Gaudreau leaving Flames, joins deep free agent class
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A disappointed Brad Treliving spoke with reporters for more than 15 minutes Tuesday night via Zoom after revealing that unrestricted free agent Johnny Gaudreau would not be returning to the Calgary Flames despite hopes to the contrary.
The Flames' general manager said the 28-year-old winger "agonized" over his decision and said the reason for moving on, in the end, was a "family decision" and not about dollars.
Treliving, who had remained optimistic until Tuesday that a deal could be reached with Gaudreau, said he will make some calls Wednesday morning and check what's available, but that he wasn't going to spend recklessly to replace his star player.
"You're not going to just go out and sign someone to replace Johnny. The wrong move right now, I can tell you, is to knee-jerk reaction and just try to rush out and replace the player with the wrong response. We just have to take a deep breath. It's been a long process," added the GM.
Evgeni Malkin, meanwhile, remains minus a new contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and will be a UFA as of noon Wednesday, a source told The Associated Press. The 35-year-old won three Cups with the franchise that selected him No. 2 overall in 2004, but played just 41 games in 2021-22 due to injury.
The Ottawa Senators have acquired Cam Talbot from Minnesota for Filip Gustavsson in a swap of NHL goaltenders.
Talbot had a record of 32-12-4 with the Wild last season, with a 2.76 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage while being named an NHL all-star for the first time.
The trade comes a day after the Senators dealt veteran goalie Matt Murray to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He has a career goals-against average of 2.63 and a .915 save percentage over 396 NHL games.
Talbot is entering the last year of a three-year, $11-million US deal.
"Cam is experienced and provides us with greater goaltending stability heading into next season," Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a release. "He was instrumental in helping Minnesota reach the playoffs in each of his two seasons with the Wild. The tandem of he and Anton Forsberg sets us up nicely for the upcoming year."
Gustavsson, 24, is coming off his sophomore season in the NHL. He was 5-12-1 last season with a 3.55 goals-against average and .892 save percentage.
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Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced the move Tuesday, selecting Blashill to replace Derek Lalonde on coach Jon Cooper's staff. Lalonde was hired to replace Blashill in Detroit.
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