Pro Hockey Rumors

If preseason is any indication, there won’t be many growing pains for Flyers prospect Matvei Michkov as he adjusts to playing in North America. The 2023 seventh overall pick put his stamp all over the Flyers’ first home win of the exhibition schedule last night, recording a secondary assist and scoring an empty-net insurance marker in a 2-0 victory over the Islanders, quite … [Read more...] about East Notes: Michkov, Marchand, Sillinger, Giles

According to Colby Guy of The Associated Press, Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell was back at practice today after missing yesterday’s due to a lower-body injury. Lundell was originally listed as day-to-day but there was no harm no foul as head coach Paul Maurice shared he wasn’t planning on Lundell playing against the Carolina Hurricanes tomorrow regardless.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Anton Lundell Returns From Lower-Body Injury

As we finish out the first week of the preseason schedule, teams are beginning to get more aggressive with their training camp cuts. We’ll see more on Friday after seven teams trimmed their rosters on Thursday. With most junior-eligible players returned to their CHL clubs, we should see more AHL assignments and waiver placements in the coming days. As always, we’ll update this … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 9/27/24

Carter Verhaeghe immediately cemented himself as a core top-four piece for the Panthers after initially landing there as a free agent in 2020. Now in the prime of his career, the 29-year-old could be one of the top unrestricted free agents on the market next summer with a major chance to cash in. But Verhaeghe has been working on an extension to stay in Florida ever since he … [Read more...] about Panthers Notes: Verhaeghe, Nosek, Knight

Panthers center Tomas Nosek left today’s preseason game early after colliding with the boards following a trip, notes team reporter Jameson Olive (Twitter link). While he briefly tried to return later in the period, he ultimately didn’t return to the contest.  Nosek is in his first season in Florida after signing a one-year deal with them in free agency.  The 32-year-old … [Read more...] about Nosek Injured In Preseason Opener