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I wish these prospect articles were updated better as the season goes.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1580/anaheim-ducks/in-the-system

I was wondering if there was concern about his size....so i did a quick search. Caulfield is 5'7 Zukes is 5'8 Derbrincat 5'8 Hell even one of my faves Theo Fleury was 5'6 I'll just guess that Barkey has to add some pounds.

Flyers sign forward Denver Barkey to three-year, entry-level contract The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Denver Barkey to a three-year, entry-level contract that is set to begin in the 2024-25 season, the team announced Sunday. Barkey, 18, was drafted by the Flyers in the third round (95th overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft out of the London Knights in the OHL. He has remained with the Knights this season, scoring 31 goals and notching 87 points in 56 games. He leads the team in goals, assists and points this season. The Knights sit first overall in the OHL with a 43-13-4 record. In international play, the native of Newmarket, Ont. won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, recording four points in five games.

It's the dollar amount plus term that irks me.... Not alway sure of a contract stipulation, but 5 years into this contract he won't be worth 11 mil a year....

Games played on 3/2/24 Bolts Erik Cernak vs Habs Arber Xhekaj Winner ? Buff Peyton Krebs vs VGK Ivan Barbashev Winner ? Tor Ryan Reaves vs NYR Matt Rempe Winner ?

Game # 60 Sharangovich scores twice as Flames rally to beat Penguins 4-3 ByAP Updated: Mar 3, 2024, 03:02 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 50 seconds left, and the Calgary Flames rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night. “We beat ourselves. In a number of different ways,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “We had complete control of the game. Played a really good game up until that point and we just made some egregious mistakes and it’s hard to recover.” Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary, which has won a season-high five straight games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots and the Flames moved five points behind Los Angeles for the second Western Conference wild card. “We’ve got a bunch of guys in here that refuse to go down (without) swinging and that’s a great mentality to have,” Kadri said. “Everybody understands we’re still in the hunt. We’re giving ourselves every opportunity possible. Even if there’s a sliver of hope, we’ll take that and we’ll run with it.” Jonathan Gruden got his first NHL goal, and Lars Eller and Jeff Carter also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 16 saves. With Tampa Bay's win earlier in the night, the Penguins fell 10 points behind the Lightning for the second Eastern Conference wild card — though Pittsburgh has five games in hand. “We have no choice — we have to keep fighting,” left wing Drew O’Connor said. “It’s a tough way to end that game. We know how important each game is, and we need a lot of them right now. To lose that one when we’re in control hurts a lot, but we have another one tomorrow we have to get ready for.” Trailing 3-1 midway through the third and being outshot by a considerable margin, Calgary suddenly woke up with two goals 32 seconds apart to tie it. Kadri picked up the puck inside his own blue line and slipped it through Noel Acciari's skates as he carried up ice, then made a slick move to dangle past Kris Letang before pulling the puck all the way across the crease and burying it on Jarry at 10:09. “It’s a SportsCenter Top 10 goal and it’s something that electrified the building and the crowd," Coleman said. "That goal just blew the roof off.” With the crowd still buzzing, Coleman tied it 3-all, one-timing Andrew Mangiapane’s centering pass for his team-leading 25th goal. The go-ahead goal in the final minute came when Mikael Backlund stripped the puck from Letang along the sideboards and then dropped a pass to Sharangovich, who picked the top corner for his 23rd — one off his career high. “(Sharangovich) was pressuring the one D and I was hoping he was going to give it to the other D and I just jumped him,” Backlund said. “I didn’t know who I actually passed it to, I just saw two red guys behind me and I dropped it and a very nice finish.” Gruden got the Penguins on the scoreboard first as he chased down a puck near the corner and flung a shot from a sharp angle that squeaked inside the near post on Markstrom with 3:18 left in the first period. The first NHL goal for the 23-year-old Gruden came in his ninth career game — sixth this season. He was called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Friday. Eller had a power-play goal with 34 seconds left in the first to make it 2-0. Sharangovich got the Flames on the board at 3:37 of the second when he poked a loose puck past a flat-footed Letang and got in alone, whipping a low shot through Jarry’s pads. Pittsburgh restored its two-goal cushion 2:51 into the third on Carter’s deflection of Ryan Graves’ point shot. In a 50-minute ceremony before the game, the Flames retired goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 — the fourth number raised to the arena rafters alongside Lanny McDonald’s No. 9, Jarome Iginla’s No. 12, and Mike Vernon’s No. 30. In nine seasons with Calgary starting in 2003-04, Kiprusoff had a team-record 305 wins and 41 shutouts. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2005-06. “Everybody’s really happy for Kipper and his family and it’s really cool to see how much support he received tonight and how much he meant to the city," Coleman said. "And to honor him with a win is special.”

