"Winnipeg Jets are proud to announce that we have recently offered a contract to JP Talbot that is going to make him the highest paid coach in league history! With his short tenure with the Blues, and what he was able to assemble there, We had to get him locked down here before someone like Nashville snatched him up."

"is that what they are saying?" says Talbot. "They offered me a box of timbits and large double double coffee once a week."

Talbot says it's always been a dream to work with the Jets, but never imagined it would be as GM.

"I got the corner office!!!

November 7th, 2024

The Nashville Predators are proud to announce the hiring of GM Chris Fekete. He brings a lot of extensive hockey knowledge and SIM hockey experience as well.

"I look forward to making Nashville great again! I am excited to be a part of this organization and I know how much these fans love their hockey and their team so I will do my best to provide a winning atmosphere and bring Nashville a Stanley Cup!"

It's been reported that Nashville and St Louis have reached a deal only hours into his new job. St Louis receives Spencer Stastney and NSH 4th 2025. Nashville receives Jack Thompson.

Today the Colorado Avalanche added what they have been pushing for all season, a top line left winger.  The Avalanche sent prospect Mikail Gulyayev to  Pittsburgh in a one for one trade.

"We couldn't be happier.  Tyler is exactly what we have been looking for.  A top line player at a reasonable cap number which will allow for us to be fluid going forward.  Tyler is a great teammate, super talented and playing with Mac and Mikko, he should compliment them very well.  You need players that can find the soft areas of the ice, and it is a perfect fit for us."

"Gulyayev is an excellent player, but has committed to the KHL for his development.  We certainly believe that when he comes over he could certainly be in that Panarin, Kucherov conversation from a talent standpoint, but our window is now, so we feel we have to make moves that benefit us in the here and now."

Toffoli is expected to be in the line up next game when the Avalanche meet the Predators in Nashville.

For once, it's a good start in Ottawa. After the debacle last season, the team looks to have turned things around. Sens GM met with the media yesterday.

"We should be a playoff team this year, and who knows. We could even be a contender! As always there will be moves during the season, but at the very least we should make the playoffs this year. I think our biggest challenge is that the Atlantic Division looks a lot stronger than the Metro Division."

Currently there are four teams in the Atlantic that has more points than the best team in the Metro. 

"While I don't think that the playoff format is changing any time soon, it has been criticized. If the divisions are unevenly matched at the end of the year, teams that deserves a playoff spot will miss out on the fun, AND the money it generates. No matter what, we are still determined to make the playoffs this year!"

While asked about the future of the team, the GM answered:

"We have to make moves between now and july 1st. We simply just can't bring back the whole team for next season because of the salary cap and the contract commitments that we will have to make. Several players on our roster needs a new contract after this season, and most of them are probably looking for a raise."

There have been some rotation to start the season, but the lines have typically looked like this:

Forwards
Brady Tkachuk - Anze Kopitar - Lucas Raymond
Tim Stutzle - Matt Duchene - Drake Batherson
Alex Kerfoot - Ryan Poehling - Patrick Kane
Beck Malenstyn - Shane Pinto - Mathieu Joseph

Defence
Erik Gudbranson - Noah Dobson
Jake Sanderson - Jacob Trouba
Alex Vlasic - Nick Seeler

Goalies
Jeremy Swayman
Adin Hill

During the offseason, Washington Capitals have made some significant changes to the roster indicating that the team is taking another direction this season. 

Some important players have left the organisation while there have also been some new faces added to the team. Here we will take a look at the transactions made during the offseason and the expectations for the upcoming season. 

GM Tommy Tran decided to do "mini-retool", shipping important players such as John Carlson, Charlie Lindgren and Anthony Mantha to Los Angeles Kings (it just happened to be them). 

These players are moving to Washington:

* Tanner Jeannot along with a fourth round pick (TBL, 2025) from Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Nic Dowd along with a third round pick (WSH, 2025).

* Matt Roy along with a second round pick (DET, 2025) from Los Angeles Kings in exchange for John Carlson. 

* Young players Erik Portillo, Jordan Spence, Martin Chromiak along with a first round pick (LAK, 2024) from Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Charlie Lindgren and a fourth round pick (TBL, 2025). 

* Alex Turcotte along with a secound round pick (LAK, 2025) from Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Anthony Mantha at 50% retained. 

* Erik Haula along with a fourth round pick (CGY, 2025) from Florida Panthers in exchange for Tanner Jeannot with a second round pick (COL, 2025). 

* Alexander Wennberg along with a third round pick (SEA, 2025) from Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fifth round pick (BUF, 2025).

* Kaapo Kahkonen at 50% retained from San Jose Sharks in exchange for a fourth round pick (CGY, 2025). 

* Morgan Geekie, prospect Christopher Pelosi along with a fifth round pick (BOS, 2025) in exchange for Evgeny Kuznetsov at 50% retained. 

"We are very pleased with the new players we have acquired. Matt Roy is a very good defensive defenseman and he will bolster our defensive unit while Erik Haula and Alexander Wennberg will bring experience and some depth scoring to the team. Kaapo Kahkonen will form a solid tandem together with Frederik Andersen. We also got some very exciting young players who will bring some youth and speed to our team. Turcotte, Portillo, Spence and Chromiak will all begin the season with Hershey Bears in the AHL and we'll see how they develop as the season unfolds. This season we hope that our younger players in NHL will take a step forward in their development, we take it game by game and we'll see how the season ends up. Washington Capitals would also like to welcome our new players to the organisation and we would like to thank and wish the departing players the best of luck in their futures." - GM Tran.