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NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – April 17, 2021
Oilers ink 1st-rounder Dylan Holloway to entry-level deal
The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Dylan Holloway to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Friday.
Holloway, 19, was selected by Edmonton with the 14th overall pick at the 2020 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1 pivot tallied 11 goals and 35 points through 23 games during his sophomore season with the Wisconsin Badgers and was named to the All-Big Ten First Team.
Holloway also represented Team Canada at the 2021 world juniors, contributing one goal and one assist en route to earning a silver medal.
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Sabres’ Ullmark week-to-week with lower-body injury
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark is week-to-week with a lower-body injury he sustained Tuesday, interim head coach Don Granato announced.
"Right now, it's week-to-week, and we don't have many weeks left," Granato said. "So, that one's a little touchy."
The Sabres have 13 games left, with their regular season scheduled to conclude May 8.
Ullmark previously missed 15 games this season due to injury. He's been one of few bright spots for Buffalo in 2021, posting a .917 save percentage across 20 contests.
The 27-year-old is an unrestricted free agent at season's end.
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NHL postpones 3 Avalanche games after positive COVID-19 test
The NHL has postponed the next three games on the Colorado Avalanche's schedule after a third Avalanche player entered COVID-19 protocols, the league announced Friday.
The Avalanche canceled their morning skate Friday after a COVID-19 test came back positive from Thursday's testing. Colorado goaltender Philipp Grubauer reportedly tested positive earlier this week and joined defenseman Bowen Byram on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list.
Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday he expects Grubauer to miss "more than 14 days."
Colorado was scheduled to play the Los Angeles Kings on Friday and Sunday before facing the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The league expects the Avalanche to re-open team facilities on April 21 and return to action against the Blues the following night.
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Canucks to resume play April 18 as NHL alters North Division schedule
The NHL has shuffled the North Division schedule after delaying the Vancouver Canucks' return to action following a COVID-19 outbreak.
The Canucks will resume their season on April 18 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and play their final game on May 19 against the Calgary Flames.
Here's a look at the revised schedule (all times ET):
| Away | Home | Original Date | New Date (Time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Vancouver Canucks | April 17 | April 18 (7 p.m.) |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Vancouver Canucks | April 19 | April 20 (9 p.m.) |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Winnipeg Jets | April 21 | April 22 (7 p.m.) |
| Edmonton Oilers | Vancouver Canucks | April 16 | May 3 (10 p.m.) |
| Edmonton Oilers | Vancouver Canucks | May 6 | May 4 (10 p.m.) |
| Vancouver Canucks | Edmonton Oilers | May 4 | May 6 (9 p.m.) |
| Edmonton Oilers | Montreal Canadiens | May 11 | May 12 (5 p.m.) |
| Vancouver Canucks | Calgary Flames | May 3 | May 13 (9 p.m.) |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Winnipeg Jets | April 23 | May 14 (8 p.m.) |
| Vancouver Canucks | Edmonton Oilers | May 13 | May 15 (TBD) |
| Calgary Flames | Vancouver Canucks | April 21 | May 16 (TBD) |
| Calgary Flames | Vancouver Canucks | May 15 | May 18 (TBD) |
| Vancouver Canucks | Calgary Flames | May 16 | May 19 (TBD) |
The league also made the following start time changes:
| Away | Home | Date (Original time) | New time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | Winnipeg Jets | April 17 (10 p.m.) | 7 p.m. |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Ottawa Senators | May 12 (7:30 p.m.) | 8 p.m. |
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Jets sign Adam Lowry to 5-year, $16.25M extension
The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Adam Lowry to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3.25 million, the team announced.
Lowry, 28, has spent his entire seven-year career with the Jets since being selected by the club in the third round of the 2011 NHL Draft. He has eight goals and 12 assists in 44 games this season.
Adam Lowry, signed $3.25Mx5 by WPG, is a bottom-six defensive centre who's trusted in tough matchups but is no longer the analytical darling he was in his early 20s. #GoJetsGo pic.twitter.com/ngfQ9OtWDZ
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) April 16, 2021
Lowry's career-best statistical season came during the 2016-17 campaign, where he totaled 15 goals and 14 assists in 82 games.
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Summer Of Change Could Be Coming For the Calgary Flames
Senators’ Shane Pinto to make NHL debut vs. Canadiens
Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto will make his NHL debut Saturday when his club takes on the Montreal Canadiens, head coach DJ Smith confirmed Friday, according to Sportsnet's Kyle Bukauskas.
The Senators inked the Hobey Baker Award finalist to a three-year, entry-level contract earlier in April. Pinto recently wrapped up his second season at the University of North Dakota, racking up 15 goals and 17 assists in 28 games.
Ottawa also previously signed Jacob Bernard-Docker - the 26th pick in the 2018 NHL Draft and Pinto's teammate at North Dakota - to an entry-level deal. The defenseman debuted with the Senators on Wednesday.
Pinto was selected by Ottawa with the 32nd pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.
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Leafs’ Hyman fined $5K for high-sticking Jets’ Pionk
The NHL fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman $5,000 for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk, the league's Department of Player Safety announced Thursday.
Hyman in a war
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) April 16, 2021
Gets slashed, slashes back pic.twitter.com/CbiRQBCaXo
Hyman was assessed a two-minute high-sticking penalty on the play in the final minutes of Toronto's 5-2 loss to the Jets on Thursday.
The 28-year-old has 15 goals and 18 assists in 42 games this season.
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