With the NHL Draft coming up on June 27 and free agency opening on July 1, discussions between NHL general managers are already heating up towards a busy off-season.
Rangers Jerseys 2020 . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. Farewell to Broadway? Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe reports that the New York Rangers are considering using a compliance buyout on centre Brad Richards. Ricards is 34-years-old and has six remaining on his current deal that carries an annual cap hit of $6,666,667. The former Conn Smythe-winner is unlikely to see out his full contract and, if he were to retire early, the Rangers would be on the hook for the remainder of the deal as per the new CBAs cap benefit recapture penalty. This would effectively mean that the Rangers would be carrying dead money against the cap, something that would cripple any club. Since the implementation of the compliance buyout option, teams have used it for 15 players including Richardss former Tampa Bay Lightning teammate, Vincent Lecavalier. Not so Wild about Vanek? Thomas Vanek is no longer a sure thing for the Minnesota Wild, so says Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The connection to Minnesota for Vanek is obvious. Vanek starred for a the 2003 NCAA Champion Minnesota Golden Gophers, winning the Frozen Four MVP and became the first-ever freshman to do so. Still, Russo believes that the emergence of the Wilds young core that helped upset the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs, coupled with Vaneks poor post-season with the Montreal Canadiens means that the team has cooled its interest in the Austrian. Vanek had five goals and five assists in 17 playoff games for the Canadiens. Getting Drafty in here? Josh Cooper of the Tennessean writes that the Nashville Predators could be looking at acquiring a second first-round pick in this months NHL Draft. The Predators hold the 11th pick in the draft, but also have two second-round selections (numbers 42 and 46 with the latter gained from the Detroit Red Wings as part of the David Legwand trade) and could use both of those to grab a second pick in the first round. Poile says that no movement will happen until the actual day of the draft. The last time the Predators had two first-rounders was in 2008, when they selected Colin Wilson and Chet Pickard.
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https://www.cheaprangersbaseball.com/ . Millsap will miss Wednesday nights game against the Chicago Bulls. The Hawks say Millsap also will be held out on Thursday at Boston. SAN FRANCISCO -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly hasnt figured out his pitching rotation for the playoffs just yet. Its a good bet Hyun-Jin Ryu will be a part of it. The South Korean lefty had another stellar outing in his next-to-last bid to make an impression on Mattingly and his staff, combining with two relievers on a five-hitter that sent Los Angeles past the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Tuesday night. In doing so, Ryu cemented himself as a viable NL Rookie of the Year contender. He just might have secured a start in the playoffs as well. "We havent made any decision on who its going to be, but Ive always been comfortable with Hyun-Jin, the way he pitches," Mattingly said. "We think hes been great all year long. We couldnt have asked for anything more than what hes given us." Matt Kemp hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the sixth inning for the Dodgers. Yasiel Puig also went deep after getting hit by a pitch from Giants starter Matt Cain earlier in the game. Carl Crawford added three hits for the NL West champions, who have won three straight. Ryu (14-7) struck out six and walked one to tie Shelby Miller of St. Louis for most wins by a rookie in the National League. He retired 13 of his first 15 batters until Tony Abreus home run in the fifth, then set down eight of the next 10 before giving way to Brian Wilson. Ryu is expected to make one more start in the Dodgers regular-season finale against Colorado on Sunday. He said he hasnt even begun to think about the playoffs. "My goal is to finish out the regular season," Ryu said. "Ill start thinking about the post-season once the regular season is done." The Giants got just one runner past first base and were held to no more than one run for the third time in four games. "We just couldnt get much off them offensively," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "Were cold right now. The pitching was there but we just couldnt get the runs on the board." Mattingly had Ryu warm up to begin the eighth before calling for Wilson. The bearded former Giants closer, who was so instrumental in the franchises World Series run in 2010, received a mixed response from the crowd at AT&T Park as he trotted in from the bullpen.
Texas Rangers Shirts. "It wasnt no dramatics there," Mattingly said of the move. "Just get three outs." Facing his former club for the third time this season, Wilson did just that. He retired all three batters he faced, striking out pinch-hitter Gregor Blanco and Juan Perez looking. Kenley Jansen worked the ninth for his career-high 28th save. He struck out Pablo Sandoval with the potential tying run at second to end it. Cain (8-10) pitched seven solid innings but took the loss after giving up the home runs to Kemp and Puig. Cain, who might still make one more start this season, struck out four and walked three. He didnt get much support from San Franciscos offence. Angel Pagan singled twice for the Giants, whose only other hits came on an infield single by Cain in the fifth and a single by Buster Posey in the ninth. The defending World Series champs, beginning their final homestand of the season, have scored only six runs in the last 49 innings. Cain pitched with runners on base in each of the first four innings but worked out of each jam. In the fourth he walked the bases loaded, then got Mark Ellis to strike out looking for the third out. Puigs towering home run to centre with one out in the fifth ended the shutout bid. Abreu, starting at second base after Bochy opted to shut down Marco Scutaro for the remainder of the season, tied it with his second homer in the bottom half. It was one of the few mistakes Ryu made. Ryu also singled leading off the seventh but strayed too far off first base and was picked off by Posey. Kemp bailed out his pitcher with a leadoff homer against Cain in the sixth. The centre fielder is batting .333 (8 for 24) since returning from the disabled list on Sept. 16. "(Cain has) been tough on him throughout the years, so it was good to see him get him," Mattingly said of Kemp. "He looks comfortable, for the most part." NOTES: The Dodgers bullpen has allowed two hits over 12 2-3 innings since Sept. 19. ... San Francisco minor league 3B Nathanael Javier (Dominican Summer League) was suspended 50 games for violating baseballs minor league drug program. ' ' '
