Our thoughts and prayers to all of those affected by the Humboldt tragedy.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Pierre LeBrun: Salary breakdown for Antti Raanta‘s three-year contract extension.
Year 1: $2.75 M salary, $1 M signing bonus
Year 2: $5 M salary
Year 3: $2 M salary, $2 M signing bonus
Dave Vest: Raanta on being a No. 1 goalie: “I love to play. It’s much easier to play than to sit on the bench & watch the other guy do it. I did that for 4 years & this year I got the chance to be the guy who can play a lot & it’s been great. I love to make a difference on a daily basis”
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Chris Kuc: Forward Patrick Sharp said yesterday that he will be retiring from the NHL after today’s game.
Patrick Sharp takes a solo skate around the rink, saluting his teammates and the fans.
And it became very, very dusty in here. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/pHbou5beyV
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) April 7, 2018
Scott Powers of The Athletic: Anthony Duclair skated for the time yesterday since his collision with Brad Marchand back on March 10th.
On the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues …
Dan Rosen: The Avalanche must beat the St. Louis Blues in regulation today for them to make the playoffs.
On the Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers …
In the event the Flyers and Panthers finish tied in points (96-96), ROW (39-39), points earned head to head (2-2) and goal differential, per the tiebreaking rules, they will play a play-in game under the following rules on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/c7544pWlDc
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) April 6, 2018
On the Vegas Golden Knights …
Steve Carp: Defenseman Luca Sbisa said that he won’t play today, but his goal is to be ready for Game 1 next week.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Scott Billeck: The Jets have reassigned Sami Niku and Eric Comrie.
Eastern Conference Playoff Race (Games Ending 4/6) pic.twitter.com/vevwdxPw5s
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) April 7, 2018
Western Conference Playoff Race (Games Ending 4/6) pic.twitter.com/7LWAYg1ueA
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) April 7, 2018