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received a package from Ottawa that forward in Cam Atkinson in a minimal Victor Arvidsson. These moves should
Over the Boards included Joonas Korpisalo to back up investment that may work out well too. keep them as one of the favourites for the
Swayman. Cup next season.
The Washington Capitals were very
By Brad Robertson The Carolina Hurricanes had a busy. They traded away goaltender Darcy The Nashville Predators were definitely
shuffling on the defence corps as two of Kuemper to Los Angeles for disgruntled the darlings of free agency by making a
their top four departed in free agency. forward Pierre Luc Dubois, and also splash on July 1 when they signed two
Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei left for acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun top forwards and a strong defenceman.
greener pastures in New Jersey and from Ottawa. They also added talented Joining the Preds are forwards Steven
Nashville, but the Canes added Shane free agent defenceman Matt Roy. Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault,
Gostisbehere and Sean Walker to fill Trades also saw them acquire forward both with Stanley Cups on their resume.
those spots. They did lose Jake Guentzel Andrew Mangiapane from Calgary, and Defenceman Brady Skjei will solidify the
to Tampa Bay though and that is a big goaltender Logan Thompson from the blueline. They also extended defencemen
loss offensively. Vegas Golden Knights. Alex Carrier, who had a strong year, and
all world goalie Jussi Saros. Will this be
The New Jersey Devils added a In the West, the Chicago Black Hawks enough to put the Preds into contention?
veteran number one goaltender as they were very busy as well, building around
acquired Jacob Markstrom in a trade with last years first overall draft choice, Conor The Seattle Kraken took a step back last
Calgary. They beefed up their blueline Bedard. On the back end they added two season and spared no expense in bringing
with free agents Brett Pesce and Brendan capable veteran free agent defencemen in in two of the top free agents. Defenceman
Dillon. Forward Stephan Noesen was a Alec Martinez and TJ Brodie. Up front Brandon Montour and centre Chandler
ell, the NHL off-season is upon us, nice piece added as well. Former Maple veteran Patrick Maroon was signed, Stephenson are also Stanley Cup winners
Wand the July 1st free agency frenzy Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe has to as were Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler and are solid additions to a good roster.
has come and gone. Some teams made be excited with his new job in Jersey. Bertuzzi. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit New coach Dan Bylsma has a Stanley
some terrific moves in this period. was signed as well. Chicago will be Cup on his resume as well.
Tampa Bay retooled by swapping
In the East, the Boston Bruins added out top defenceman Mikael Sergachev better but the rebuild is still on. The 2024-25 NHL season is shaping
big defenceman Nikita Zadorov and for solid prospects in forward Connor The Edmonton Oilers have solidified up to be another strong one with plenty
centre Elias Lindholm. They also traded Geekie, and defenceman JJ Mosser from their team for another Stanley Cup run of teams that are capable of making
away goalie Linus Ulmark to Ottawa to Utah. They let their franchise leader, by retaining veterans Adam Henrique, deep runs in the playoffs. Can’t wait for
open the door for Jeremy Swayman to be Steven Stamkos, walk and replaced him Connor Brown, Corey Perry, and Josh October!
the number one goalie there now. They with Jake Guentzel. They added a veteran Brown. They also added talented forward Coach Brad

Continued from page 6 time to catch up. A bump under your I was not so lucky this summer as I Nayte would like to enjoy playing
Travis Cox, for whom he has high knee will form; don’t ignore this had both.” the best baseball he can and one day
praise: “I am the baseball player I am sign, tell mom, dad, or the coaches, Nayte advises young players to tell hopes to play college baseball for a
today because of you. Thank you for and have it looked at.” a parent or coach if something feels Canadian college like former River
always believing in me and teaching “Also, I would like to mention anoth- wrong while warming up or playing. Rat, Nate Van Putten. His most no-
me baseball,” Nayte says. er condition called Sever’s Disease,” “This way,” he says, “like me, you table accomplishments include win-
Nayte has an important message for Nayte adds. “This is also common in can seek treatment and knowledge of ning the Male Athlete of the Year
young athletes. male athletes between the ages of 12 how to properly warm your body. I Award when graduating from grade
“Male athletes between the ages of and 15. Your tendons and muscles have amazing coaches and I’m for- 6 at St. Peter’s, and almost pitching
12 and 15 can suffer from Osgood during a growth spurt do not grow at ever thankful they listened and didn’t an entire district game this summer.
Schlatter Disease,” Nayte explains. the same speed as your bones, mak- push me and allowed the adjustment “I only had two batters left,” he says,
“This is caused by growing too fast, ing everything extremely tight. This needed for me to be the healthiest “and I finished my outing with 87
and your bones and muscles needing strains the growth plate in your foot. player I could be.” pitches made and 8 strike outs.”