Anaheim DucksThe Ducks signed defenceman Ben Hutton to a one-year contract. Arizona CoyotesThe Coyotes signed centre Frederik Gauthier to a one-year contract. Boston BruinsThe Bruins made no moves his week. Buffalo SabresThe Sabres made no moves his week. Calgary FlamesThe Flames signed right winger Brett Ritchie to a professional tryout contract. Carolina HurricanesThe Hurricanes claimed goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers from Edmonton. They acquired defenceman Maxime Lajoie from Ottawa. Chicago BlackhawksThe Blackhawks made no moves his week. Colorado AvalancheThe Avalanche made no moves his week. Columbus Blue JacketsThe Blue Jackets signed goaltender Cam Johnson to a one-year contract. They signed defenceman Michael Del Zotto to a one-year contract. Dallas StarsThe Stars made no moves his week. Detroit Red WingsThe Red Wings claimed defenceman Christian Djoos off waivers from Anaheim. Edmonton OilersThe Oilers signed centre Devin Shore to a one-year contract Jansen Harkins Face Mask. Florida PanthersThe Panthers claimed defenceman Gustav Forsling off waivers from Carolina. They claimed defenceman Noah Juulsen off waivers from Montreal. They signed defenceman Kevin Connauton to a one-year contract. Los Angeles KingsThe Kings made no moves his week. Minnesota WildThe Wild signed left winger Marcus Foligno to a three-year contract extension. Montreal CanadiensThe Canadiens made no moves his week. Nashville PredatorsThe Predators claimed defenceman Luca Sbisa off waivers from Winnipeg. New Jersey DevilsThe Devils claimed goaltender Eric Comrie off waivers from Winnipeg. They re-signed left winger Jesper Bratt to a two-year contract. Goaltender Corey Crawford has retired from pro hockey. Crawford became the Blackhawks starting goaltender after their 2010 Stanley Cup championship Eric Comrie Flag, and between 2011 and 2017, would tally at least 30 wins each year except for the 2012/13 lockout season and would backstop the Blackhawks to playoff apperances in each of those seasons. Crawford would win two Stanley Cups in that time as well, in 2013 and 2015. He also won All-Rookie honours in 2011, the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2015 and 2013 and 2015, and represented Chicago in the 2015 and 2017 All-Star Games. Crawford has career bests of 35 wins in 2011 https://www.storewinnipeg.com/Derek_Forbort_Face_Mask-142, 0. 926 Save% and 1. 94 GAA in 2013, and seven shutouts in 2016, all with Chicago. As the Blackhawks faded from their championship contention of the early 2010s, Crawford saw fewer games due to injury, playing 28, 39, and 40 games in his final seasons, respectively, due to injuries. Crawford finished his last NHL season with a 16-20-3 record, 0. 917 Save%, 2. 77 GAA, and one shutout in 40 games for Chicago in 2019/20. Crawford, 36, was let go following the 2019/20 season and signed a two-year contract with the New Jersey Devils for personal reasons. While his career was short, he has no Vezina Trophies to his name, and he has had the unfortunate reputation of a goaltender buoyed by his team rather than his talent, Crawford decade of strong performance in net and his two Cups give him a decent shot at recognition in the Hockey Hall of Fame. New York IslandersThe Islanders signed goaltender Cory Schneider to a one-year contract. They re-signed centre Mathew Barzal to a three-year contract. New York RangersThe Rangers made no moves his week. Ottawa SenatorsThe Senators acquired centre Clark Bishop from Carolina. Philadelphia FlyersThe Flyers made no moves his week. Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Penguins made no moves his week. San Jose SharksThe Sharks signed defenceman Fredrik Claesson to a one-year contract. They claimed centre Rudolfs Balcers off waivers from Ottawa. St. Louis BluesThe Blues signed left winger Mike Hoffman to a one-year contract. Defenceman Jay Bouwmeester has retired from pro hockey. Drafted in the first round, third overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers, Bouwmeester has 424 points (88G, 336A) in 1240 games https://www.storewinnipeg.com/Tucker_Poolman_Hoodie-66, as well as 13 points (0G, 13A) in 75 playoff games, for Florida (2002/03-2008/09), Calgary (2009/10- partway through 2012/13), and St. Louis (partway through 2012/13-2019/20). Bouwmeester has career highs of 41 assists and 46 points, both in 2006, and 15 goals in both 2008 and 2009, all with Florida. Bouwmester put up very solid numbers and was a solid all-around defenceman as well, which led him to be pursued in free agency when he left Florida in 2009. He was the main minute muncher on the Flames blueline in the early 2010s, and while he was solid, his offensive production plumetted during his tenure with the Flames, Bouwmeester failing to reach 30 points in any of his seasons with them. Failing to live up to his contract, he was traded to St. Louis during the lockout-shortened 2012/13 season as the Flames finally embraced a full rebuild. At the time, Bouwmeester had been the active NHLer with the most games played without a playoff appearance, as his stint with Florida began several seasons after the start of, and ended several seasons before the end of, the Panthers 2000-2012 playoff drought Nikolaj Ehlers T-Shirt, and his stint with the Flames began with the first season of a five-season playoff drought for Calgary. He would make the playoffs in every year with St. Louis except for 2018. Bouwmeester returned to the 30-point mark for the first, and only, time since his tenure with Florida in 2014 with a 37-point season, but both offensively and defensively took a backseat to the likes of Alex Pietrangelo, Kevin Shattenkirk, Colton Parayko, Joel Edmundson, and Vince Dunn. Bouwmeester positive impact had largely gone away by the final third of the 2010s, leaving him as just a veteran presence. Bouwmeester won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Blues, in addition to All-Rookie honours in 2003, and All-Star appearances in 2007 and 2009. Bouwmeester finished his final NHL season with nine points (1G, 8A) in 56 games for St. Louis in 2019/20. Bouwmeester, 37, opted to retire because of a cardiac episode he suffered during a game during the 2019/20 season. Tampa Bay LightningThe Lightning signed centre Boo Nieves to a one-year contract. Toronto Maple LeafsThe Maple Leafs made no moves this week. Vancouver CanucksThe Canucks signed defenceman Travis Hamonic to a one-year contract. Vegas Golden KnightsThe Golden Knights made no moves his week. Washington CapitalsThe Capitals signed goaltender Craig Anderson to a one-year contract. Winnipeg JetsThe Jets signed centre Trevor Lewis to a one-year contract. They claimed goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers from Carolina.
