Terry Holland, the gentlemanly coach who brought Ralph Sampson to Charlottesville and turned the University of Virginia into a college basketball power, has died at the age of 80.

Holland led the Cavaliers to nine NCAA tournament appearances – and two Final Fours – in his 16 years at the school while competing against a who’s who of ACC coaching legends, including Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Lefty Driesell and Jim Valvano.

Holland was diagnosed in 2019 with Alzheimer’s Disease and had recently entered a memory care facility.

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‘He was a visionary, a positive coach,’ former UVA team captain Bobby Stokes told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. ‘He made it his mission to make it like a family.’

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Terry Holland as a player

Holland was a star player for Driesell at Davidson, where he led the nation in field goal percentage as a senior in 1963-64. 

He joined Driesell’s staff after he graduated and took over the coaching reins when Driesell took the job at Maryland in 1969.

Terry Holland’s coaching career

After five seasons at the North Carolina school, Holland accepted the head coaching job at Virginia in 1974, where he turned around a downtrodden program and won the school’s first ACC tournament championship in 1976.

He took the program to another level with the arrival of future stars Jeff Lamp, Bryant Stith and of course, Sampson. The Cavaliers reached their first Final Four in 1981 when Lamp and then-sophomore Sampson lost to Smith’s North Carolina squad in the national semifinals. 

Then the year after Sampson graduated, Holland took the Cavaliers back to the Final Four in 1984, losing to Hakeem Olajuwon and Houston in the semis.

In his 21 seasons of coaching, Holland’s teams compiled a record of 418-216, with a school-record 326 of those wins coming at Virginia. Holland’s record was broken earlier this season by current UVA coach Tony Bennett.

‘He established what Virginia basketball was,’ Bennett told Charlottesville sportswriter Jerry Ratcliffe. ‘I just love the fact that I get to be at a place where he was one of the key establishers of putting it on the map and how he did it.”

After retiring from coaching in 1990, Holland returned to Davidson as athletic director. He later became AD at Virginia for seven seasons and then at East Carolina for 10 more years.

The Eastern Conference contenders are beefing up for the playoffs, and the New Jersey Devils joined the mix on Sunday. 

The Devils acquired speedy power forward Timo Meier, a three-time 30-goal scorer, from the San Jose Sharks in a complicated trade involving nine players, multiple draft picks and several conditions.

That helps the Devils keep up with the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs (two trades) and Boston Bruins, who have all made big moves. And the Rangers might strike again, clearing cap space in an apparent effort to make a bid for Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane.

Analyzing the top trades and other moves made before Friday’s deadline. A separate blog will run on deadline day.

When is the NHL trade deadline?

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The NHL trade deadline is at 3 p.m. ET on March 3.

Who are some of the bigger names who could be moved before the deadline?

Chicago’s Patrick Kane and Max Domi. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson. Vancouver’s Brock Boeser and Luke Schenn. Anaheim’s John Klingberg. Arizona’s Jakob Chychrun, Shayne Gostisbehere and Nick Bjugstad. Columbus’ Vladislav Gavrikov. Philadelphia’s James van Riemsdyk. Montreal’s Sean Monahan. Nashville’s Mattias Ekholm.

What trades, transactions or other news occurred before the March 3 deadline?

Feb. 27: The Maple Leafs acquire defenseman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty, conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and 2025 from the Blackhawks for a 2025 first-round pick (top-10 protected), 2026 second-round pick and forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev. McCabe is physical and block shots and he and Lafferty kill penalties. Lafferty is tied for the league lead with four shorthanded goals. The Maple Leafs need all the depth they can get as they likely will face the Lightning and Bruins in the first two rounds. The Blackhawks will retain 50% of the salary of McCabe, who has two years left on his contract.

Feb. 27: The Sabres acquire defenseman Riley Stillman from the Canucks for forward Josh Bloom. It’s not Luke Schenn, but the 24-year-old son of former NHL player Cory Stillman will provide depth on a team fighting to end a playoff drought. Plus he has another year left on his contract. Bloom, 19, is averaging about a point a game in the Ontario Hockey League.

