In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll report on the team’s continuing difficulties on the blue line. Specifically, Jake Muzzin’s neck injury was worse than anticipated. The team responded by calling up Filip Kral from the Toronto Marlies.
The Toronto Marlies have signed veteran defenseman Danny DeKeyser to a professional tryout on Wednesday.
With the NHL regular season approaching, teams are being forced to make difficult decisions on players, something both the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings proved on Tuesday.
DeKeyser, 32, has spent his entire career to this point with the Detroit Red Wings, playing 547 regular season games over parts of 10 seasons.
The Vancouver Canucks began their preseason with two losses to the Calgary Flames. Good thing no one ever remembers the start of the preseason...right?
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the Canucks signed defenceman Danny DeKeyser to a professional tryout (PTO) on Friday. Meanwhile, Quinn Hughes has told the club he is willing to play on the right side this season.
The Vancouver Canucks signed former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser to a pro tryout ahead of training camp. DeKeyser, 32, will look to crack Vancouver’s lineup as a sixth or seventh defender after spending ten seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.
DeKeyser, 32, brings a lot of experience to the table.
The lack of movement on the salary cap in recent seasons has caused specific contracts to look worse than they otherwise would have.
The Red Wings will look to continue to their rebuild.
Danny DeKeyser has almost certainly played his last game for the Detroit Red Wings, but he has earned appreciation and respect. DeKeyser started the NHL season as a 31-year-old stalwart and alternate captain of the Detroit Red Wings.
The Detroit Red Wings have activated defenseman Danny DeKeyser off injured reserve in advance of Wednesday’s game against the New York Rangers. DeKeyser, 32, is expected to return to his usual spot alongside Moritz Seider on the Red Wings’ top pairing.
In advance of his return to the lineup on Tuesday, Jakub Vrana has been activated off the Detroit Red Wings’ injured reserve list. In a corresponding move, the Red Wings placed defenseman Danny DeKeyser on injured reserve for undisclosed reasons.
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser went unclaimed by the National Hockey League’s other 31 teams after being waived on Monday. The 32-year-old left-handed defenseman is playing in the final season of the six-year, $5 million-AAV contract he signed with the Red Wings back in 2016.
DeKeyser is in the final season of a six-year contract worth $30 million annually that was signed back in 2016.
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