Don Taylor joins Sat and Dan to give his thoughts on the Bo Horvat trade, and his impact on the city on and off the ice.
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Sat and Dan breakdown and discuss the big news of the day, Bo Horvat being traded to the New York Islanders for Anthony Beauviller, Aatu Raty, and a protected 2023 first round pick. Dave Pagnotta joins the show to give his thoughts on the trade as well.
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The Vancouver Canucks traded All-Star center and team captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for winger Anthony Beauvillier, youngster Aatu Raty, and a conditional 2023 first-round selection, the teams announced Monday.
The first-round pick is top-12 protected for this year's draft and becomes unprotected if it slides to 2024, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Horvat is amid a career campaign, recording 54 points in 49 games, including 31 goals. The former ninth overall pick has accrued 201 goals and 420 points in 621 contests during his nine-year career. He was slated to represent the Canucks at the upcoming All-Star Weekend in Sunrise, Florida.
The 27-year-old joins an Islanders squad that features Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal and sits sixth in the Metropolitan Division with 55 points.
Horvat is an unrestricted free agent at season's end and carries a $5.5-million cap hit. He's expected to command more than $8 million annually on the open market, which is a price tag the Canucks aren't going to be able to meet.
"I believe we've taken our best shot. The contract we have on the table for Bo right now is fair value for what he's done up to this year, but it's certainly under value for what he's done this year," president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford said on Jan. 16, according to CBC's Karin Larsen.
Prior to the trade, Beauvillier, 25, sat seventh on the Islanders with 20 points. The Quebec native has a cap hit of $4.15 million after signing a three-year deal in 2021. He'll be a UFA when his contract expires in 2024.
Raty, a 20-year-old Finnish center, notched two goals in 12 games for New York this season. The former second-rounder also posted 15 points for the AHL's Bridgeport Islanders in 2022-23.
It's been a disappointing campaign for the Canucks, who sit near the league's bottom with a 20-26-3 record. The team's front office recently faced heavy criticism for how it handled head coach Bruce Boudreau's dismissal.
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Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died at the age of 84, the NHL Alumni Association confirmed Monday.
Hull is the Chicago Blackhawks' all-time leading goal scorer with 604 in 1,036 games. He also played 18 NHL contests with the Winnipeg Jets and nine more with the Hartford Whalers, in addition to suiting up for seven seasons with the Jets in the WHA.
The former winger, who earned the nickname "The Golden Jet," amassed 610 goals and 560 assists over 16 NHL campaigns, notching another 303 tallies and 335 helpers across 411 WHA contests.
Hull won the Hart Trophy twice, the Art Ross Trophy three times, and helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. The Hall of Fame inducted him in 1983, and the NHL named him one of its 100 greatest players in 2017.
However, several off-ice transgressions overshadowed some of his on-ice achievements. In 1998, a Russian newspaper quoted him as saying Adolf Hitler had "some good ideas" but "just went a little bit too far." He denied making the comments.
In a 1986 incident, he was convicted of assaulting a police officer who intervened during a dispute between Hull and his then-wife, Deborah. He was also charged with battery, but that was dropped because she didn't want to testify against her husband. In 2002, Hull's second wife, Joanne, said he abused her.
The Blackhawks named Hull a team ambassador along with fellow franchise icon Stan Mikita in 2008, but the club removed Hull from the role in 2022.
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We have just one game scheduled for an eerily quiet Monday in the NHL. Luckily, with the help of player props, we can still put together a healthy card for the game we do have.
Let's get right to it.
The St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets both enter this game on losing streaks.
The Blues have dropped four games in a row - all by multiple goals - while the Jets have suffered three straight defeats, all of which were against teams on the outside of the playoffs looking in.
There has been a lot of talk from head coach Rick Bowness about the Jets not playing the way they're supposed to, and hitting a bit of a crossroads, but these losing streaks are very different.
St. Louis is a highly mediocre team struggling to get by without several key players. The Jets are a good - but not great - side that simply appear to be going through normal variance.
Take the numbers over the last 10 games, for example. At five-on-five, the Blues have controlled 44% of the expected goals and generated fewer high-danger chances than all but the Columbus Blue Jackets. Those are numbers that should lead to consistent losses.
It's a different story in Winnipeg. The team is hovering around 50% of the expected goal share and ranks 13th in high-danger chances generated during that stretch. Considering the goaltending they get from starting netminder Connor Hellebuyck, average-to-above average underlying metrics like that are generally going to lead to a lot of wins.
The Jets have more or less been called out by a head coach who has pressed all the right buttons this season. I expect them to come out with a strong effort against a bruised and battered Blues team and pick up a sixth consecutive win against their division rival.
Back the Jets to take care of business inside 60.
Bet: Jets in regulation (-145)
The Blues are missing a lot of firepower up front. With Ryan O'Reilly, Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Thomas out of the mix due to injuries, even more weight is falling on Jordan Kyrou's shoulders. He has been skating on the top line, top power play, and taking full advantage of the extra minute or two coming his way on a nightly basis.
