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Shane Bowers(C)|SJS
Trade
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The Avalanche have acquired Shane Bowers in a three-way trade with the Senators and Predators.

Bowers, 18, was a first round pick (No.28 overall) this summer and is currently in his first season at Boston University, where he has four goals and two assists in 10 games. Bowers is at least a year or two away from making it to the NHL.

Source:
Elliotte Friedman 2017-11-05T19:41:50.000Z
Shane Bowers
Andrew Hammond(G)|FA
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Trade
The Avalanche have acquired Andrew Hammond in a three-way trade with the Senators and Predators.

Hammond has spent all of 2017-18 in the AHL, where he has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .925 SV% in seven starts with Belleville. He has made 55 career NHL appearances, going 27-14-6 with a 2.32 GAA and .923 SV%. He may stick in the AHL with Semyon Varlamov and Jonathan Bernier already with the Avalanche.

Source:
Elliotte Friedman 2017-11-05T19:40:34.000Z
Andrew Hammond
Samuel Girard(D)|PIT
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Trade
The Avalanche have acquired Samuel Girard in a three-way trade with the Senators and Predators.

Girard, 19, was a second round pick in 2016 (No.47 overall) and made his NHL debut this season, recording one goal and two assists in five games with the Predators. Girard should step right onto the Avalanche blueline and be an impact offensive-defenseman, but he will have to play well to stick with the team, because his development is more important than their success this season.

Source:
Elliotte Friedman 2017-11-05T19:38:59.000Z
Samuel Girard
Kyle Turris(C)|INA
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Trade
The Predators have acquired Kyle Turris via trade and signed him to a six-year extension worth $36M.

Turris was set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, but the Predators immediately inked him to a six-year deal worth $6.0 million per season. Turris bolsters the Predators down the middle and will serve as their No.2 centre behind Ryan Johansen. He heads to Nashville with three goals and six assists (nine points) in 11 games so far this season.

Source:
Elliotte Friedman 2017-11-05T19:37:04.000Z
Kyle Turris
Matt Duchene(C)|DAL
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Trade
The Senators have acquired Matt Duchene in a three-way trade with the Avalanche and Predators.

Duchene was pulled off of the ice in the middle of tonight’s game in Brooklyn and heads to Ottawa, where he will make his Senators debut in Sweden against…Colorado.The 26-year-old has recorded four goals and six assists (10 points) in 13 games so far this season and has a career-high of 30 goals (2016) and 47 assists (2014). He will replace Kyle Turris, who heads to Nashville as a part of this trade.

Source:
Elliotte Friedman 2017-11-05T19:35:26.000Z
Matt Duchene
Ben Bishop(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Bishop will start Monday vs. the Jets.

Bishop allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Stars’ loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. Kari Lehtonen started on Saturday, so Bishop gets the nod tonight vs. the Jets. The 30-year-old netminder has gone 4-0-0 with a 1.48 GAA and .948 SV% on home-ice this season, but the Jets come in with points in seven straight (4-0-3) while averaging 3.43 goals for per game.

Source:
Mark Stepneski 2017-11-06T08:49:10.000Z
Ben Bishop
Darcy Kuemper(G)|LAK
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Kuemper leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings win in Ottawa on October 24th. The 27-year-old has made two starts and one relief appearance this season, going 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .929 SV% in those appearances. Tonight he will face a Predators team that has lost four of their last six (2-3-1).

Source:
Brooks Bratten 2017-11-04T22:00:48.000Z
Darcy Kuemper

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What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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