In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one day after the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there are questions about what’s next for that team? Who will stay and who will go? And, how bad was Darnell Nurse’s injury? Meanwhile, could the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks make for good trade partners?
Andrei Kuzmenko
Rick Dhaliwal: Vancouver Canucks Jim Rutherford on pending RFA forward Brock Boeser: “Hard to say right now, conversations with agent are ongoing. Continue to work away at that.” Taj: John Shannon on Sekeres and Price on who the Canucks could trade to gain some salary cap space: “Rumblings I’ve heard is Miller is at the
On the Vancouver Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brock Boeser and free agent Andrei Kuzmenko Harman Dayal of The Athletic: Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and his $7.26 million cap hit will be a long-term obstacle for the Vancouver Canucks. The trade for OEL and Conor Garland made the team better now but took away assets and their salary
The Canucks will be one of twenty teams with some interest in Andrei Kuzmenko TSN: Chris Johnston said there will be at least 20 teams reaching out Andrei Kuzmenko’s agent Dan Milstein and talks will start next week. They will try to narrow it down to five or six teams to have further conversations with.
Three first-round picks leaning towards signing and one to return to school Emily Kaplan: It’s looking like the Buffalo Sabres will be signing Owen Power when his college season is over. The same can be said for Kent Johnson, a Columbus Blue Jackets first-round pick. The Seattle Kraken will likely be signing 2021 first-round pick
Canucks among the teams interested in Kuzmenko Rick Dhaliwal: The Vancouver Canucks are one of the many teams who have reached out to KHLs Andrei Kuzmenko’s agent, Dan Milstein. When his KHL season is over, teams will start talking to Kuzmenko. In 45 games this season with St. Petersburg the 26-year old has 53 points.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Elliotte Friedman dropped a number of tidbits in his 32 Thoughts column in regards to a number of teams. Among them, he talked about the Edmonton Oilers need for a goaltender, the Montreal Canadiens’ GM job was always Kent Hughes’ to lose and the Vancouver Canucks might have shifted directions