After blowing a 3-0 lead in a tough 4-3 OT loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, March 13, head coach Rick Tocchet oversaw a pretty event-filled practice the following day. The gangly 6-foot-8 defenceman is back and with him being back, Tocchet has switched up his defensive pairings, placing him with Carson Soucy. The pairing has spent 224:07 5-on-5 minutes together, putting up a pedestrian 45.22 expected goals-for percentage (xGF%). The other defensive pairing that has been created is Ian Cole and Nikita Zadorov.
With Elias Pettersson locked up long-term, the focus for the Vancouver Canucks has turned to defenceman Filip Hronek. Fronek, who is a pending UFA, was acquired from the Detroit Red Wings at last year's trade deadline in exchange for a conditional 2023 first and second-round pick. The Canucks also sent a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Red Wings way in the deal. Hronek has fit in seamlessly with the Canucks, playing on their top blue-line pairing alongside potential Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes.
The Detroit Red Wings are in a much different frame of mind at the 2024 deadline than in 2023, when the season started slipping away.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
88 | C | |
53 | C | |
6 | RW | |
82 | D | |
29 | G | |
35 | G | |
34 | LW | |
51 | D | |
8 | RW | |
21 | LW | |
17 | D | |
43 | D | |
81 | C | |
47 | D | |
18 | C | |
23 | C | |
65 | RW | |
9 | C | |
57 | D | |
40 | C | |
92 | RW | |
5 | D | |
31 | G | |
7 | D | |
24 | C | |
91 | D |