โ Bruins (Guy Boston Sports) (@Bruins_GBos) March 6, 2019
Despite getting the better of Backes, Ferland was pronounced done for the game with an upper-body injury following the bout.
The Bruins sent the New Jersey Devils a 2019 second-round pick and a 2020 fourth-rounder for Johansson on Feb. 25. The winger entered the evening with 28 points in 51 games.
Radulov did not speak with the media when he came off the ice.
The Stars will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
This isn't the first time in Radulov's career that he's been disciplined by his own team. While playing for the Nashville Predators in 2012, he and teammate Andrei Kostitsyn were scratched for Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Arizona Coyotes for violating curfew. The duo were reportedly out until 4 a.m. the night before Game 2 of the series.
The Stars currently hold the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference with 71 points, but the Minnesota Wild (71 points), Coyotes (69 points), and Colorado Avalanche (68 points) are hot on their heels.
Radulov is enjoying one of the best seasons of his career with 51 points in 54 games.
Potential rule changes were a focal point at the annual GM meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. on Tuesday, where a few proposals were drafted by team executives.
General managers drafted a provision in which players who lose their helmet during play must immediately go to the bench or face a penalty, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen. The league will also look at making helmets mandatory during warmup.
Additionally, the GMs proposed a rule that would allow teams awarded a power play to decide on which side of the ice the first faceoff will take place, Rosen adds. The current faceoff location is dependant on where the puck was located at the previous stoppage of play.
The American Hockey League has already adopted both of these changes.
These proposals need to go through the NHL's competition committee prior to being presented to the board of governors, according to Joshua Clipperton of The Canadian Press.
Team execs were also in favor of installing game clocks in the corner boards to help players, Clipperton said. He added that this rule does not need NHLPA approval. Clocks were used in both outdoor games this season.
GMs also discussed implementing one-minute penalties in overtime but it did not gain enough traction due to the concern the change would increase the number of shootouts, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Nearly a year after a bus crash that left 16 people dead and 13 others injured, the last Humboldt Broncos player has been released from the hospital.
Morgan Gobeil's family announced on Monday in a statement that, following a 333-day hospital stay, he'll begin the next stage of his recovery as an outpatient with a therapy team at Saskatoon City Hospital.
Gobeil suffered a traumatic brain injury, multiple fractures to his skull, three facial fractures, broken ribs, and lacerations to his liver and spleen, according to The Canadian Press.
"During his time at the hospital, Morgan has celebrated his high school graduation, his brother's wedding, his 19th birthday, several holidays, and he has witnessed the change of all four seasons," the statement reads. "While Morgan has not regained his speech or his ability to walk yet, we remain hopeful that those will be the kind of milestones we will someday be able to celebrate."
This statement is being released by Saskatchewan Health Authority on behalf of the family of Morgan Gobeil, who was injured in the Humboldt #Broncos tragedy... #HumboldtStrongpic.twitter.com/oGOcfqT4uQ
โ Saskatchewan Health Authority (@SaskHealth) March 4, 2019
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the transport truck driver involved in the crash, pleaded guilty to all charges against him in January.
While responding to a tweet from the NHL's PR account that put Marner's 80-point season into context, Marchand provided his opinion on what the Leafs should pay the pending restricted free agent.
"I can't wait to see this kids new deal," he tweeted. "12m AAV?? It better be #Marnerwatch."
I cant wait to see this kids new deal... 12m AAV?? It better be#Marnerwatch
With the Bruins and Leafs likely meeting in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Marchand appears to already be playing the pest role he's mastered.
For Toronto, the star 21-year-old's contract extension has been a touchy subject lately. Marner's agent put talks on hold in January to prevent distractions, and reports of teams preparing offer sheets surfaced in February.
This season, the Maple Leafs locked up Auston Matthews to a five-year extension worth $11.6-million annually, and the team gave William Nylander a six-year deal worth $6.96 million per season.
Marner leads Toronto with 81 points through 66 games, placing him ninth overall in the NHL.
When the Washington Capitals signed Tom Wilson to a six-year, $31-million contract last summer, it was met with heavy criticism. He was about to come with a $5-million cap hit after recording a career high of only 14 goals.
However, Wilson has silenced the critics in his first year under the new deal. He has 18 goals and 33 points in 47 games, which would put him on pace for 31 tallies and 57 points over an entire 82-game season.
The offensive production
Wilson's deal actually stacks up quite nicely to similar pacts signed by wingers over the past few years, according to Cap Friendly's contract comparison tool.
Player
Length
AAV
GPG
PPG
Tom Wilson
6
$5.16M
0.38
0.70
Elias Lindholm
6
$4.85M
0.39
1.09
Jason Zucker
5
$5.5M
0.26
0.52
Teuvo Teravainen
5
$5.4M
0.28
0.94
Nino Niederreiter
5
$5.25M
0.28
0.63
J.T. Miller
5
$5.25M
0.20
0.60
Reilly Smith
5
$5M
0.22
0.65
While some players have drastically outplayed their contracts, such as Lindholm, it's clear that Wilson is being paid appropriately based on his production this season.
Wilson's $5.16-million average annual value is the 103rd-highest cap hit among NHL forwards this season, and, according to Corsica's player rankings, he's been the 102nd-best forward in the NHL. The top 100 features many skaters playing out the final years of their entry-level contracts, too. If Wilson can maintain this offensive production, his contract will look better with each coming year.