Feb. 26: The Devils acquire forwards Timo Meier and Timur Ibragimov, defensemen Scott Harrington and Santeri Hatakka, goaltender Zachary Emond and a 2024 fifth-round pick from the Sharks for New Jersey’s 2023 first-round pick (conditional), defensemen Shakir Mukhamadullin and Nikita Okhotiuk, forwards Andreas Johnsson and Fabian Zetterlund, a conditional 2024 second-round selection and a 2024 seventh-round selection. The Devils land the prize of the trade deadline in Meier, who will make the NHL’s fifth-ranked offense even more dangerous and help improve their 19th-ranked power play. As a restricted free agent, the Devils hold the rights to re-sign him. The Sharks moved Meier, due a $10 million qualifying offer next summer, because they couldn’t make the numbers work on an eight-year deal. They get a first-round pick and potentially another. Plus, Mukhamadullin, playing in the Kontinental Hockey League, is a former first-round pick with the potential to become a top-four NHL defenseman.

Feb. 26: The Lightning acquire forward Tanner Jeannot for defenseman Cal Foote and five draft picks. Tampa Bay always seems to make the right deadline move as it has reached the Stanley Cup Final three years in a row, winning twice. Jeannot, 25, is a rugged player who scored 24 goals last season (but five this season) and will be a restricted free agent this summer. Predators general manager David Poile, who announced he’ll retire after the season, got a nice haul for successor Barry Trotz. The picks are a 2025 first-rounder (top-10 protected), a 2024 second-rounder and a 2023 third, fourth and fifth-rounder.

Feb. 26: The Avalanche acquire defenseman Jack Johnson from the Blackhawks for defenseman Andreas Englund. A depth move for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Johnson played with Colorado last season.

Feb. 26: The Golden Knights acquire forward Ivan Barbashev from the Blues for center Zach Dean. Barbashev plays a physical style (132 hits) and scored 60 points last season, though he’s at 29 this season. Vegas could use more offense with Mark Stone out. Dean, 20, was drafted 30th overall in 2021 and has 49 points in 38 games with Gatineau of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Barbashev is the fourth pending unrestricted free agent that the Blues have traded recently as they retool.

Feb. 26: The Stars acquire winger Evgenii Dadonov from the Canadiens for winger Denis Gurianov. The Canadiens are retaining 50% of the salary of Dadonov, who’s a pending unrestricted free agent, Though his numbers are down this season, he’s a four-time 20-goal scorer who should put up better numbers on the deeper Stars. He was also traded at last season’s deadline (by the Golden Knights), though the deal was canceled because the Ducks were on his limited no-trade list. Gurianov, a restricted free agent, had a strong playoffs in 2020 but has been limited to nine points this season. A change of scenery could help.

Feb. 25: The Rangers trade forward Vitali Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Will Lockwood and a 2026 seventh-round pick. This is important because the Rangers need to shed salary if they’re going to acquire Patrick Kane from the Blackhawks. Chicago announced that the team is holding Kane (and Sam Lafferty) out of the lineup for ‘roster management.’ Kravtsov, who often has been a healthy scratch this season, has a $875,000 cap hit. The Rangers also have been sitting out Jake Leschyshyn to improve their cap space, then placed him on waivers.

Feb. 25: The Jets acquire winger Nino Niederreiter from the Predators for a 2024 second-round pick. Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti is out long-term and Niederreiter will take his place. He has 28 points in 56 games. The Predators are seven points out of a playoff spot and look to be in sell mode. Nashville had signed Niederreiter to a two-year, $8 million contract in the offseason.

Feb. 24: The Penguins place forward Kasperi Kapanen on waivers. He was claimed by the Blues. Kapanen, who filed for arbitration and was re-signed to a two-year, $6.4 million contract, has 20 points in 43 games. The move created cap flexibility for the slumping team to activate Jan Rutta. ‘When a team doesn’t live up to expectations, as ours has of late, I think change is inevitable,’ coach Mike Sullivan told reporters. ‘Kapy is a really talented player and to a certain extent, it’s on all of us because we didn’t find a way to maximize his potential.’

Feb. 23: Bruins acquire defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway from the Capitals for forward Craig Smith, a 2023 first-round pick, 2025 second-round pick and 2024 third-round pick. The NHL’s top team, which could set a league record for wins, was expected to beef up for its Stanley Cup run. Orlov is a top four defenseman who will add to Boston’s depth, and Hathaway is a gritty competitor. Both are pending UFAs, as is Smith. The banged-up Capitals have lost six in a row to drop out of a playoff spot and wanted to get draft picks to make the team younger. They will retain 50% of Orlov’s salary. The Wild got involved, as they did in the O’Reilly trade, retaining 25% of Orlov’s salary and sending the rights to Kontinental Hockey League center Andrei Svetlakov to Boston for a 2023 fifth-round pick. If the Capitals do make the playoffs, they’d likely face the Bruins in the first round. 

