In at this time’s Information & Notes, the Montreal Canadiens have signed Nate Thompson to an extension, Zach Hyman is ready to bear ACL surgical procedure and Joe Pavelski is day-to-day.

Thompson Indicators Contract Extension

Whereas the final eight groups within the NHL are getting ready for the second spherical of the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens are one of many groups tending to offseason enterprise a bit of bit early. They’d proceed that Thursday once they signed the 34-year-old Thompson to a one-year deal price $1 million for the 2019-20 season.

Thompson was acquired by the Canadiens from the Los Angeles Kings and scored one purpose and 7 factors in 25 video games in Montreal. He’d end the 2018-19 season with 5 objectives and 13 factors in 78 video games between Montreal and Los Angeles.

A veteran of 697 NHL video games, Thompson has scored 58 objectives and 141 factors in his profession break up between the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Geese, Ottawa Senators, Kings and Canadiens.

Hyman out at Least 6 Months

The Toronto Maple Leafs have introduced that Hyman might be out for no less than six months following ACL surgical procedure. The 26-year-old suffered a torn ACL throughout the crew’s first-round playoff collection in opposition to the Boston Bruins and is ready to have surgical procedure on April 29.

Toronto Maple Leafs Zach Hyman is out for no less than six months after struggling a torn ACL that can require surgical procedure to restore. He performed with the harm all through the collection. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Younger)

Hyman was seen favoring his leg and limping a number of occasions all through the collection however continued taking part in via what many believed was an harm. Now that the Maple Leafs are eradicated from the postseason, the severity of the harm is much worse than possible anybody anticipated.

The 6-foot-1, 209-pound ahead set career-highs in objectives (21) and factors (42) this season regardless of solely taking part in in 71 video games, the fewest he’s performed in a season since making the full-time bounce to the league in 2016-17.

Pavelski Day-To-Day

After leaving Sport 7 with an harm and sparking the San Jose Sharks’ comeback in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights, Pavelski is now listed as daily by the Sharks and is unlikely to play in Sport 1 in opposition to the Colorado Avalanche.

San Jose Sharks’ Joe Pavelski reacts after scoring a purpose in opposition to Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (AP Picture/Ben Margot)Pavelski, the captain of the Sharks, would rating two objectives and 4 factors in seven video games of the primary spherical and is undoubtedly probably the greatest gamers not solely on the Sharks roster, however in the whole league. He’d rating 38 objectives and 64 factors in 75 video games this season which is par for the course for the 205th decide from the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Today-to-day distinction is pretty much as good because the information goes to get for the Sharks who might have actually been with out the 34-year-old for for much longer than they really are.

The Sharks and Avalanche are set to kick off their collection Friday night time in San Jose in what guarantees to be a really thrilling and bodily collection between the 2 Western Convention groups.

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