Overview
- GM Chris Drury announced a retool built around core players and prospects, signaling that longtime veterans could be moved.
- Multiple reports say Artemi Panarin was told he will not be offered an extension and that the team will work with him to find an acceptable destination.
- New York snapped a five-game slide with a 6-3 win in Philadelphia as Mike Sullivan recorded his 500th coaching victory and players emphasized focusing on playing.
- Vincent Trocheck, Carson Soucy and Braden Schneider have emerged as trade candidates, with Trocheck viewed as a valuable center and Soucy a pending UFA.
- Injuries to Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox and a 21-22-6 record at the bottom of the East frame the shift as the club weighs short-term results against the March 6 deadline.