The highly skilled winger has produced nine points over the last 10 games while recording 70 shot attempts, 42 of which hit the net. That's an average of seven attempts and 4.2 shots on target per game; very strong numbers.
What's especially impressive is how far Kyrou has distanced himself from any and all teammates over that period. For perspective, Justin Faulk ranks second on the Blues with 35 attempts in the past 10 games. That's half the volume we're seeing from Kyrou.
Winnipeg is a fairly solid shot suppression team but has struggled with opposing right wingers.
Expect Kyrou to generate his fair share of shots in this one.
Dubois is a little juiced but for good reason. He has feasted on the Blues in recent years, generating three shots or more in six of the last eight meetings.
One exception was a two-goal, three-point performance where Dubois missed the target a couple of times. The other saw Dubois attempt six shots - more than enough to hit on a consistent basis - but miss the target on five of them. He easily could be seven for eight, or eight for eight.
Even if you want to throw all of that history out the window, there's a lot to like about Dubois here. The Blues are one of the league's worst five-on-five sides right now and they're bleeding shots to opposing centers.
In fact, just six teams are giving up more shots per game to the position - with several of them (Anaheim, Columbus, Chicago) being in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes.
Look for Dubois, who has averaged 3.6 shots on target over the last 10, to stay hot in an enticing matchup.
Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @ToddCordell.
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This is the eighth edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2022-23 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday during the regular season.
In this edition, we pick the player having the best season on each team that won't be participating in this week's All-Star Game.
Previous rank: 1
Patrice Bergeron. Remarkably, the Bruins captain has only attended three All-Star Games in his 19-season career. The front-runner for a record-extending sixth Selke Trophy, the 37-year-old continues to elude Father Time.
Previous rank: 2
Sebastian Aho. Though Martin Necas has his own case because he leads the Hurricanes with 45 points, we're giving the edge to Aho because he's put up similar numbers despite playing in seven fewer games. The dynamic forward has 21 goals - tied with Necas for the most on the team - and 44 points in 42 contests.
Previous rank: 4
William Nylander. Of course, it's tough to imagine an All-Star Game without Mitch Marner and the now-injured Auston Matthews, but come on. Nylander paces the Maple Leafs with 28 goals, and his 59 points in 51 games are tied with Marner for the most on the team. The Swede has never been named an All-Star, and now would've been the perfect time.
Previous rank: 5
Brayden Point. He's flown under the radar to rank in the top 10 in goals league-wide this season with 29. Already surpassing his 2021-22 goal total in 18 fewer games, the 26-year-old continues to be a vital cog in the Lightning machine that doesn't get nearly enough attention.
Previous rank: 7
Dougie Hamilton. The high-flying Devils have plenty of exciting candidates, but their star defenseman gets the nod here. Hamilton has really settled in during his second season in New Jersey and ranks fifth among all blue-liners with 46 points in 49 games.
Previous rank: 9
Jake Oettinger. The Central Division had some terrific goalie options to send to South Florida, but Oettinger is a legitimate Vezina Trophy candidate this season with a 21-7-7 record and .923 save percentage.
Previous rank: 14
Zach Hyman. It's going to be nearly impossible for a third Oilers forward to make the All-Star Game as long as Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in town. That being said, Hyman is deserving of some recognition for his stellar campaign. The 30-year-old has already blown past his career high in points and is just one back from matching his high mark in goals.
Previous rank: 8
Mika Zibanejad. With three players making the roster (Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox, and Igor Shesterkin), the Rangers certainly aren't hurting for representation at February's festivities. However, Zibanejad easily could have joined them, seeing that he leads his team with 22 goals.
Previous rank: 16
Artturi Lehkonen. The Avalanche are well-represented with three All-Stars, so options here are limited. We're far from a world where Lehkonen deserves to go to the marquee event, but he deserves some credit in this exercise, considering he's second on the team in goals and fourth in points.
Previous rank: 6
Andre Burakovsky. It was the right call to elect the younger, more marketable star in Matty Beniers, but our candidate leads the surprising Kraken with 39 points on the year.
Previous rank: 19
Rasmus Dahlin. This one's easy. The Sabres blue-liner ranks second among all NHL rearguards in goals (14) and points (55) while averaging just over 26 minutes of ice time a night. If that wasn't enough, there are no defensemen on the Atlantic Division's All-Star roster. For shame.
Previous rank: 3
Kyle Connor. The perennially overlooked star leads the Jets in scoring with 57 points through 51 contests and is one of six players to have scored 200 goals since 2017-18. He's also attended only one All-Star Game in his career.
Previous rank: 22
Roman Josi. The Predators are one of two teams without a skater at the All-Star Game (Vegas is the other), but their captain could easily be making the trip to Florida this weekend. The high-octane blue-liner is tied for the team lead in scoring with 41 points and is one of nine players averaging over 25 minutes this season.
