Alright, brace yourselves, hotshot hockey aficionados. Let’s kick things off with the Calgary Flames’ center, Elias Lindholm, who’s spilling the tea on the chatter about his uncertain future in the league. With his free-agent status looming like a dark cloud over his head, this guy’s numero uno on the “Hot Property” list in the NHL trade market gossip mill. Keep your eyes peeled because he’s just a hop, skip, and a slap shot away from the free-agent frenzy.
Now, Lindholm’s not exactly setting the ice on fire this season. With a paltry eight goals to his name versus the hefty total of 64 he racked up over the previous two campaigns, it’s safe to say he’s not exactly sizzling. Sure, he’s dished out a respectable 22 assists in 45 bouts, but let’s talk about his shooting percentage – a measly 6.6%. Come on, Elias, that’s basically half of your smoking 12.1% career average!
Lindy and the Flames haven’t had a sit-down about a new contract since who knows when (last summer, to be exact). This could be as quick as microwaving popcorn, but given the radio silence, we might be witnessing a “conscious uncoupling” between player and team in no time.
Switching gears, let’s do the goalie gossip. Semyon Varlamov of the New York Islanders is lacing up his skates and hitting the ice daily post-lower-body boo-boo that’s had him benched since the 2nd of January. Slow and steady might win the race for his comeback, but in the meantime, Ken Appleby’s riding the pine, having clocked a whole whopping single period of glory filling in. Varlamov’s stats before his timeout were pretty decent with six wins, four losses, a couple of ties, and his goals-against average and save percentage not looking shabby either.
Lastly, the Montreal Canadiens’ very own Josh Anderson is lacing ’em up once more with the crew, and might just hop onto the ice tonight to face off against the Boston Bruins. After a little time-out courtesy of a pesky lower-body snag, he’s back, albeit he’s been kind of a buzzkill on the scoreboard this season. Seven goals and five assists in 41 games? Yikes, and his 7.5% shooting percentage? Let’s just say, it’s not quite up to his usual snipe-show standards. The Habs are keeping us on the edge of our seats—he’s a “maybe” for tonght’s showdown.
So that’s the dish, rink rats. Keep your head on a swivel and pay attention — the puck’s always moving in the world of hockey gossip.