Both players seem likely to clear waivers and head back to the minor leagues, but their statuses will be important to watch.
The Nashville Predators have waived defenseman Marc Del Gaizo and left winger Kieffer Bellows, according to PuckPedia. Through 35 appearances with the Predators this season, Del Gaizo has scored once and added seven assists for eight points coupled with 17 penalty minutes while averaging 16:38 in time on ice per game.
Filip Forsberg scored once and added an assist, and Kieffer Bellows broke a third-period tie to give the visiting Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
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The Predators have opened up a roster spot in advance of their game against Seattle on Thursday.
Nashville’s active roster is now full ahead of their return to play against the Avalanche.
The Predators reassigned left-winger Kieffer Bellows to AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday and used his roster spot to summon defenseman Kevin Gravel from the minors, per a team announcement.
The Predators have added some extra depth up front heading into their game against Washington. The team announced that they have recalled winger Kieffer Bellows from AHL Milwaukee. Nashville had two open roster spots so no corresponding moves needed to be made.
Two former Toronto Maple Leafs players; Kieffer Bellows and Brett Seney were placed on waivers Sunday as teams narrow down their rosters before the regular season.
In a surprising turn, once a promising first-round draft pick, Kieffer Bellows signed with the Nashville Predators on an NHL league minimum deal rather than joining the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Nashville Predators have signed forward Kieffer Bellows, who was a the No. 19 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.
Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced that the club has agreed to terms with free agent forward Kieffer Bellows on a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000.
“I thought we played pretty well. We just couldn’t score. The difference [in the third period] was we were probably a little bit more desperate, started putting pucks toward the net, and they started to go in.” – John Gruden This performance encapsulated the Toronto Marlies’ 2023-24 regular season.
“I thought our response in the third period [after conceding leads in the second period] was very nice. You have got to give a lot of credit to Luke Cavallin
“I’m not satisfied (with 20+ goals). I want to continue to play well and help my team win games. It was a big night for us, and I’m happy we could leave
The All-Star break to the trade deadline window of hockey is one of the strangest times in hockey. The games still matter more than the final stretch but there is far more of a going through the motions process with it.
The Toronto Marlies reached the midway point of their 2023-24 in Cleveland on the recent Boat Show road trip, and after a 2-1-0 stretch before the All-Star break, currently sit at 19-14-6 (tied for third in the North Division).
“We showed a lot of resilience when they scored two goals in the third. We didn’t give up or fold.” – Robert Mastrosimone The Toronto Marlies posted a solid 40-minute effort before slipping up in the third period.
Kieffer Bellows is happy to be remaining in Toronto for the remainder of this season. The 25-year-old joined to Toronto Marlies on a professional tryout in late October after being released from a PTO with the Carolina Hurricanes a week earlier.
Obviously, during his 2016 draft year, Kieffer Bellows was seen as a promising forward. The New York Islanders thought highly enough of him to choose him in the first round (19th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
A successful PTO stint has earned Kieffer Bellows a well-deserved contract for the rest of the season. Bellows had recently completed his 25-game PTO stint and the organization has the choice to give him another PTO or sign him to a permanent contract with either the Leafs or Marlies.
One hundred and fifty-nine penalty minutes, a four-goal game from Ryan Tverberg, and a whole lot of fists thrown inside Coca-Cola Coliseum on Friday night between the Marlies and Belleville Senators.
When free agency rolls around every year, 99% of the focus is rightfully shifted toward the holes on the NHL roster that need to be filled. When you’re the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the draft and the subsequent free agency period, you’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger microscope to fall under.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, as they always seem to do, face a future salary-cap challenge next season for two reasons. First, Auston Matthews will be in the first season of his new contract.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are always navigating the challenges of a hard salary cap. Season after season, the team fills in the spaces behind to team’s Core Four.
The NHL postponed two of New York's games and paused the club's season through the end of November due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the squad.
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