Feb. 22: Senators trade defenseman Nikita Zaitsev and draft picks to Blackhawks. Ottawa unloaded Zaitsev, who has one more year on his contract, on Chicago. That clears cap room because the Senators need to re-sign restricted free agents Alex DeBrincat, Shane Pinto and newly acquired Julien Gauthier. As payment for taking Zaitsev off the Senators’ hands, the Blackhawks are receiving more draft picks to aid in their rebuild – a 2023 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. The only thing Chicago is sending the other way is ‘future considerations.’ – Jace Evans  

Feb. 22: Golden Knights trade Shea Weber’s contract and a 2023 fifth-round pick to Coyotes for Dysin Mayo. Acquiring injured Weber’s $7.8 million-plus cap hit allow the Coyotes to stay at the cap floor if they trade Gostisbehere and/or Chychrun. His deal runs through 2025-26. Mayo is an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Feb. 19: Senators trade Tyler Motte to Rangers for Julien Gauthier and a 2023 conditional seventh-round pick. Motte returns to the Rangers and will inject their bottom six with much-needed speed and add a proven penalty killer to the mix. His relentless style of play was especially effective for them during last year’s run to the Eastern Conference final, giving coach Gerard Gallant the energetic pest he needed to execute his aggressive forechecking system. – Vincent Z. Mercogliano, lohud.com 

Feb. 17: Maple Leafs acquire Blues center Ryan O’Reilly in three-team deal. Toronto, which has not won the Stanley Cup since 1967 and has not even won a playoff round since 2004, made a big move in a bid to end its playoff woes. The Maple Leafs acquired Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly and forward Noel Acciari and prospect Josh Pillar in three-team deal that also includes Minnesota. St. Louis gets Mikhail Abramov, Adam Gaudette and three draft picks (Toronto’s 2023 first, Ottawa’s 2023 third, and Toronto’s 2024 second). The Wild receive the Maple Leafs’ fourth-round pick in 2025. St. Louis will retain 50% of O’Reilly’s salary while Minnesota retains 25%. O’Reilly is a pending free agent. While he’s not having the best year of his career (just 19 points in 40 games) the 32-year-old who collected the Selke (best defensive forward) and Conn Smythe (playoff MVP) trophies in 2019 should make the Leafs incredibly potent down the middle. For the Blues, trading their captain after trading longtime winger Vladimir Tarasenko indicates they are throwing in the towel and turning their eyes to the future. – Jace Evans  

Feb. 13: Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun will remain a healthy scratch. The quote from coach Andre Tourigny: ‘He will remain out of the lineup until something happens for us.’ Chychrun would be a big addition to a contender, though he would fetch a high price.

Feb. 11: The Arizona Coyotes announced that defenseman Jakob Chychrun was a healthy scratch for trade related reasons. Chychrun can give the Coyotes their greatest return in their rebuild. He’s skilled and has two seasons beyond this one for a reasonable $4.6 million salary cap hit. Considering defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere recently got hurt, the Coyotes need to protect their assets. And if a trade doesn’t happen immediately, not having Chychrun on the ice will help them get better draft lottery odds for Connor Bedard.  

Feb. 9: The New York Rangers acquire forward Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues for a conditional 2023 first-round draft pick, a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick, forward Sammy Blais and defenseman Hunter Skinner. Tarasenko, an All-Star this season even with reduced numbers as he missed time with an injury, boosts the Rangers’ top six and they didn’t have to give up one of their top youngsters to get him. He’s a six-time 30-goal scorer who puts up good playoff numbers. The Rangers also hold the Dallas Stars’ first-round pick and they’ll give up the lower pick, helping them in this year’s deep draft. Mikkola is a 6-4 shutdown defenseman who kills penalties and is an upgrade on defenseman Libor Hajek, who was placed on waivers. Blais used to play for the Blues and put up better numbers there. He had no goals with New York. Both he, Mikkola and Tarasenko are pending unrestricted free agents. The Blues will retain 50% of Tarasenko’s salary.

