Fasching collected 12 goals and 30 points in 69 games for the AHL's Rochester Americans and was held pointless in five NHL contests this season.
The 22-year-old winger managed only three points in 22 games with the Sabres over the last three campaigns. Buffalo drafted him in the fourth round back in 2013.
Hickey chipped in 14 points across 35 games in his senior season with Boston University. He was originally acquired by the Coyotes in the Mike Smith trade with the Calgary Flames, who selected Hickey in the third round in 2014.
Sislo is a journeyman, having spent six years in the New Jersey Devils organization before landing with the AHL's San Antonio Rampage, Toronto Marlies, and then the Coyotes' affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners.
Devante Smith-Pelly hasn't changed his mind about forgoing a potential White House invite. But he won't hold it against Alex Ovechkin or any of his Washington Capitals teammates if they head to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to visit President Donald Trump after winning the Stanley Cup.
“Again, I haven’t thought about it any more than that," Smith-Pelly continued. "I stand by what I said … They can do whatever they want, you know what I mean. When I said what I said, no one in the room said, ‘Hey, maybe you should do this or maybe you should do that.’ Everyone can do whatever they want. I will still love Ovi if he goes and the other guys if they go.”
Ovechkin said Wednesday he's looking forward to a possible celebration at the White House, adding that he "can't wait" and hasn't been there other than taking pictures around it.
"Whatever the group decides, we will do it," Trotz said. "I don’t know if it will be a full group, a half group, or no group, I have no idea."
Smith-Pelly, a Canadian who is black, told Traikos last Wednesday that "the things that (Trump) spews are straight-up racist and sexist," and he definitely doesn't agree with the president's rhetoric.
Trump has yet to formally invite the Capitals. Last Monday, he canceled the Philadelphia Eagles' visit. During the NBA Finals, both LeBron James and Stephen Curry said their teams wouldn't go if invited, and the president responded by saying they wouldn't be welcome anyway.
Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee's ongoing legal proceedings will prevent him from attending at least the start of the upcoming NHL draft.
Lee's attorney, Paul Cambria, confirmed to The Associated Press that his client is expected to attend his next court appearance in Buffalo on June 22, the same day the first round of the draft takes place in Dallas.
The Senators executive was arrested and charged with second-degree harassment late in May while visiting Buffalo for the league's scouting combine.
Lee pleaded not guilty to making lewd comments toward, and rubbing the shoulders of, a 19-year-old male hotel shuttle driver.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the AP in an email that the league has no position on whether Lee can attend the draft as a whole, saying that decision is up to the Senators.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported earlier Monday that a few teams were indicating Ekman-Larsson was off the market.
The two sides have been discussing an eight-year extension with an average annual value of $8.25 million since at least as far back as when Morgan first reported it last month.
It's not clear if those are the same parameters being negotiated now, but the Coyotes feel confident enough about the potential extension that they have indeed told other teams he's not available, as Morgan added Monday night.
Ekman-Larsson has one year left on the six-year, $33-million deal he inked in the spring of 2013.
The Kings promoted Futa to assistant GM in April 2017.
He previously served as the team's vice president of hockey operations and director of player personnel, and has been in the organization for the last 11 seasons.
The Stanley Cup continues to elude James Neal, and his string of misfortune is becoming a bit ridiculous.
The Vegas Golden Knights forward came up short again this spring, as the Washington Capitals ended the expansion team's magical run in five games with the series-clinching victory Thursday night.
It's the second straight year Neal's team has lost in the championship round, as he fell short as a member of the Nashville Predators last season.
As unlucky as that is, it doesn't end there.
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Neal to the Predators in June 2014, and Pittsburgh then won back-to-back titles without him in 2016 and 2017.
Neal also missed out on the Penguins' Cup win in 2009, as they didn't acquire him from the Dallas Stars until February 2011.
The 30-year-old sharpshooter might have already gotten over those past coincidences, but he'll have a hard time putting his Game 4 miss in the rear-view mirror.
If there was any lingering doubt, it's history now.
