The first domino of the 2025 free agency has dropped after St. Louis signed Matt Luff to a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday. The 28-year-old right-winger spent 2024-25 between Charlotte (AHL) and Springfield (AHL) and had 20 goals and 49 points in 56 total games played. He will provide St. Louis with some offensive depth but is expected to start the season back in Springfield.
Luff has been a healthy scratch the entirety of his time with the Red Wings this season and will report to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) after clearing waivers. In 28 games with Grand Rapids last season, Luff had 25 points (8G / 17A).
Luff spent most of the 2023 season in the AHL, but had four points (2G / 2A) and 22 hits in 19 games with the Red Wings. Luff will be a bubble player heading into the 2024 and could start the season back in Grand Rapids, where he had 25 points (8G / 17A) in 28 games last season.
Luff has eight goals, 25 points, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 28 games with Grand Rapids (AHL) and has been recalled to Detroit under emergency conditions Tuesday. The 25-year-old has a goal, and a -1 plus/minus through seven games so far this season with the Red Wings.
Luff had seven goals, 16 assists, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 25 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) and was recalled to the Red Wings Monday but has been reassigned to the minor Wednesday. The 25-year-old has a goal over seven games played with the Red Wings.
Luff had seven goals, 16 assists, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 25 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) and has been recalled to the Red Wings Monday. The 25-year-old returns to the Wings for the second time this season, where he had a goal over seven games played.
Luff only managed 8:43 TOI before being forced to leave the Red Wings' previous contest vs. the Canadiens due to an incredibly dangerous boarding hit from rookie Juraj Slafkovsky. Luff has one goal through seven games after receiving a promotion to the Red Wings after a few games with Grand Rapids this season. He is out for 10-12 weeks following wrist surgery Wednesday.
Luff was enjoying a great start in Grand Rapids (AHL) as he had seven points (3G/4A) and a +3 plus/minus rating. In 87 career NHL games he has 13 goals and 10 assists while playing for two different teams prior to the Red Wings.
Luff played the last five games but will miss Thursday's game vs. the Oilers. Cody Glass was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) and will replace him in the Predators' bottom-6.
Luff spent the first few years of his career in the Kings organization but signed with the Predators this offseason. Luff has scored even goals with nine assists (16 points) in 200 AHL games with Milwaukee this season. He has 10 goals and seven assists (17 points) in 64 career NHL games.
Luff missed Monday’s practice and will not play Tuesday vs. the Avalanche due to an undisclosed injury. The Kings did not provide much detail on his injury other than to say that it is not COVID-19 related. Carl Grundstrom will replace him.
Luff has been in and out of the Kings lineup recently, so he'll go back to the AHL where he can play full-time. Carl Grundstrom was recalled to take his spot on the roster.
Luff has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Trevor Lewis (upper-body) on Monday. Luff has one goal and three assists (four points) in 10 games this season.
Luff was a healthy scratch on Saturday but will replace Nikolai Prokhorkin on Tuesday. Luff has appeared in seven total games with the Kings this season, registering two assist and 10 shots in 10:16 ATOI.
Luff played in the last two games and even picked up an assist last night, but Nikolai Prokhorkin will replace him on Saturday.
