The Canucks have signed Jayce Hawryluk to a one-year, two-way deal ($800K/$200K).
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Ottawa Senators News
The Predators have signed Nick Cousins to a two-year deal worth $3.0 million ($1.5M AAV).
Cousins will be on his fourth team in three years but has turned into a reliable third-line winger in recent years. Cousins has chipped in 27 and 25 points in each of the last two seasons and should have similar production in Nashville.
The Canucks have signed Zack MacEwen to a two-year deal worth $1.65 million ($825K AAV).
MacEwen split his 2020 campaign between the AHL and NHL, recording 11 points (5G / 6A) in 20 games with Utica and six points (5G / 1A) in 17 games with Vancouver. MacEwen is a big winger (6-foot-4, 211 lbs) who posted excellent numbers at lower-levels and should be a bottom-6 player for the Canucks in 2021.
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Brassard is expected to draw back into the Islanders lineup for Game 3.
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Brassard will come out of the Islanders lineup for Game 2.
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Cousins will come out of the Golden Knights lineup for Game 2.
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Cousins will replace Ryan Reaves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.
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Brassard will be back in the Islanders lineup for Game 3.
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Brassard will be a healthy scratch again on Monday.
Eller will not be available for Game 1 but is expected to return for Game 2.
Eller is still in quarantine after leaving the bubble for the birth of his child, so Travis Boyd will remain in the lineup for Game 1. Capitals head coach Todd Reirden is hopeful that Eller will play in Game 2 on Friday.
The Ducks have signed Jacob Larsson to a two-year, $2.4 million ($1.2 million AAV) contract extension.
The Ducks have signed Jacob Larsson to a two-year contract extension worth $2.4 million ($1.2M AAV).
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MacEwen will replace Ferland in the Canucks lineup for Game 3.
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Eller (personal) left the bubble on Wednesday and will not play on Thursday.
Eller went back to Washington on Wednesday to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. As a result, Eller won't be able to play on Thursday and will need to quarantine upon his return to the bubble, making him questionable for Sunday's game as well. Travis Boyd will replace him in the lineup.
The Kings have signed Arthur Kaliyev to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Kings have signed Jordan Spence to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Senators have signed Artem Zub to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Zub was an undrafted free agent defenseman out of Russia, who is coming off of a career-year in the KHL. The 24-old set new career-highs in goals (13), assists (9) and points (22) in 57 games with St. Petersburg SKA. In 2018 he represented Russia in the Olympics, where he had four assists in six games to help the team win gold.
The Maple Leafs signed Kristians Rubins to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Rubins was an undrafted free agent out of the WHL, who has spent the last two season in the Maple Leafs farm system. He earned himself an NHL-level contract by tallying 14 points (2G / 12A) in 47 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) in 2019-20.
Goalie Start
Anderson will start against the Kings on Wednesday.
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Ullmark will start against the Capitals on Monday.
Ullmark has missed the last 18 games with a lower-body injury but will make his first start since January 28th tonight vs. the Capitals. Before getting hurt, Ullmark was 5-3-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .929 SV% in eight January starts and is 10-5-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .917 SV% in 16 home games this season. In his first start against the Capitals, Ullmark surrendered six goals on 34 shots in a 6-1 loss.
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