Tom’s Daily: Deryk Engelland Tributes; NHL Trade Rumors Heat Up

Tom’s Daily includes several great tributes to the career of Deryk Engelland; NHL trade rumors are heating up now that there’s some certainty; Signings begin again; Offside changes; more.

Vegas Golden Knights

Here’s a great look at Deryk Engelland’s impact from the local level by David Schoen. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Here’s more of a 50,000-foot view of Engelland’s career (NBC Sports)

One more from Sportsnet on Engelland.

NHL

Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving thinks we’re about to see things start moving on a major level player-wise. Expect NHL trade rumors and perhaps even actual trades to be front and center. (TSN)

Here’s the transaction tracker from TSN’s website. Bookmark this if you have to, it will come in handy.

This one flew under the radar, but the NHL has made a major change to the off-side rule. Now a player’s skate position counts whether on the ice or in the air, where previously it had to be on the ice. This article also has a nice roundup of the COVID protocols. (NBC Sports)

Michael Granlund back with the Preds. (NBC Sports)

Hockeyverse

The Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals among the first teams to debut helmet advertising ahead of the new season. (ESPN)

The NWHL will have its games televised nationally next season (New York Post)