Goalie Start
Talbot is expected to start Friday in Anaheim.
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Columbus Blue Jackets News
Nichushkin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Soucy will be a healthy scratch in Seattle's season opener.
Severson (lower-body) was placed on IR but is questionable to play in the Devils season opener.
Severson is dealing with a lower-body injury that landed him on IR on Monday but he is eligible to come off and play on Friday. With Severson and Ty Smith both questionable, PK Subban could see additional usage at 5v5 and on PP2.
The Flames have signed Erik Gudbranson to a one-year contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Cole Sillinger to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Ducks have re-signed Isac Lundestrom to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Predators have re-signed Dante Fabbro to a two-year contract worth $4.8 million ($2.4M AAV).
The Blue Jackets have signed Zach Werenski to a six-year contract extension worth $57.498 million ($9.583M AAV).
The Penguins have signed Danton Heinen to a one-year contract.
The Predators have re-signed Mathieu Olivier to a two-year contract.
6-year, $57,500,000 contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. No Move Clause; Modified Trade Clause - 2027-28 season – 10 team trade list. Expires 2028 (UFA).
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5-year, $24,750,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Contract signed by Peter Cooney, now represented by Judd Moldaver . Expires 2026 (UFA).
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The Canucks have signed Conor Garland to a five-year contract worth $24.75 million ($4.95M AAV).
Garland was acquired from the Coyotes last week and the RFA quickly signed a five-year extension with his new team. In Vancouver, Garland will play with either Elias Pettersson or Bo Horvat and has averaged 24 goals and 31 assists (55 points) per 82 games over the last two seasons.
The Devils have signed Christian Jaros to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Jaros immediately signed a two-way contract with the Devils after being dealt from San Jose. Jaros has spent most of his time in the AHL over the last two seasons, so expect that to be the case again in 2021-22.
The Devils have acquired Christian Jaros from the Sharks for Nick Merkley.
This is the second time in seventh months that Jaros has been traded. After moving from Ottawa to San Jose, Jatos had one assist in seven games with the Sharks and three assists in 11 AHL games. In New Jersey, he will likely report to the AHL to start 2021-22.
The Canucks have acquired Conor Garland and Oliver-Ekman Larsson from the Coyotes for Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, the No.9 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, a 2022 second-round pick and a 2022 seventh-round pick.
Contract talks between the Coyotes and Garland broke down and it was widely expected that he would be traded. The deal ended up being much larger and more complex than anyone could have predicted, but Garland should be a great fit in the Canucks new top-6. Garland is tied for 99th with 78 points (34G / 44A) over the last two seasons. Garland will likely replace Tanner Pearson on a line with Bo Horvat and Nils Hoglander.
The Devils have signed Colton White to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
White was selected in the fourth-round (No. 97 overall) in 2015 but has appeared in just 11 NHL games since, including two in 2021. White spent most of the season with Binghamton (AHL), where he had one goal and six assists. Look for him to start the 2021-22 season in the AHL once again.
Goalie Start
Talbot led the Wild onto the ice for warmups for Game 7.
Soucy (undisclosed) will miss Game 7.
Soucy missed Games 5 and 6 and will miss the deciding Game 7 on Friday. Head coach Dean Evason said that Soucy is "progressing," so he could be available for Game 1 if the Wild move on tonight.