Previous rank: 12
Anze Kopitar. Kevin Fiala has a 12-point advantage on the Kings' scoring list this season, so it's difficult to find another truly deserving candidate here. We'll go with the captain, who has shown he's still got it with 40 points at 35 years old.
Previous rank: 11
Mats Zuccarello. Did you see his overtime winner against the Flyers?! That's All-Star material right there. The 35-year-old ranks second on the Wild with 19 goals and 48 points, behind Minnesota's sole representative, Kirill Kaprizov.
Previous rank: 21
Carter Verhaeghe. The All-Star Game hosts added Aleksander Barkov as a second representative to replace Matthews. Even with two forwards at the event, the Panthers' leading goal-scorer won't be participating: Verhaeghe paces the team with 26 tallies.
Previous rank: 10
Jack Eichel. If not for missing 13 games due to injury, there's a solid chance he would be participating in the All-Star Game. The Golden Knights star has 15 goals and 34 points in 38 games, unsurprisingly operating as his team's most dynamic offensive presence.
Previous rank: 15
Evgeni Malkin. Geno sits behind only Sidney Crosby in scoring on the Penguins this season and is cruising along at over a point per game at 36 years old. It's hard to fathom that Malkin has only been to two All-Star Games since 2009.
Previous rank: 13
Elias Lindholm. The Swedish sniper leads the Flames with 45 points on the season, seven clear of Calgary's representative, Nazem Kadri. Lindholm's lethal release would have been a treat to watch in the accuracy shooting contest.
Previous rank: 17
Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals don't have a ton of viable options beyond Alex Ovechkin, so we defaulted to their second-most productive player. Still, an All-Star forward with six goals? Not ideal.
Previous rank: 25
Tim Stutzle. The 21-year-old tops the Senators with 20 goals in 45 games while leading all Ottawa forwards in average ice time (20:39). The 2020 third overall pick is well on his way to having a career campaign - and he's just downright fun to watch.
Previous rank: 18
Mathew Barzal. With all due respect to Brock Nelson, who's having a great season in his own right, how many hockey fans prefer to watch the unsung winger over one of the league's most exciting talents? Barzal has three fewer points on the year but has dazzled before in the fastest skater event and has the perfect style of play for the three-on-three tournament.
Previous rank: 23
Filip Hronek. He's on pace to easily surpass his career high with 33 points in 48 games. After mediocre underlying numbers in his first four seasons, the 25-year-old leads the Red Wings in goals above replacement this campaign.
Previous rank: 24
Travis Konecny. As the Flyers' leader in goals and points, the fact that he was passed over in favor of Kevin Hayes was one of the more peculiar All-Star Game choices. Konecny finding form as a point-per-game forward has been one of the few bright spots in what has largely been a year to forget for Philadelphia.
Previous rank: 28
Timo Meier. There's no doubt that Erik Karlsson was the right choice to represent the Sharks at the All-Star Game, but Meier has been no slouch on the slumping Pacific Division squad this season, either. The 26-year-old has 28 goals on the season so far, tied with Nylander for the 12th most in the league.
Previous rank: 20
Jordan Kyrou. Vladimir Tarasenko has the name value but was a peculiar choice to rep the Blues. Kyrou leads St. Louis with 47 points and is the reigning fastest skater champion.
Previous rank: 26
Quinn Hughes. Things might be going atrociously for the Canucks this season, but they've still got two players going to the All-Star Game in Bo Horvat and Elias Pettersson. Hughes had a case of his own, though. He's one of five defensemen to produce at a point-per-game rate this season, with five goals and 40 assists in 45 contests.
Previous rank: 27
Kirby Dach. The Canadiens' offseason acquisition has set new career highs in goals, assists, and points through 50 contests. He's emerged as the best in a slim list of options from the Habs with Cole Caufield's season-ending injury.
Previous rank: 30
Trevor Zegras. He has the same amount of points as Troy Terry and produced one of the most memorable moments in All-Star Weekend history last year with an otherworldly shootout move. His skills deserve to be showcased.
Previous rank: 31
Karel Vejmelka. Being a goaltender for the Coyotes can't be an easy job, but the 26-year-old has performed more than admirably with a .907 save percentage. What's more, he ranks 12th among all netminders in goals saved above expected (12.99) and 23rd in goals saved above average (3.61) at all strengths. Not bad at all.
Previous rank: 32
Max Domi. He isn't the flashiest name on the Blackhawks' roster, but he's certainly been a bright light on a struggling team. He tops Chicago with 35 points in 48 games - one ahead of Patrick Kane - and is tied with Taylor Raddysh for the team lead with 14 goals.
Previous rank: 29
Kirill Marchenko. Look, the Blue Jackets are a mess this season. It would have been easy for us to write "Patrik Laine" here and call it a day, but we chose the rookie instead. He has 13 goals (somehow, no assists) and is only one tally behind Laine and Boone Jenner for the team lead despite playing fewer games. Keep shooting that puck!
(Analytics sources: Evolving-Hockey, Natural Stat Trick)
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