giving [the cues] away, we’re trying to take advantage of it now. His knowledge of the game, his x’s-and-o’s is second-to-none, something I’ve never seen.” ✔ Perfection Line. The top guns came alive, as they have in the second half of every series this spring. Even though Patrice Bergeron, Marchand and David Pastrnakcollected their points on the man-advantage, they were a force from puck drop. “I still think we haven’t played our best,” Pastrnak said. “That's our focus in this group, and we've got a lot of good players, so we know we can even elevate more.” ✔ Secondary scoring. Trade deadline pick-ups Coyle and Marcus Johanssoncontinued their magical march in the playoffs, with Johansson finding Coyle through a seam for a beautiful one-timer snipe that made it 2-0. It was the third time Johansson accounted for the primary assist on Coyle’s eight playoff markers. ✔ Rask up to the task. Rask was nearly perfect through two periods, faltering slightly in the second half as the Bruins slowed and sat back. He is now 6-1 these playoffs following a loss with a .939 save percentage. By the end of the night, with Binnington sitting in a ballcap on the bench, the energy had been sucked out of St. Louis. Empty seats dotted the lower bowl early in the third period. Nearly five decades of pent-up frustration was met with exasperation. The once-rowdy crowd could barely muster a half-hearted rendition of their third period tradition “Country Roads,” and there wasn’t even a prayer for “Gloria” in anyone’s mind. Contact Frank Seravalli on Twitter: @frank_seravalli

D.J. Smith hired as new Ottawa Senators head coach

As excited as I am about this...not looking past either possible opponent. The Blues are not there by accident, and the sharks offense scares the **** out of me.... The bruins must take advantage of the well deserved rest and get as healthy as possible, cause the will need to be 100% to win this thing.

Ralph Krueger back in NHL as Sabres head coach

If anything, i think this deal favours the canes alot more than the rangers... If i am not mistaken, that conditional pick becomes a second if fox plays more than 30 games for them next year (which i'm betting he does), and that gives the canes a chance to reload a little...

Rangers ink Adam Fox

Reg season is over of course...but this playoff titl was awesome..

Canes teen in concussion protocol after fight play 0:14 / 1:02 4:46 PM ET Emily Kaplan ESPN Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov, 19, is in the concussion protocol after being knocked out by Alex Ovechkin in a fight during Monday night's Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour made the announcement, saying he assumed that Svechnikov would miss Thursday's Game 4. Svechnikov is the youngest player in the NHL playoffs. A native of Barnaul, Russia, Svechnikov has said he grew up idolizing Ovechkin, his countryman who is 14 years his senior. Svechnikov appeared to provoke Ovechkin in the first period, and the two exchanged words before dropping the gloves. Svechnikov got a few jabs in before Ovechkin dropped Svechnikov with three hard rights. Svechnikov's head hit the ice on the way down. He stayed down on the ice for several minutes, then was helped off by Carolina athletic trainers. He did not return to the game. It was Ovechkin's first fight since Dec. 12, 2010. He received a five-minute major penalty. "First of all, I hope he's OK," Ovechkin said Monday night. "Yeah, I'm not a big fighter, and he's the same. He asked me to fight and said, 'Let's go.' I hope he's OK. You don't want to see a guy get hurt or something. And you just go a different way." Brind'Amour said Tuesday he isn't so sure that Svechnikov asked for the fight. "There's two version going around. I'll just leave it at that," he said. Capitals coach Todd Reirden had a different take on the whole thing: "I see it as two willing combatants. That's part of our sport, and one player won the fight and one player lost the fight." When asked Tuesday if fighting is still necessary in hockey, Brind'Amour said: "I don't know if it's ever been necessary. It's been part of the game forever. No, I don't think it's necessary. I don't think you're ever going to get it away from the game. It's tough to see, though. That's the worst part of it that you see when guys get hurt. That's always tough to see." The Hurricanes won their first home playoff game in a decade, routing the Capitals 5-0. Washington has a 2-1 series lead. Brind'Amour said Monday that Svechnikov had left the building before the game was over. "Svech means a lot to us. Young kid. Just turned 19. He has a special bond with our group, with me too," Brind'Amour said. "When you see that, it makes you sick. I'm still sick to my stomach about it. ... It's a little bit tough, because I just heard Ovi talk about it; he said our guy challenged him. So, if that's the case, it's a little different. If you watch the video, he slashes him twice -- Ovi, whack, whack -- then Svech gets him back. I don't know if there's words exchanged, but one guy's gloves come off way first. And that's Ovi, not our guy. "So, it's a little but frustrating, because he got hurt. It's his first fight. He's played 90 games. He's never fought in his life, and I'm pretty sure Ovi knew that. So, that stuff bothers me." Svechnikov scored two goals and tallied one assist in the Hurricanes' first two games in this series. Ovechkin won his record eighth Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy this season as the league's top goal scorer. He had one goal and two assists in the Capitals' first two games in these playoffs. "I just hated seeing that. I just hated the whole part of it. Just something you never want to see," Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton said. "I just feel so bad for [Svechnikov], and hopefully he gets better soon. The game doesn't really matter when something like that happens; you just can't get it out of your head. I just hope he's OK." With Svechnikov likely out for Game 4, the Hurricanes recalled forward Patrick Brown from AHL-Charlotte on an emergency basis. Brown, who had 19 goals and 16 assists in 70 games in the minors, has one goal and one assist in 28 career NHL games.