Game # 62 Bos 1 NYI 5 Kyle Palmieri's 1st-period hat trick leads Islanders past Bruins 5-1 Updated: Mar 2, 2024, 10:57 pm NEW YORK -- — Kyle Palmieri scored three times in the first period for his third career hat trick and the New York Islanders coasted to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night for their third straight win. Palmieri, who completed the natural hat trick just 12:19 in, had his first three-goal game with the Islanders and added an assist. Anders Lee had a goal and an assist, Brock Nelson also scored, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bo Horvat each added two assists and Ilya Sorokin finished with 24 saves. “We were just executing well,” Palmieri said. “Tonight, we did a great job of breaking pucks out, being in the right spot and helping each other as a five-man unit.” Marc McLaughlin scored the lone goal for Boston and Linus Ullmark made 22 saves as the Bruins fell for the fourth time in five games (1-1-3). The Islanders took a 1-0 lead when Noah Dobson delivered a beautiful stretch pass to Palmieri, who spun around Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei before sliding the puck between Ullmark’s legs at 3:32. Palmieri made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 5:27. Bo Horvat’s one-time shot from the slot created a rebound opportunity that the 33-year-old Palmieri capitalized on. Mathew Barzal also assisted. “Probably one of our better games," Nelson said. "Maybe the best of the season and in recent memory.” The Long Island native capped his hat trick when he buried another rebound in the slot. Palmieri left during the second period after taking a check from Parker Wotherspoon, but returned. Lee extended the Islanders' lead to 4-0 on the first shift of the second period with was his 16th of the season. It was only the Islanders captain's third goal since a scoring twice against Winnipeg on Jan. 16. “That chemistry and communication is there,” Lee said of the synergy between his linemates. “The playmaking was really high level tonight and we were able to put a few in.” Nelson put home his own rebound and collected his 28th of the season at 10:24 to make it 5-0. McLaughlin netted his first goal of the season and spoiled Sorokin’s shutout bid at 14:30 of the second. “They just seemed to get to every loose puck and win every battle tonight,” Bruins captain Brad Marchand said. “We didn’t have enough, our compete level wasn’t high enough, didn’t win enough one-on-one battles and it showed.”

Love that he singed, great for him... Silly contract for the nucks though.

Games played on 3/1/24 Ducks Radko Gudas vs Devils Curtis Lazar Winner ?

He's been having some health issues the last 2 years....always a tad behind the play and lost at times.

Games played on 2/29/24 Yotes Liam O'Brien vs Leafs Ryan Reaves Winner ? Wild Jake Middleton vs NSH Jeremy Lauzon Winner? Chicago Reese Johnson vs Avs Chris Wagner Winner ?

