The Metro division is up for preview in this episode and we discuss the Jeremy Swayman situation in Boston as the sides take to the media to apply pressure.  

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Banter: Shout outs – Kennelly and My uncle Jim

Title Player Mike Keane  – Patrick Laine – 

Mike Keane 03-04 Canucks Ryan Kesler ->  13-14 Canucks Shawn Matthias -> 16-17 Jets Patrick Laine

News:

Cedric Pare knee on knee hit on Laine – what did you think? 

Doughty out for months with broken ankle – ugly video 

Getzlaf joins DOPeS

Swayman still unsigned in Boston

Neely: “I don’t want to get into the weeds what his ask is, but I know there are 64 million reasons for him to be playing now”1

Oilers

Nurse yet to play

Kane out months but prob not going on LTIR

Leafs 

NHL Starts with Global Series on Friday the 4th – other preseason games going on. Rest starts Monday the 7th, 

UFAs

Tyler Johnson 34

Justin Schultz 34

Kevin Shattenkirk 35

Blake Wheeler 38

Guess the 5th  

Connections 

LAST WEEK Matt Martin, Justin Bourne, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Steven Olesky (all married to daughters of pro athletes) 

THIS WEEK Larry Robinson, Denis Potion, Mark Howe, Scott Niedermeyer

Metro Preview 

Carolina  https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-team-preview-carolina-hurricanes

Rod Brindamour

Additions	Departures
Sean Walker, D (UFA)	Jake Guentzel, LW (TB)
Shayne Gostisbehere, D (UFA)	Brady Skjei, D (NSH)
Jack Roslovic, C (UFA)	Brett Pesce, D (NJ)
William Carrier, LW (UFA)	Teuvo Teravainen, F (CHI)
Tyson Jost, C (UFA)	Evgeny Kuznetsov, C (KHL)
	Stefan Noesen, F (NJ)

Columbus  https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-team-preview-columbus-blue-jackets

Dean Evason

Additions	Departures
Sean Monahan, C	Patrick Laine, LW (Mtl)
Jordan Harris, D	Alexandre Texier, C (StL)
Jack Johnson, D	Adam Boqvist, D (Fla)
Dylan Gambrell, C	Jake Bean, D (Cgy)
	Alex Nylander, LW (Tor-AHL)

New Jersey https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-team-preview-new-jersey-devils

Sheldon Keefe

Additions	Departures
Jacob Markstrom, G	John Marino, D (UTA)
Brett Pesce, D	Kevin Bahl, D (CGY)
Brenden Dillon, D	Alexander Holtz, RW (VGK)
Stefan Noesen, RW	Brendan Smith, D (DAL)
Tomas Tatar, LW	Tomas Nosek, LW (FLA)
Paul Cotter, C	Akira Schmid, G (VGK)
Jonathan Kovacevic, D	Chris Tierney, C (UFA)
Adam Beckman, LW	Graeme Clarke, RW (MIN)

New York Islanders https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-2025-nhl-team-preview-new-york-islanders

Coach Patrick Roy

Additions	Departures
Marcus Hogberg, G	Robert Bortuzzo, D (Uta)
Maxim Tsyplakov, RW	Ken Appleby, G (AHL)
Anthony Duclair, LW	Cal Clutterbuck, RW (UFA)
Fredrik Karlstrom, C	Matt Martin, LW (UFA)
	Sebastian Aho, D (Pit)
	Ruslan Iskhakov, C (KHL)

New York Rangers https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-team-preview-new-york-rangers

Coach Peter Laviolette

Additions	Departures
Reilly Smith, RW	Alex Wennberg, C (SJ)
Sam Carrick, C	Jack Roslovic, C (Car)
Casey Fitzgerald, D	Erik Gustafsson, D (Det)
Adam Erne, LW (PTO)	Blake Wheeler, RW (UFA)
	Barclay Goodrow, C (SJ)

Philadelphia https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-2025-nhl-team-preview-philadelphia-flyers

John Tortorella

Additions	Departures
Matvei Michkov, RW	Carter Hart, G (UFA)
	Cam Atkinson, RW (TB)
Anthony Richard, LW	Marc Staal, D (retired)
	Ryan Johansen, C (UFA)
	Victor Mete, D (UFA)
	Felix Sandstrom, G (Buf)
	Denis Gurianov, RW (KHL)

Pittsburgh https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-team-preview-pittsburgh-penguins

Mike Sullivan

Additions	Departures
Cody Glass, C	Jeff Carter, C (retired)
Rutger McGroarty, LW	Reilly Smith, RW (NYR)
Matt Gezelcyk, D	Jordan Frasca, C (NSH)
Blake Lizottte, LW	Radim Zohorna, LW (Switzerland)
Anthony Beauvillier, LW	Maxim Cajkovic, RW (Czechia)
Kevin Hayes, C
Bokondji Imama, LW
Mac Hollowell, D
Sebastian Aho, D

Washington https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-team-preview-washington-capitals

Spencer Carbary

Additions	Departures
Pierre-Luc Dubois, C	Darcy Kuemper, G (LA)
Jakob Chychrun, D	Nick Jensen, D (Ott)
Matt Roy, D	Max Pacioretty (Tor PTO)
Andrew Mangiapane, LW	Matthew Phillips, RW (Col)
Logan Thompson, G	Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW (Buf)
Brandon Duhaime, RW	Lucas Johansen, D (Nsh – PTO)
Taylor Raddysh, RW	Beck Malenstyn, LW (Buf)
Jakub Vrana, LW (PTO)

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