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Bruins trade for Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway – Stanley Cup of Chowder

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2 years ago

February 23, 2023

The Bruins worked a three-team trade between the Washington Capitals and the Minnesota Wild that ended with the Bruins sending a 2023 first-round pick, 2025 second-round pick, 2024 third-round pick & forward Craig Smith to Washington, a 2023 fifth-round pick to Minnesota and receiving Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway from the Capitals (with Orlov going to MIN for some cap holding) and the rights to Andrei Svetlakov from the Wild.

With all the rumors about Vladislav Gavrikov and the Bruins’ holdup with figuring out their cap situation, it’s surprising that both Orlov was available and that Don swung a trade like this to get it to be cap compliant.

With that, let’s take a look at the two newest Bruins coming from the Caps:

The Bruins were missing some grit on both sides of the puck, something they know has hampered them in multiple playoffs past. In one fell swoop, Sweeney brings in two guys who bring not just snarl but positive metrics as lineup players. Hathaway has nine goals on the season, including a game-winner against the Bruins earlier in February, and shows he can bring more offense to the table. Orlov hasn’t had as much luck; not having John Carlson in the lineup as a pair certainly hurts, but his expected goals/for per 60 shows he’s more than capable. Orlov can also be a decent second PK defenseman alongside the plethora of guys the Bruins have that can do it anyway.

We say goodbye to Craig Smith, whose name has been floated all season alongside Mike Reilly as someone the Bruins needed to part with to get more cap compliant to make a trade of this caliber. His 2OT goal against the Capitals in Round 1 of the playoffs in 2021 won’t be forgotten.

What’s genius about this is the cap retention. The Capitals keep 50% of Orlov’s cap hit and the Wild keep 25% of it as well, leaving just 25% for the Bruins. $3.1M out with Smith’s contract leaving, and the combined cap hit of Orlov’s 25% and Hathaway is $2.775. Orlov’s and Hathaway’s contracts end this season, so if both become rentals, it’s useable cap space for a significant extension for someone *cough cough DON* or free agency.

Don Sweeney has definitely made headlines with this one. The return is a good chunk, understandably for both players that certainly help the Bruins in the here-and-now and involve Minnesota to help the cap situation stay under control. However, it’s also recognizing this could be their best shot at winning a Cup with Bergeron and Krejci again and doing his best to make it happen.

If visuals are more of your thing, here’s the full breakdown:

What say y’all? Great trade? Give up too much?

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Teravainen nets four points as Blackhawks beat winless Oilers 5-2

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26 mins ago

October 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

EDMONTON – Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and two assists and Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks captured their first victory of the season, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday.

Seth Jones also had a goal and two assists in his 800th career NHL game and Philipp Kurashev scored the other goal for the Blackhawks, who improved to 1-1-1 on the season.

Corey Perry and Leon Draisaitl scored for the Oilers, who fell to 0-2 to start the season on the heels of making it all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final last season before losing out to the Florida Panthers. Edmonton has been outscored 11-2 in its first two games.

Petr Mrazek had 35 saves in the Chicago net, while Calvin Pickard made 15 stops between the pipes for Edmonton.

TAKEAWAYS

Blackhawks: Former Oiler Taylor Hall now has eight points (2G, 6A) in 12 career games against the team that drafted him first overall in 2010, picking up an assist on Chicago’s first-period goal. There were four former first overall picks playing in the contest in Hall and Bedard for the Hawks and Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for Edmonton. Nugent-Hopkins picked up his 700th career point in the contest.

Oilers: Oilers defenceman and Edmonton-area product Brett Kulak suited up for his 500th career NHL game. The 30-year-old has been a mainstay since arriving from Montreal at the 2023 NHL trade deadline, playing in all 183 regular-season and 53 playoff games that he could. He has recorded an even 100 points in his career.

KEY MOMENT

The Blackhawks took a two-goal lead with six minutes to play in the middle frame as Bedard used a defender as a screen before ripping a perfect shot glove-side past Pickard for his first of the season.

