Per NHL EDGE stats, LaCombe ranks among the leaders at his position in high-danger goals (four; fourth), high-danger shots on goal (18; third) and 20-plus mile per hour speed bursts (72; 95th percentile).
Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: (mailbag) It does make some sense that the Philadelphia Flyers would be interested in a top-line center like Elias Pettersson but he does come with some big question marks. He’s also got an $11.6 million cap hit for seven more years. All things considered, that’s likely too much for the Flyers.
The NHL trade deadline is just around the corner and these are the best players remaining that are still left on the market.
Anaheim Ducks coach Greg Cronin expressed his regret at losing forward Trevor Zegras to a three-game suspension.