Game # 61 Bos 5 Vegas 4 Lohrei scores winner, Geekie nets hat trick, Bruins end 3-game slide with 5-4 win over Vegas ByAP Updated: Feb 29, 2024, 10:52 pm BOSTON -- — Mason Lohrei scored the winning goal on the power play with less than five minutes to go, Morgan Geekie had his first NHL hat trick, and the Boston Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Lohrei took a feed from Kevin Shattenkirk and fired a one-timer from inside the right circle and the Bruins held on after surrendering leads of 3-0 and 4-2. “My mindset was to try and get a puck toward the net off the draw,” Lohrei said. “(Shattenkirk) walked the line and took a peek and saw no one was there in front to block it and let it loose. It’s been a struggle lately.” Jesper Boqvist also scored for Boston, which won for just the second time in regulation in February, while David Pastrnak had two assists to help complete a season sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion. Jeremy Swayman had 32 saves. Paul Cotter, Alex Pietrangelo, Michael Amadio and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Golden Knights and Adin Hill finished with 27 saves. Geekie scored twice during Boston’s three-goal outburst that covered 2:30 of the first period. The forward was the recipient of a spot-on pass from Trent Frederic before going top shelf for the game’s first goal at 14:34. The scoring barrage continued with Boqvist beating Hill on the blocker side and Geekie finishing a 3-on-2 break. The script flipped in the second as Vegas scored three times to make it a one-goal game heading into the third. Cotter swatted the puck past Swayman to get the Golden Knights on the board before Pietrangelo cut Boston’s lead to 3-2. Geekie’s third goal restored Boston’s two-goal cushion, when he redirected Pastrnak's shot. “It’s never something you think about coming into a game, but it’s always fun, especially when you get two points,” Geekie said about his hat trick. “It was good to close it out, especially after the last couple of games.” After the fans tossed hats on the ice, Vegas moved back to within one when Amadio popped in a loose puck to cap off a productive middle period that gave the visitors the momentum. With Vegas looking to kill off Boston’s first power-play chance of the game, Stephenson took advantage of some confusion on the Bruins’ part near the blue line. His short-handed breakaway goal tied the game at 4-all with 15 minutes remaining. “Loose puck, saw a guy was coming over my shoulder. Tried to keep it away. Done that move a few times and it worked that time,” Stephenson said. Boston was in a 4-for-36 slump on the power play before Lohrei’s tally that gave Jim Montgomery his 100th win as Boston’s head coach. “It means I coach a great roster in both years and I work for a great organization,” Montgomery said. “Part of our motivation was to beat the Stanley Cup champs.” The game was a homecoming for Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy, who led the Bruins for five seasons and took the franchise to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals. Last year, he directed the Golden Knights to the Cup in his first season as the team’s head coach. “I expected it to be a close game. I didn’t expect it to be 5-4, but you never know in this league from night to night,” Cassidy said.

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Games played on 2/28/24 CBJ Dmitri Voronkov vs NYR Will Cuylle Winner ?

Great Point...as I too also wonder about The Rangers stance on this. As much as i love Rempe already, perhaps Laviolette should pull him aside as say "Listen kid, think long term, and you don't have to accept every challenge/fight that comes along" Does the organization have a responsibilty to protect the players? Too long a list of players who had similar paths that led to .....

Games played on 2/27/24 Preds Michael McCarron vs Sens Mark Kastelic Winner ? Jets Adam Lowry vs Blues Brayden Schenn Winner ?

Game # 59 Flames top Kings 4-2 to stay hot with fourth consecutive victory ByAP Updated: Feb 28, 2024, 02:10 am CALGARY, Alberta -- — Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal at 12:09 of the third period as the Calgary Flames earned their fourth straight win, 4-2, over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary, while Chris Tanev chipped in a pair of assists. The Flames remain five points back of Nashville for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Jacob Markstrom had 21 stops and an assist. Sharangovich hadn’t scored a goal in 11 games before Tuesday. “It’s been a long time that I can’t score, but our line always has enough chances to score and finally we find a way,” Sharangovich said. Phillip Danault and Kevin Fiala provided the offense for Los Angeles, which has dropped the first two of its three-game Western Canada road trip. The Kings are tied in points with Nashville, but hold down the first wild-card spot. Making his first start in four games, former Flame Cam Talbot had 33 saves for the Kings. “They came out hard, hungry. They were better than us the first couple of minutes and it carried on to the game,” said Kings right-winger Quinton Byfield. “It’s tough when you start behind like that, but those are just games we’ve got to win.” On the go-ahead score, Sharangovich took a pass from Dryden Hunt, strode over the Los Angeles blue line and ripped a shot inside the goalpost on Talbot’s glove side. Sharangovich was shifted from right-wing to center after Elias Lindholm was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks during the NHL All-Star break. “It’s a little bit different role because you’re really responsible for the D-zone,” said Sharangovich. “It’s taken a little bit of time, but in the offensive zone doesn’t change. We’ve had a lot of chances and finally the puck has gone in.” Flames head coach Ryan Huska says Sharangovich has adjusted nicely. “He’s done a really good job for us since we’ve asked him to play in the middle of the ice,” said Huska. “He’s been responsible defensively, and that line is developing a little bit of chemistry, … to see him score tonight the way he did was a big moment for our team, for sure, but I know it will allow him to sleep a little better tonight as well.” Scoreless through the first half of the game, the Kings opened the scoring at 12:08 of the second period when Danault picked the top corner with a slap shot from 40 feet out. The lead was short-lived, however, with Calgary responding 48 seconds later. Noah Hanifin’s long pass found Mangiapane behind the Kings defense and on the breakaway, he fooled Talbot with a backhand-to-forehand deke that left him with an empty net. Continuing the sudden rapid-fire scoring barrage, 56 seconds after that, the Flames took their first lead with Coleman knocking in a Jonathan Huberdeau rebound at 13:52. Fiala evened the scored with 1:06 remaining in the middle frame, backhanding in a rebound after Markstrom could not control Anze Kopitar’s initial shot. With Los Angeles playing its second game in as many nights, Calgary started strong. The Flames outshot the Kings 10-3 in the opening 20 minutes, but the game remained scoreless thanks to a Los Angeles penalty kill that bent, but didn’t break. Mangiapane played in career game No. 400. Drafted by Calgary in the sixth round (166th overall) of the 2015 draft, he’s one of only 13 active players drafted in the sixth round who has reached 400 games. He’s also the first from the sixth round of his draft class to reach that mark. With his assist on Mangiapane’s goal, Markstrom has five assists on the season. No other NHL goalie has more than two.

