<p>A roster spot on Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off team is up for grabs.</p>
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<p>The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Sunday that defenceman Alex Pietrangelo has pulled out of next week’s tournament.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Update: Alex Pietrangelo will be withdrawing from the 2025 4Nations Face-Off to tend to an ailment and prepare for the remainder of the regular season with Vegas. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VegasBorn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VegasBorn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/1883642745132380596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The right-shot defenceman isn’t currently injured, as he played the second-most minutes in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers, finishing the night with a +2. This season, the 35-year-old has three goals and 25 points in 47 games. A shutdown defender, it’s a sizable loss for Team Canada, who’ll have to replace him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From the Calgary Flames, MacKenzie Weegar is a good fit. The right-shot defenceman has six goals and 25 points in 48 games this season and posted a career-best 20 goals and 52 points in 2023-24. If Team Canada wants pure offence, Edmonton Oilerw defenceman Evan Bouchard is a good fit, as he has eight goals and 37 points in 49 games this season, with questionable defensive plays in his own end at times.</span></p>
<h2>Will Borgen signs five-year extension with Rangers</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of shutdown defencemen, New York Rangers defenceman Will Borgen signed a five-year extension worth $4.1 million.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hearing NYR closing in on a 5x$4.1M extension with newly acquired Will Borgen. </p>
<p>He’s been a great fit there</p>
<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1883289746031640806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Borgen was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fourth round of the 2015 draft, making his debut with the team in 2018-19. His final season with the Sabres was in 2020-21 before the Seattle Kraken picked him in the expansion draft. The right-shot defenceman blossomed there, including a three-goal, 25-point season in 2023-24.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Dec. 18, the Rangers traded the second overall pick from the 2019 draft, Kappo Kakko, to the Kraken for the defenceman. It’s hard to say that the trade hasn’t been a win for either team, as Kakko has matched the four goals and 14 points he had with the Rangers in 13-fewer games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the trade, the Rangers are 9-6-3, but have an 8-2-3 record in their last 13 games, bringing them to within three points of the final Wild Card spot.</span></p>
<h2>Logan Thompson extends with the Capitals</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was reported by numerous sources on Monday that Washington Capitals netminder Logan Thompson signed a six-year deal worth $5.85 million.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Actual AAV is $5.85M <a href="https://t.co/MCYcga83hd">https://t.co/MCYcga83hd</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1883963140897137055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Undrafted, the Calgary, Alberta native has been terrific for the rejuvenated Capitals, posting a .925 save percentage and a 2.09 goals against average in 27 games this season, with a 22-2-3 record. For his career, he has a .915 save percentage and a 2.55 goals against average in 130 games, helping the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup in 2023.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He and Charlie Lindgren form an all-right-handed-catching tandem between the pipes for the Capitals. While Lindgren helped the Capitals go on a huge run to end the 2023-24 season, his play has dipped this season as he has a .906 save percentage and a 2.46 goals against average in 23 games played.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That hasn’t stopped the Capitals from turning back time though, as their 33-11-5 record with 71 points has them at the very top of the league.</span></p>
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A roster spot on Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off team is up for grabs.
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The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Sunday that defenceman Alex Pietrangelo has pulled out of next week’s tournament.

https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/1883642745132380596

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The right-shot defenceman isn’t currently injured, as he played the second-most minutes in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers, finishing the night with a +2. This season, the 35-year-old has three goals and 25 points in 47 games. A shutdown defender, it’s a sizable loss for Team Canada, who’ll have to replace him.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">From the Calgary Flames, MacKenzie Weegar is a good fit. The right-shot defenceman has six goals and 25 points in 48 games this season and posted a career-best 20 goals and 52 points in 2023-24. If Team Canada wants pure offence, Edmonton Oilerw defenceman Evan Bouchard is a good fit, as he has eight goals and 37 points in 49 games this season, with questionable defensive plays in his own end at times.</span>
<h2>Will Borgen signs five-year extension with Rangers</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of shutdown defencemen, New York Rangers defenceman Will Borgen signed a five-year extension worth $4.1 million.</span>

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1883289746031640806

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Borgen was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fourth round of the 2015 draft, making his debut with the team in 2018-19. His final season with the Sabres was in 2020-21 before the Seattle Kraken picked him in the expansion draft. The right-shot defenceman blossomed there, including a three-goal, 25-point season in 2023-24.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">On Dec. 18, the Rangers traded the second overall pick from the 2019 draft, Kappo Kakko, to the Kraken for the defenceman. It’s hard to say that the trade hasn’t been a win for either team, as Kakko has matched the four goals and 14 points he had with the Rangers in 13-fewer games.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the trade, the Rangers are 9-6-3, but have an 8-2-3 record in their last 13 games, bringing them to within three points of the final Wild Card spot.</span>
<h2>Logan Thompson extends with the Capitals</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was reported by numerous sources on Monday that Washington Capitals netminder Logan Thompson signed a six-year deal worth $5.85 million.</span>

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1883963140897137055

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Undrafted, the Calgary, Alberta native has been terrific for the rejuvenated Capitals, posting a .925 save percentage and a 2.09 goals against average in 27 games this season, with a 22-2-3 record. For his career, he has a .915 save percentage and a 2.55 goals against average in 130 games, helping the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup in 2023.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">He and Charlie Lindgren form an all-right-handed-catching tandem between the pipes for the Capitals. While Lindgren helped the Capitals go on a huge run to end the 2023-24 season, his play has dipped this season as he has a .906 save percentage and a 2.46 goals against average in 23 games played.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">That hasn’t stopped the Capitals from turning back time though, as their 33-11-5 record with 71 points has them at the very top of the league.</span>

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