McGroarty appeared in the first three NHL games of the season, that opportunity aided by an opening provided when Bryan Rust suffered a minor injury at the end of training camp. Rust is now back ...

(McGroarty does not require waivers to be assigned to a minor league affiliate.) Acquired: Trade, Aug. 22, 2024 This season: The expectations were in place immediately for Rutger McGroarty.

McGroarty could also look to the stop-start nature of how the Jets treated another top prospect in Cole Perfetti to see what could his future could hold, and saw enough to decide he would rather ...

McGroarty made his Wilkes-Barre/Scranton debut Oct. 18, appearing as right wing on the club’s third line. The following evening, he flipped to left wing, also on the third line.

McGroarty, 20, was selected 14th overall by Winnipeg in the 2022 NHL draft; Yager was picked in the same slot -- No. 14 -- by Pittsburgh in 2023.

To McGroarty’s left sat Ville Koivunen, who will make his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. He’ll be playing on the second line with Rickard Rakell serving as his center.

So all in all, McGroarty needs to play in the top-six at some point this season, and he should see regular time on either the first or second power play as well. But when the puck drops on October ...

Rutger McGroarty trade talks have begun. A league source tells The Athletic that McGroarty has garnered interest from several teams. A trade is expected to take place prior to the NHL Draft and ...