Game # 60 Bos 3 Kraken 4 Pastrnak nets hat trick but Kraken top Bruins 4-3 in shootout ByAP Updated: Feb 27, 2024, 02:22 am SEATTLE -- — Kailer Yamamoto scored the only goal in a shootout and the Seattle Kraken overcame David Pastrnak's hat trick to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night. Jordan Eberle, Vince Dunn and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for Seattle, which twice came from behind to tie the game. Philipp Grubauer denied all three Bruins shootout attempts, the last of which was by Pastrnak. “He came in way slower than in the game,” Grubauer said. “So (he had) a little bit more time to make a move in the shootout. But this guy has so many tricks in the bag. You don’t expect them to do the same thing twice.” It was Boston’s sixth straight game that went beyond regulation time. By earning one point, the Bruins (34-12-14) tied idle Vancouver for most points in the NHL at 82. After dropping the final three games on a 1-0-3 road trip, Boston is 2-2-5 in its past nine overall. “If you look at the points, it’s a good trip. But doesn’t feel like it,” said Pastrnak, who tied the score late in the third period. “You get five out of eight points and every game was overtime. It’s a tough way to end it. We could have got the win, but unfortunately we didn’t. We played a great game, then in the third period we kind of let them push. You must expect good teams will make a push and refocus. It took us until almost too late in the third period to make the push back.” Grubauer made 29 saves for the Kraken. He got the start after replacing Joey Daccord early in the second period of Saturday’s 5-2 home loss to Minnesota. Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for Boston. Yamamoto was up first in the shootout and beat Ullmark with a forehand shot. Grubauer subsequently made saves on Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy and Pastrnak. Pastrnak put the Bruins on the board at 5:53 of the first period. Kevin Shattenkirk gained the puck deep in his own end and sent it ahead to Pastrnak, who was breaking down the middle of the ice ahead of Seattle defenders Will Borgen and Jamie Oleksiak. Pastrnak went 1-on-1 against Grubauer and launched the puck over his glove, high into the net. Pastrnak’s 37th goal of the season was his 700th career point. He is the 10th Bruins player to reach that milestone. "You get a few and you want to score more and more,” Pastrnak said. “I’ll definitely have to do some research on how to score more.” Eberle tied it on a power play at 4:45 of the second with his 14th of the season. Pastrnak put Boston back on top at 17:08. Dunn’s 10th goal tied it again at 5:29 of the third. Seattle had 14 shots on goal in the third — two more than in the first two periods combined. “The push at the start of the third period was really important,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “And you can see the determination in our guys right away from the drop of the puck, and that paid off for us.” Bjorkstrand gave Seattle a 3-2 lead with 5:30 left in the third when he redirected a shot by Alex Wennberg past Ullmark for his 14th goal. That came after the Bruins thought they had snapped the 2-all tie on an apparent goal by Morgan Geekie with 9:14 to go. But the Kraken won a replay challenge for goaltender interference. Pastrnak tied it at 3 on a power play with 2:52 left in regulation.

I watched the game, and Peterson was just...

Game played on 2/25/24 CNJ Mathieu Olivier vs NYR Matt Rempe Winner ? Jets Adam Lowry vsYotes Michael Kesseling Winner ? Ducks Sam Carrick vs Preds Jeremy Lauzon Winner ?

3 fights in 5 games....and got whooped in this one. I like this kid alot, but he'll have mush brains by 30

I just hope he developes into a respectable player and not just a goon. 2 Fights in 4 games so far.