The transaction wire is active again today, with many teams hosting their first practices in over a week. The regular season schedule after the 4 Nations Face-Off resumes this weekend, so the players who teams reassigned to the minors over the break to continue playing will be added back to rosters today and tomorrow to make them eligible to practice with their NHL teammates. … [Read more...] about Minor Transactions: 2/18/25
Assessing Brayden Schenn As A Trade Candidate For The Colorado Avalanche
In a recent edition of his mailbag, Evan Rawal of The Denver Gazette assessed Brayden Schenn’s potential fit with the Colorado Avalanche. It’s hard to imagine the St. Louis Blues sending a top-six center to a division rival, but Schenn might be exactly what the Avalanche need. There’s no question Colorado has high-end talent. Even after trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina … [Read more...] about Assessing Brayden Schenn As A Trade Candidate For The Colorado Avalanche
Blues, Penguins Swap Mathias Laferrière, Corey Andonovski
The Penguins announced this afternoon that they’ve acquired minor-league forward Mathias Laferrière from the Blues in exchange for similarly-cast depth winger Corey Andonovski. Both will report to their new affiliate clubs in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Springfield, respectively. Laferrière, 24, was a sixth-round pick by the Blues in 2018 and hasn’t made his NHL debut. He’s … [Read more...] about Blues, Penguins Swap Mathias Laferrière, Corey Andonovski
Minor Transactions: 2/9/25
The league will continue to see many AHL demotions today after all but four teams wrapped up their pre-4 Nations Face-Off break schedule on Saturday. We’ve already seen a few this morning, namely in Pittsburgh and Boston, and we will continue to track the rest in this article as fringe players head to the minors to get playing time over the next few weeks. The Predators … [Read more...] about Minor Transactions: 2/9/25
Texier Could Play Saturday, Tucker Out
The Blues could have winger Alexandre Texier back in the lineup on Saturday versus Chicago, relays NHL.com’s Lou Korac (Twitter link). He missed Thursday’s game versus Florida due to illness. It has been a bit of a quiet first year in St. Louis for Texier as he has just nine points in 27 games while averaging a career-low 12:35 per contest so far. Meanwhile, Korac adds that … [Read more...] about Texier Could Play Saturday, Tucker Out