Alex Ovechkin's Stanley Cup victory - along with his stellar performance in these playoffs and throughout the season - should permanently put to rest any remaining whispers of criticism toward the Washington Capitals captain.
Ovechkin didn't need the Cup to be considered one of the greatest players in NHL history. He was already a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer and one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time.
He was also a deserving Conn Smythe Trophy winner, leading all postseason scorers with 15 goals and finishing second with 27 points in 24 games. He'll be awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's goal-scoring champion later this month for the seventh time, and he hit the 600-career-goal plateau back in March, becoming the fourth-fastest player to do so.
And he's done all of this by age 32, with no indications whatsoever that he'll be closing the book on his 13-year career anytime soon.
Still, there was something missing, and while he never deserved to shoulder the blame for that, winning the Stanley Cup effectively killed any present or future debates about his place in history.
The unfounded narratives that unfairly dogged him during the Capitals' years of playoff frustration - that he couldn't win big games, that he wasn't fully dedicated, that he was selfish - were never grounded in truth, and they were silenced forever Thursday night.
In fact, Ovechkin all but vanquished those baseless claims long before the final buzzer sounded in Game 5.
After Washington dropped the first two games of its first-round matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets on home ice, the Russian superstar guaranteed the Capitals would return to D.C. with the series tied, and that's exactly what happened.
Ovechkin's club won four straight games after his declaration, and he was a huge part of the resurgence, potting three goals and six points combined in Games 3-6.
He should also be lauded for his professionalism during the years of frustration amid the unceasing questions about his role in the Capitals' numerous early exits, as he repeatedly displayed a demeanor that further proved his worthiness as a leader in the dressing room.
Other players might have gotten visibly annoyed when faced with all of the questions about the team's failures, but he didn't. This season, in particular, his sense of humor shone through, and time and time again, he made it known that the team took precedence over his individual accomplishments.
When his pursuit of a 50-goal campaign ended in disappointment on the final night of the regular-season schedule in April, he could have focused inwardly and talked about himself. Instead, he shrugged it off with a memorable two-word phrase and credited his teammates for trying to find him for goals all year long.
As he so often does, Ovechkin played like a man on a mission this spring, and while accomplishing that mission wasn't a requirement for him to be assured of a Hall of Fame plaque, doing so while playing better than anyone else in the playoffs ensured his legacy will never be questioned again.
Nathan Walker is the first Australian-born player to hoist Lord Stanley's mug, after becoming the first player from Down Under to play in regular-season and postseason games, respectively, earlier in the campaign.
Then there was Lars Eller, who made some history of his own after scoring the most important goal of the Capitals' season.
Lars Eller, with a laugh, after having scored the #StanleyCup-winning goal and becoming Denmark's first-ever Cup champ: "It can only go downhill from here!" pic.twitter.com/8GQj0Jh4Tg
Capitals backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer, who started Washington's first two playoff games this year, is the fourth German player to win the Cup, joining Tom Kuhnhackl, Dennis Seidenberg, and Uwe Krupp. It's the third straight year a German-born player has won it, after Kuhnhackl's back-to-back titles with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ovechkin became the third non-North American player to captain his team to the Cup, joining Nicklas Lidstrom and Zdeno Chara, and he's the fifth non-Canadian, joining Lidstrom, Chara, and U.S.-born players Derian Hatcher and Dustin Brown.
A certain veteran goaltender might want to practice his blue steel.
Ryan Miller had some fun with Chrissy Teigen on Wednesday, four days after the model and "Lip Sync Battle" host fired off a playful tweet about being a netminder.
It all started on Saturday night, presumably when Teigen was watching Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
I ran some numbers and if you lay on your side and lift your top leg up and down the entire game, you stop 99.9% of attempted goals. The rest is up to defense.
The New York Islanders have dismissed general manager Garth Snow and head coach Doug Weight, with president of hockey operations Lou Lamoriello assuming the GM role, the club announced Tuesday.
Lamoriello will immediately begin the process of finding the team's next head coach.
