The Avalanche have acquired Brandon Saad and Dennis Gilbert from the Blackhawks for Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm.
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St Louis Blues News
The Blues have signed Torey Krug to a seven-year deal worth $45.5 million ($6.5M AAV).
Krug is one of the league's best offensive-defensemen and will be a strong replacement for Alex Pietrangelo. Krug will likely skate on the top-pair with Colton Parayko and will quarterback the top power-play unit. His PP production has been elite but that's been on one of the best units in the NHL. It will be interesting to see how much of that carries over to St. Louis. Krug has registered at least 44 points in five straight seasons, averaging eight goals and 43 assists (51 points) per season.
Faksa is "unfit to play" in Game 6 vs. the Lightning.
Faksa has not appeared in a game during the series, so it's not surprising that he won't be available for a must-win Game 6. Nicholas Caamano will stick in the lineup with Faksa out.
Faksa is unfit to play in Game 5 vs. the Golden Knights.
Faksa missed Game 4 and has already been ruled out of tonight's Game 5. Roope Hintz was banged up in Game 4 and is questionable tonight, so the Stars could be really thin at centre if he's a no go. At that point, they will likely go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen and we would likely see a lot of Tyler Seguin and Joe Pavelski double shifting on the fourth line.
The Penguins have acquired Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren and Pontus Aberg from the Maple Leafs for the No.15 overall pick in 2020, Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander and David Warsofsky.
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Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups for Game 6.
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Binnington is expected to start Game 6 vs. the Canucks.
MacEachern is expected to come out of the Blues lineup in Game 5.
Gunnarsson is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Game 5.
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Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
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Binnington starts Game 1 vs. the Canucks.
Suter (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Game 4.
Gunnarsson will come out of the Blues lineup on Thursday.
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Kyrou will draw into the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Line Change
Thomas will not be in the lineup on Thursday but is expected to play on Sunday.
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Binnington will start Thursday vs. the Golden Knights.
MacEachern is expected to draw into the Blues lineup on Thursday.
MacEachern will replace Ivan Barbashev, who left the bubble to be with his wife for the birth of their child. The 26-year-old had seven goals and three assists (10 points) in 51 regular-season games.
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Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
The Blues have signed Mackenzie MacEachern to a two-year extension worth $1.8 million ($900K AAV).
After splitting the 2018-19 campaign between the NHL and AHL, MacEachern spent the entire 2019-20 season (until it was paused) with the Blues, scoring seven goals with three assists (10 points) in 50 games. The 26-year-old, former third-round pick now has 10 goals and five assists (15 points) in 79 career NHL games and will now be a fixture in St. Louis' bottom-6 for at least the next few seasons.
The Blues signed Tyler Tucker to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Tucker was a seventh-round pick in 2018 and finished the 2019-20 OHL season eighth among defensemen with 56 points (17G / 39A) in 55 games between the Barrie Colts and Flint Firebirds. He will likely report to San Antonio (AHL) when he turns pro.
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