Feb. 6: Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane addresses his future. The pending unrestricted free agent has a no-movement clause and told reporters he’s ‘not really at that point’ about deciding whether to waive it. He did say agent Pat Brisson has told him ‘a few’ teams have reached out. “We’re probably taking it up to the deadline before making a decision,’ he said. Meanwhile, captain Jonathan Toews has missed the past two practices because of a non-COVID illness, coach Luke Richardson said. Toews also has a no-movement clause.

Feb. 5: The Seattle Kraken acquire defenseman Jaycob Megna from the San Jose Sharks for a 2023 fourth-round draft pick. He 6-6, 220, adding size to a defense that also has 6-7, 255 Jamie Oleksiak. He averages 19 minutes a game and was a plus player on a Sharks team that was full of minuses. He’s signed through 2024. The Kraken have until June 15 to decide whether the pick they give up is theirs or the one that belonged to the Colorado Avalanche.

Feb. 5: New York Islanders sign Bo Horvat for eight years.  Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello, as usual, didn’t reveal terms, joking, ‘All I can tell you it’s too long and too much money.’ But Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports the cap hit is $8.5 million, which puts Horvat second on the team behind Mathew Barzal ($9.15 million). Knowing that Horvat is more than a rental makes this deal even better. He and Barzal, the Islanders’ most skilled offensive players, are signed through 2030-31. ​​​​​​

Feb. 4: The Washington Capitals announce a three-year, $5.7 million extension for forward Sonny Milano. That’s two signings in two days for the Capitals. Milano (Ducks), like Dylan Strome (Blackhawks) the day before, came to the Capitals as free agents after their previous team didn’t qualify them. Milano didn’t join the Capitals until Nov. 5 and has 22 points in 40 games.

Feb. 3: The Washington Capitals announce a five-year, $25 million extension for center Dylan Strome. The pending restricted free agent wasn’t going to be moved, but the Capitals did well to lock him up long-term. He was an important offseason acquisition, helping the team get through the early absence of Nicklas Backstrom, plus ranking third on the team in points and power play points.

Feb. 1: The Columbus Blue Jackets announce forward Gustav Nyquist (shoulder) is likely out for the season. He is on an expiring contract and the Blue Jackets could have received something in return for him had he been healthy. 

Jan. 30: The New York Islanders acquire forward Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks for forwards Anthony Beauvillier and Aatu Raty and a protected 2023 first-round draft pick. This deal solves two problems. The Canucks couldn’t offer Horvat enough to account for his All-Star season, and the Islanders are having trouble scoring. Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello said it was incumbent upon him to try to fix that, and he made a very good start. Horvat has 31 goals this season – matching his career best from last season – and 54 points in 49 games. He had four assists in his final game with the Canucks, and is the Islanders’ new leader in goals, points and power play goals and points. That could make the difference on a team that has had to rely too much on its stellar goaltending. The deal will be even better if the Islanders can re-sign Horvat. The Canucks wanted back players who could step into the lineup. Beauvillier has had a 20-goal season but just nine this season. Raty, the Islanders’ top prospect, could benefit from a change of scenery. The draft pick would move to 2024 if it lands in the top 12. Vancouver will retain 25 percent of Horvat’s salary.

Jan. 25: The Colorado Avalanche acquire forward Matt Nieto and defenseman Ryan Merkley from the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Jacob MacDonald and forward Martin Kaut. The banged-up Avalanche need depth players, and Nieto played for them previously. Merkley, a former first-round pick, never found a place with San Jose. Sharks general manager Mike Grier ends up getting some assets for Nieto, a pending unrestricted free agent. His better test will be the return if he deals Karlsson or Meier.

Dec. 19: The Florida Panthers acquire forward Givani Smith from the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman Michael Del Zotto. Detroit then trades Del Zotto to the Anaheim Ducks for forward Danny O’Regan. Smith didn’t pan out a fourth-line grinder with the Red Wings. He fills that role in Florida.

Nov. 23: The Minnesota Wild acquire forward Ryan Reaves from the New York Rangers for a fifth-round 2025 pick. The Rangers made this move early in the season to give them more cap space to make a bigger move at the deadline. The Wild were interested in Reaves’ toughness.

