They’re what the San Jose Sharks’ season was reduced to. And Henry Thrun, a rookie defenseman looking to build out his career with the Sharks, couldn’t resist imagining the Hobey Baker Award winner wearing teal just like him. Fourth-round picks, which is what Thrun was in 2019, aren’t guaranteed to make the NHL, and for Thrun to play in 51 …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks traded defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a second-round pick in 2025 to the Flyers on Monday for high-scoring college left wing Cutter Gauthier, whose unwillingness to sign with Philadelphia catalyzed this swap of highly regarded youngsters. Flyers general manager Danny Briere said he traded Gauthier, the fifth overall pick in the 2022 draft, because Gauthier …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The usual tactic for NHL head coaches and their top prospects playing their first game in the league is to temper expectations. Hours before Carlsson took the ice with fellow NHL ingenue Tristan Luneau for their solo laps, the Ducks’ new head coach said: “I told him this morning that I expect him to be the best …
The Athletic has live coverage of the NHL trades with the latest news, deals and analysis. The NHL holiday roster freeze is over, New Year’s Day is just around the corner and the first handful of teams will reach the midpoints of their seasons next week already. Winnipeg, meanwhile, is one of the NHL’s most pleasing surprises — in the …