Posts About "Trevor van Riemsdyk"
5 UFA Defensemen for Devils to Target
September 11th, 2020 Free agency is almost a month away. It may be weird writing that in September, but that's the reality due to COVID-19 and the NHL suspending play back in March. But even though the calendar has shifted, it hasn't changed what the New Jersey Devils need to do to improve their team. One thing general manager Tom...
Hurricanes' Rough Division Schedule Doesn't Get Easier
December 31st, 2019 On the surface, things don’t look so bad for the Carolina Hurricanes. They're currently sitting at eighth place in the NHL. Before beating the Washington Capitals on Saturday, they were on a three-game losing streak, but they won six of seven before that. The problem isn’t their 23-14-2 record. The problem with the Hurricanes is...
Hurricanes Need to Thin Out Defensive Logjam
November 8th, 2019 Just when you thought the Carolina Hurricanes had solved their defense surplus and we could finally stop talking about it, we're back to square one. Trading away Justin Faulk in September was a necessary move that gave the Hurricanes a balance of six NHL-proven defensemen to start the season while Trevor van Riemsdyk recovered from...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Hurricanes, Sabres, Jets, Kings, More
November 6th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown there is news the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres are shopping defensemen, there is more from Elliotte Friedman on the Dustin Byfuglien drama, and what's going on with the Los Angeles Kings? Finally, there is word from the closest source to Jesse Puljujarvi about how he'd feel about coming back to the...
Hurricanes Sign Gardiner, Who's the Odd Man Out?
September 7th, 2019 The Carolina Hurricanes made another aggressive offseason move Friday when they bagged one of the top defenseman on the free agent market, Jake Gardiner. Carolina came to terms with the 29-year-old former Toronto Maple Leaf on a four-year, $16.2-million contract. The move had many in the hockey world scratching their heads. Although...
Hurricanes Injuries Piling Up as Playoffs Heat Up
April 30th, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek is day to day with a lower body injury while defenceman Trevor van Riemsdyk is out with an upper body injury. Coach Rod Brind'Amour also said Monday forward Saku Maenalanen is expected to miss the ...
Hurricanes Forecheck Floods Sharks
October 27th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks, two teams with identical records this season but vastly different in their recent histories, squared off in Raleigh Friday night. Both teams started the night 5-3-1 on the season and ranked second in their division. By the end of the contest, Brock McGinn won the game in a...
Hurricanes Re-Sign van Riemsdyk
July 5th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a two-year contract worth $4.6 million, according to Frank Seravalli and later confirmed by the team. The deal comes with an annual cap hit of $2.3 million per season and will keep van Riemsdyk locked up through the 2019-20...
Hurricanes Grasp the Obvious
April 27th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes repeated a ritual that has been in place for nearly a decade earlier this month -- they gave their end of season interviews to the media in April. Last October it was hoped by the players, coaches, and fans that they'd be having these interviews a little closer to summer. But, alas, once again they did not make...
Blackhawks Offseason Targets: RFA Defensemen
March 1st, 2018 With as much of a disappointment as this season has been, the outlook as far as forwards go is pretty positive. The established core of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad will be surrounded by younger guys who are starting to establish themselves, as well as some guys looking towards a breakout season. On defense, it's a...
Hawks Turned Hurricanes: How Are They Doing?
November 10th, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks and the Carolina Hurricanes match up Saturday night for the first time this season at the PNC Arena. It’s slated as a must-see game for Hawks fans, mostly because there’s a number of ex-Blackhawks now playing for Carolina. We were fortunate enough to hook up with Mark Shiver, The Hockey Writers' contributor...
Blackhawks Trade Kruger to Golden Knights
July 2nd, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Marcus Kruger to the Vegas Golden Knights for future considerations, as reported by Darren Dreger of TSN on Sunday. Kruger was expected to be traded to the Golden Knights as part of the Expansion Draft in exchange for the Blackhawks allowing Vegas to select defenseman Trevor Van Riemsdyk. While the...
Scoring Forward Eludes Hurricanes
June 26th, 2017 The dust has settled from the NHL Expansion Draft and the 2017 Entry Draft. As the various moves become clear, the Carolina Hurricanes remain without a proven, veteran scoring forward acquisition that would hint at the last few days being a success. Quick 'Canes Review Much has been said and written about the offseason so far for the...