The physical element
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The NHL has evolved into a league which values skill more than toughness, but there's still room for a throwback like Wilson. He's even more valuable today than he would've been 10 or 20 years ago since players with his skill set are such a rarity. You can count on one hand the number of players in Wilson's tier of toughness who can also play on a top line.
Wilson is a legitimate heavyweight fighter. He may even be the best scrapper in the game, though Ryan Reaves probably disagrees. Fighting may be down across the league, but this still matters.
For example, after Ian Cole delivered a cheap shot to Evgeny Kuznetsov earlier in the season, Wilson immediately took exception and beat Cole to a pulp. It's safe to say Cole will never again take a run at a star player on the Caps.
Wilson is also arguably the game's most feared hitter. Opponents - specifically defensemen - need to know where he is on the ice at all times. Yes, his aggressive play has gotten him into trouble with the Department of Player Safety, but more often than not it yields positive results, as seen when this bone-crushing check on Jake Gardiner led to a goal.
Wilson's game profiles similarly to the first 10 years of Milan Lucic's career, though Wilson is a better skater than Lucic ever was, which suggests he'll age better. Even if Wilson's production falls off a cliff at 29 years old as Lucic's did, his contract will be coming to an end.
The Capitals were banking on Wilson's breakout season not being an aberration when they signed him to the extension. In Year 1, he's already taken his game to new heights offensively, and there's no indication he can't improve further.
Players like Wilson don't grow on trees, and the Capitals have one locked up for the next five years on a very team-friendly cap hit - something nobody anticipated when the deal was signed.
When the Washington Capitals signed Tom Wilson to a six-year, $31-million contract last summer, it was met with heavy criticism. He was about to come with a $5-million cap hit after recording a career high of only 14 goals.
However, Wilson has silenced the critics in his first year under the new deal. He has 18 goals and 33 points in 47 games, which would put him on pace for 31 tallies and 57 points over an entire 82-game season.
The offensive production
Wilson's deal actually stacks up quite nicely to similar pacts signed by wingers over the past few years, according to Cap Friendly's contract comparison tool.
Player
Length
AAV
GPG
PPG
Tom Wilson
6
$5.16M
0.38
0.70
Elias Lindholm
6
$4.85M
0.39
1.09
Jason Zucker
5
$5.5M
0.26
0.52
Teuvo Teravainen
5
$5.4M
0.28
0.94
Nino Niederreiter
5
$5.25M
0.28
0.63
J.T. Miller
5
$5.25M
0.20
0.60
Reilly Smith
5
$5M
0.22
0.65
While some players have drastically outplayed their contracts, such as Lindholm, it's clear that Wilson is being paid appropriately based on his production this season.
Wilson's $5.16-million average annual value is the 103rd-highest cap hit among NHL forwards this season, and, according to Corsica's player rankings, he's been the 102nd-best forward in the NHL. The top 100 features many skaters playing out the final years of their entry-level contracts, too. If Wilson can maintain this offensive production, his contract will look better with each coming year.
The physical element
Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / Getty
The NHL has evolved into a league which values skill more than toughness, but there's still room for a throwback like Wilson. He's even more valuable today than he would've been 10 or 20 years ago since players with his skill set are such a rarity. You can count on one hand the number of players in Wilson's tier of toughness who can also play on a top line.
Wilson is a legitimate heavyweight fighter. He may even be the best scrapper in the game, though Ryan Reaves probably disagrees. Fighting may be down across the league, but this still matters.
For example, after Ian Cole delivered a cheap shot to Evgeny Kuznetsov earlier in the season, Wilson immediately took exception and beat Cole to a pulp. It's safe to say Cole will never again take a run at a star player on the Caps.
Wilson is also arguably the game's most feared hitter. Opponents - specifically defensemen - need to know where he is on the ice at all times. Yes, his aggressive play has gotten him into trouble with the Department of Player Safety, but more often than not it yields positive results, as seen when this bone-crushing check on Jake Gardiner led to a goal.
Wilson's game profiles similarly to the first 10 years of Milan Lucic's career, though Wilson is a better skater than Lucic ever was, which suggests he'll age better. Even if Wilson's production falls off a cliff at 29 years old as Lucic's did, his contract will be coming to an end.
The Capitals were banking on Wilson's breakout season not being an aberration when they signed him to the extension. In Year 1, he's already taken his game to new heights offensively, and there's no indication he can't improve further.
Players like Wilson don't grow on trees, and the Capitals have one locked up for the next five years on a very team-friendly cap hit - something nobody anticipated when the deal was signed.
Edmonton Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson has narrowed down the list of candidates in his search for a new general manager, TSN's Darren Dreger reported on Monday's edition of ''Insider Trading.''
Dreger listed Kelly McCrimmon, Dave Nonis, Keith Gretzky, Sean Burke, Mike Futa, and Mark Hunter as candidates, though he noted there could be others. Gretzky has served as the Oilers' interim general manager since Peter Chiarelli was fired in January.
Nicholson would like to begin seeking permission to speak with these candidates in the next 10-14 days, Dreger added.
The new hire, if not Gretzky, would mark the Oilers' fifth general manager since 2008. The team has made the playoffs just once over that span.