Nov. 23: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquire defenseman Conor Timmins from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Curtis Douglas. The Maple Leafs were missing three defensemen at the time, and Timmins adds to their defensive depth.

Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter, one of the top players available in the 2023 NFL draft, will not work out at the NFL scouting combine this week in Indianapolis.

Instead, Carter will work out at his Georgia pro day on March 15. He will participate in interviews and undergo a physical examination, his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha told ESPN.

Carter, who helped Georgia win its second consecutive national championship last month, is considered a potential Top 5 pick.

He is one of the best defensive prospects in the draft along with Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson and Texas Tech edge rusher Tyree Wilson.

Carter appears ready to step into the NFL and become a productive three-down talent with Pro Bowl potential, NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein wrote in his evaluation of the Georgia standout.

Despite ankle and knee injuries during his junior season, Carter was a unanimous All-American in 2022.

Carter earned All-SEC first-team honors, and he was named a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman.

Carter, a 6-foot-3, 310-pounder who will skip his senior season at Georgia, had 32 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles in 2022.

At least three of the top quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL draft will participate in workouts during the NFL scouting combine this week in Indianapolis.

Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis will throw at the combine, while Alabama’s Bryce Young will throw at his pro day on March 23, according to both ESPN and NFL.com.

For now, set your calendars for Saturday afternoon as Stroud, Richardson and Levis will show NFL teams and fans why they should be taken during the 2023 NFL draft.

Young and Stroud are considered the top two quarterbacks in the upcoming draft class, while Richardson is climbing up the draft boards and Levis is also considered a first-round prospect.

NFL.com reports Young “is long past” his AC joint injury from the 2022 season, and he will only interview with teams at the combine.

Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, threw for 3,328 yards, 32 touchdowns and five interceptions at Alabama during his junior season last year.

Stroud finished second in the nation with 41 passing touchdowns, adding 3,688 yards and six interceptions during his final season at Ohio State.

Richardson – who completed his redshirt sophomore season with Florida and threw for 2,549 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions – will also participate in drills during the combine, according to NFL.com.

Levis threw for 2,406 yards and 19 touchdowns with 10 interceptions last season, ending his college career with a 17-7 record as a starter at Kentucky.

All four players could potentially be Top 10-15 picks during the 2023 NFL draft, which begins on April 27 in Kansas City, Missouri.

In an effort to speed up the pace of play and make the game more enjoyable for fans, Major League Baseball is instituting this season its most significant set of rules changes since the adoption of the designated hitter.

The new rules impact almost every facet of the game – pitching, hitting, baserunning and fielding. 

With spring training underway and the rules begin being enforced in actual games, USA TODAY takes a look at what the changes are, what they’re trying to accomplish and what challenges they might present.

MLB’s new shift rule

Reason for change: Last season, MLB teams positioned their infielders in an overshift (more than two fielders on one side of second base) on 33.6% of all plate appearances. The strategy was even more pronounced against left-handed batters (55.0%), which frequently resulted in those lefty hitters being thrown out on ground balls to the second baseman playing in short right field. 

With the number of singles per game reaching an all-time low the past three seasons and the overall batting average (.243) at its lowest point since 1968, MLB wanted to see more balls in play turn into hits. Eliminating the overshift is expected to help, while at the same time require more athletic plays by infielders. 

The new rule: At the start of each pitch, teams must have at least two infielders on either side of second base, with all four positioned on the infield dirt. Infielders may not switch positions unless there is a substitution.

MLB’s pitch clock rule

Reason for change: The average time for a major league game last season was 3 hours, 6 minutes. That was down from the all-time high of 3:11 in 2021, but it still reinforced the perception that today’s MLB games tend to have long stretches of inactivity. 

To speed up the pace of the game, MLB wants to cut down on the number of times pitchers and batters are allowed to stop play. 

The new rule: There is a 30-second timer between batters and a time limit between pitches. After receiving the ball from the catcher or umpire, pitchers are required to begin their motion within 15 seconds with the bases empty or within 20 seconds with runners on base. If they don’t, they’re charged with an automatic ball.

Hitters also share the responsibility to keep the game moving. They must be in the batter’s box and ready for the pitch by the time the clock reaches 8 seconds. If not, they’re charged with an automatic strike. A batter can call time out only once per plate appearance.