KEY STAT

With his third period power-play goal, Oilers forward Draisaitl now has a 16-game point streak (13-18-31) against Chicago dating to Oct. 28, 2018 and passed teammate Connor McDavid (15-game streak versus New Jersey) for the NHL’s longest active point streak against one opponent.

UP NEXT

Blackhawks: Wrap up a four-game road trip in Calgary against the Flames on Tuesday.

Oilers: Host the Flames on Sunday in the third game of a season-starting four-game set at home.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2024.

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Huberdeau scores twice, Wolf has 37 saves in Flames’ 6-3 win over Flyers

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28 mins ago

October 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

CALGARY – Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and two assists for the Calgary Flames in a 6-3 win in their home-opener over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

Nazem Kadri scored twice, including an empty-netter with MacKenzie Weegar and Mikael Backlund each contributing a goal for Calgary (2-0-0).

Flames goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 37 of 40 shots in his season debut.

Travis Konecny scored twice, including one short-handed, and Joel Farabee also had a goal for Philadelphia (1-1-0).

Flyers starter Ivan Fedotov made 27 saves in his first start of the season.

The Flyers played their second road game in as many nights to start their season after a 3-2 shootout win over the Canucks in Vancouver.

The Flames overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Canucks 6-5 in overtime to start their season Wednesday.

TAKEAWAYS

Flyers: Slow start after beating Vancouver in a shootout 24 hours earlier, but scored twice in the second period and trailed by a goal heading into the third.

Flames: Wolf was the difference early stopping all 18 shots he faced in the first period and 37 overall. Calgary’s first goal that deflected off Huberdeau’s shoulder was lucky, but the winger set up Weegar perfectly for a one-timer and a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes, assisted on a pair of power-play goals and generated the Flames’ fifth goal.

KEY MOMENT

The Flames converted a five-on-three in the second period into Kadri’s power-play goal and a two-goal lead. Wolf reached back into his crease during a scramble to clear the puck and deny Konecny a potential equalizing goal midway through the third period.

KEY STAT

Philadelphia’s power play, which was the worst in the NHL last season, was 1-for-4 on Saturday and 2-for-8 after two games. Calgary’s went 2-for-5 to be 4-for-9 after two games.

UP NEXT

Flames: Finish a back-to-back weekend on Sunday in Edmonton against the Oilers.

Flyers: Follow the Flames into Edmonton on Tuesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2024.

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Caufield scores twice, Canadiens beat Senators 4-1

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1 hour ago

October 12, 2024

Anne Joseph

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens grabbed a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Emil Heineman and Cole Caufield and went on to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday at the Bell Centre.

After Alex Newhook boosted the Canadiens’ lead to 3-0 early in the third period, Tim Stutzle ended Sam Montembeault’s bid for a second consecutive shutout. Montembeault, who made 48 saves in a season-opening win over Toronto, made 24 saves.

Caufield completed the scoring with his second goal of the game and fourth of the season as the Canadiens improved to 2-1, while the Senators slipped to 1-1.

Montreal defenceman Mike Matheson was awarded a penalty shot when he was upended by Jake Sanderson on a rush to the net during a third-period power play. Linus Ullmark, who finished the game with 21 saves, got a piece of the shot which hit the post and went wide.

TAKEAWAYS

The Canadiens won the battle of special teams. Heineman scored a power-play goal with one second remaining in the advantage as Montreal went 1-for-4 with the extra man. Ottawa failed to score on four power plays and were held to three shots on goal.

KEY MOMENT

After facing only four shots in the first period, Montembeault was under pressure in the second period when the Senators outshot the Canadiens 12-3.

KEY STAT

The Canadiens have had one of the worst power plays in the NHL over the past three seasons and the outlook for this season wasn’t bright after the team went 0-for-30 in the pre-season. But Heineman scored his first NHL goal on a power play in the first period to give Montreal a power-play goal in each of its first three regular-season games.

UP NEXT

Senators: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday afternoon.

Canadiens: Host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2024.

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