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The Jazztraded24-year-old guard Dante Exum and a pair of second-round draft picks to the Cavaliers for veteran bench scorer Jordan Clarkson on Monday, bolstering their depth ahead of a grueling fight for Western Conference playoff seeding.The move comes amid a five-game winningstreak that has pushed Utah within a game of the Mavericks for the No. 5 seed.Clarkson should give coach Quin Snyder's stretched rotation some added life with point guard Mike Conley on the shelf due to a hamstring injury.Cleveland, meanwhile, gets a 2014 lottery pick in Exum, as well as much-needed draft ammunition. This Tim Williams Jersey could be the first of several midseason moves for the rebuilding team.MORE: are getting a 2022 second from San Antonio and a 2023 second from Golden State in this Utah deal for Jordan Clarkson, sources say. Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) It's only December, but NBA trade season is now officially underway. Here's an in-depth look at how the Clarkson-for-Exum swap could shake up the Jazz and Cavaliers, as well as other teams in the league.Why did the Jazz wantJordan Clarkson?With Conley injured and no indication of when he will be 100 percent, Utah has reinserted Joe Ingles into itsstarting lineup. Nick Boyle Jersey While Ingles is thriving in a distributor role alongside Donovan Mitchell,his previous duties as the team's most a sured bench weapon have been vacated. Enter Clarkson, a combo guard used to handling the ball andleading second units in scoring (14.7 career points per game).Clarkson is not a complete player, and Utah won't ask him to be one. He is notoriously wobbly on defenseand Marquise Brown Jersey streaky on the perimeter. But the Jazz have a strong group of defenders they'll deploy in an attempthideClarkson from difficult matchups (or at least provide help). His lone objective is to get buckets, something he's been able to do throughout his six years in the NBA.Rather than waituntil next month to add a bench option, the Jazz capitalized on the chance to bring in a known commodity without giving up much 2019-20 value.How mightDante Exum fit into Cleveland's rebuild?There is a chance that Exum, the oft-injured No. 5 overall pick in the 2014 draft, will not be in Cleveland very long.Around this time last year, the Jazz dealt anotherprospect, Alec Burks, to the Cavaliers in exchange for Kyle Korver and two second-round picks. Burks, who also struggled to stay healthy in Utah, used his time on the Cavaliers as an audition for playoff contenders, and was subsequently dealt to Sacramento later in the campaign. Should Exum perform well in his new home before Justin Tucker Jersey the trade deadline, a fringe contender needing a backup point guard may look to buy low on him. He is signed through next season.Cleveland, of course, would love to see Exum develop into its lead guard of the future rather than mere trade bait. Collin Sexton and Darius Garland have not yet proven they are long-term backcourt answers for Ray Lewis Jersey the Cavaliers, and Exum will get the playing time nece sary to try and translate his long frame and basket-attacking instincts into consistent NBA production.But similarto Burks, who has carved out a niche as a solid role player for Golden State this year, Exum may no longer po se stheceiling that once made him a high first-round draft pick. The Australia native has not played in more than 42 games since the 2016-17 season, and he averagedjust 2.2 points in 11 games for the Jazz this Jordan Lasley Jersey year.Does this mean the Cavalierswill trade Kevin Love soon?While the Cavaliers are , moving Clarkson likely does not impact thedecision-making proce s on their star forward. They have no need to rush what will probably go down as the most important transaction of their rebuild, one that must bring back either lottery draft picks or significant young talent.Still, we can expect Love rumors to grow more intense as the Feb. 6 deadline draws nearer.