MLB’s larger bases, baserunning rules

Reason for change: As the number of home runs has risen in recent years, stolen base attempts have declined as MLB teams tend to play for the big inning rather than a single run. But the anticipation of a stolen base adds extra excitement to the game that MLB would like to see return. 

By making the bases slightly larger, a runner has less distance to cover to make it safely, thereby increasing the percentage of successfully stealing a base. Larger bases also help reduce the odds of injury from a collision between a fielder and a runner.

The new rules: The bases are now 18 inches square (previously 15 inches). That decreases the distance between first, second and third base by 4.5 inches. (Home plate – which stays the same size – to first base is 3 inches shorter.)

In addition, pitchers are limited to a maximum of two pickoff attempts per plate appearance. If a pitcher attempts a third pickoff throw and doesn’t get the runner out, it’s an automatic balk and all runners move up one base.

‘Ghost runners’ in extra innings

The existing rule: While it’s not new in 2023, MLB did say this past offseason it was permanently implementing a provision in use since 2020 that every half inning after the ninth begins with a runner on second base. 

Reason for change: The idea was first instituted in 2020 to cut down on long games and prevent pitchers being overused in the pandemic-shortened season. It added a new layer of strategy and increased scoring considerably in extra innings — with teams and players overwhelmingly expressing their support for keeping it.

New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller was ejected from Sunday afternoon’s game for spitting on an opponent.

Miller received an automatic match penalty at 16:37 of the first period for spitting on Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. A match penalty brings a game misconduct and a review from the league.

‘The kid feels bad about it,’ Rangers coach Gerard Gallant told reporters after the game. ‘He said it was an accident.’

Doughty told reporters he was shocked when it happened.

‘Whether or not he meant to do that, I don’t know,’ he said. ‘It was a pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty pissed.’

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Miller tweeted on Monday that the spitting was ‘completely accidental’ and that he had met with Doughty after the game to apologize and explain himself.

The NHL’s department of player safety announced that Miller would have a hearing for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Forward Garnet Hathaway, then with the Washington Capitals, was suspended for three games for spitting on then-Anaheim Ducks defenseman Erik Gudbranson in 2019.

If Miller is suspended, it could spell problems for the Rangers. They’re already without defenseman Ryan Lindgren, who was hurt after being checked by Washington’s T.J. Oshie on Saturday.

Plus, they are trying to play with a sparse lineup so they can accrue enough cap space for another trade, reportedly for Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane, before Friday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline.

Kane, who has a full no-movement clause but has expressed interest in the Rangers, was sent back to Chicago by the Blackhawks on Saturday in a ‘roster management’ move.

The Rangers on Saturday traded Vitali Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks and sent Jake Leschyshyn to the American Hockey League to create cap space.

Despite missing Miller for most of the game and dressing but not playing Braden Schneider for cap reasons, the Rangers defeated the Kings 5-2 to end a four-game losing streak.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott could be in line for a new contract this offseason.

Prescott, who is guaranteed to make $31 million and will account for $49.1 million against the Cowboys’ salary cap in 2023, according to overthecap.com, could either have his current contract restructured or have his contract extended again.

“We’ve got to have a plan to ultimately extend Dak,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told ESPN on Monday.

Prescott’s current contract will see the Cowboys endure salary cap hits of $49.1 million in 2023 and $52.1 million in 2024, according to overthecap.com. An extension would keep him beyond the next two seasons.

During the Senior Bowl, Jones said Prescott deserves to be around the top 10-12 quarterbacks in the league who make more than $40 million annually.

Jones also said Prescott could be the Cowboys’ quarterback for the next 10 years.

Despite Prescott winning only two playoff games in his career, and the Cowboys’ last championship coming in 1995, Jones believes Prescott is the quarterback who can lead Dallas back to the Super Bowl.

“I’ve got all the faith in the world we can win this thing with Dak,” Jones told ESPN.

“Because we know him. We know what he’s about. His leadership skills are undeniable. Impeccable work ethic. Other than he hadn’t won some key playoff games, he’s everything you want in a quarterback. From the day he walked in the door, he’s won a lot of games. We just got to get over the hump.”

Prescott won the 2022 Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his off-field contributions.

On the field, Prescott returned from missing five games with a broken thumb to lead the Cowboys to the playoffs,  where he helped Dallas win its first playoff road game in 30 years, beating Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild-card round. The Cowboys’ season ended with a playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers.