Evans, Ersson, Nichehushkin, Utah, Chara

Canadiens was assumed to have been offered a mid-second-round pick back on the draft of center Jake EvansAt Report Daily Faceoffs Frank Seravalli. He adds that the capitals may have been the team that made the offer. Evans is in the middle of what is likely to be a career year as he has 11 goals and 14 assists in 50 games, while he is the league leader for the short -commerce ice age of a spider. Evans, a pending unlimited free agent, has a very affordable $ 1.7 mm cap charge this season and could plausibly double it on the open market this summer. Montreal will have to decide if it is worth accepting what is likely to be a similar offer before March 7th Trade deadline or try to sign him for a contract extension in the coming weeks.

Elsewhere around the hockey world:

• The flyers advertised The goalkeeper Samuel Ersson has officially been added to Sweden’s entry for the next 4 Nations Face-off. He takes the place of the wounded net memories Jacob Markstrom. Ersson has a 2.77 gaa and a .893 SV% in 27 performances this season, while picking up 15 of Philadelphia’s 23 wins. As things stand, he is likely to serve as Sweden’s third-string opportunity for the tournament.
• It appears that avalanche wings Valeri Nichushkin will be out until after the 4 nations face-off, staffer Evan Rawal from Denver Gazette (Twitter -Link). The 29-year-old has not yet played in 2025 due to an lower body injury. It looked like he was close to returning earlier this month, but ultimately suffering a setback and changed his term to week to week. When available, Nichushkin has done well and collected 11 goals and six assists in 21 games, but Colorado doesn’t want him in the lineup for a while yet.
• Utah Hockey Club advertised That they no longer pursue some of their favorite team names according to the trademark problems that were revealed last week. The team is now running another voting campaign with only three names on the ballot – their current moniker, Mammoth and Wasatch. This voting round will occur in-arena during Utah’s next four home matches beginning with the evening’s.
• Bruins GM Don Sweeney Confirmed to Kevin Paul Dupont from Boston Globe That they are in discussions about bringing long -term bluelines Zdeno Chara back in an advisory role. Chara spent 14 years with Boston, playing over 1,000 games with the franchise while winning the Norris trophy back in 2009. SWEENEY added that the role whose details are still being discussed would probably have him to work with both the players and coaching staff .