Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Things weren’t right for Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler all season. He battled through 48 games and though he won’t have offseason surgery – had the major surgery last season on his hip – he’ll be going through heavy rehab and treatment. It is possible that he sits out all of next season. The Ducks, nor his agent are commenting, and it sounds like he doesn’t plan on retiring.
One under the radar team to watch on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin is the Vancouver Canucks.