Canadian NHL teams often face an uphill battle in retaining and attracting top talent due to the higher taxes compared to U.S.-based teams. With U.S. teams often benefiting from lower or no state income tax, Canadian franchises can lose out on players who opt to keep more of the money due to them in their
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are waiting to make a game-time decision on William Nylander’s status versus the Boston Bruins in Game 2. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are in the news as Evander Kane revealed he has a sports hernia injury and the team called up a goaltender as an emergency
The Dallas Stars are the team to beat in the Western Conference. They’ve separated themselves from the pack, only trailing the New York Rangers in the Presidents’ Trophy race. This team reached the Western Conference Final last season, making it no surprise that they are a juggernaut again in 2023-24. Related: Dallas Stars May Be
One of the best things about the trade deadline is that it sets the table for exciting divisional races down the stretch. The Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions have two teams fighting for the top spot while the Pacific Division has four in the running. The best division race, however, is in the Central where three
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Elias Pettersson was discussed in trade talks between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks. How close did things get? Meanwhile, have the Calgary Flames decided to keep Jacob Markstrom? And, is Chris Tanev open to returning to the Flames as a free agent? Finally, are the Vegas Golden Knights and
The Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars made headlines on Wednesday night by making a massive trade which ended up sending Chris Tanev to the Stars in a three-team trade with the New Jersey Devils. The full trade was the Stars acquiring Tanev and prospect Cole Brady, the Flames acquiring Artem Grushnikov, a 2024 second-round pick,
The Calgary Flames continue to sell as they have now traded Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars for a 2024 second-round pick, a conditional 2026 third-round pick (contingent on the Stars advancing to the Stanley Cup Final), and prospect Artem Grushnikov. The Flames are also retaining 50 percent of Tanev’s salary. The New Jersey Devils
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, could the Calgary Flames look to sit either Noah Hanifin or Chris Tanev before the trade deadline? Playing games risks possible injuries, but sitting either for too long creates optic issues like the one last season with Jakob Chychrun. Meanwhile, Connor Brown is coming out of the lineup for the
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a very tough situation this season. There are questions regarding where their season should go. If the team should see where the talent takes them and add some depth, or if they should go out and try and add key pieces to help win the Stanley Cup. Many
In today’s NHL news and rumors, the Edmonton Oilers are now said to be one of the teams interested in defenseman Chris Tanev. Add them to the list, which includes at least five or six teams. Meanwhile, are the Vancouver Canucks out of the running for Tanev? Could they be looking at Phil Kessel? The
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still interested in Chris Tanev. But, are they going to have to overpay to get him? Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild might be starting to make plans to offload some of their pending UFAs. Who is likely being discussed in trade conversations? Finally, the New York
Donnie & Dhali: Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal on potential trade targets for the Vancouver Canuks and who they may not be interested in. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Taylor: “You had some information and we’ve we talked about this a lot, you talked about this a lot. You had some information as to players the Canucks
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, how open are the Edmonton Oilers to making trades while their team is playing as well as they are? In Ottawa, what do the Senators have to do to be a player in the Chris Tanev trade sweepstakes? Jake DeBrusk continues to say he wants to stay with the Boston
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins might be in the market for a winger. They also might be better off waiting to land a big fish until the summer. Are the Edmonton Oilers a fit if the Pittsburgh Penguins ultimately move Jake Guentzel? Would the New Jersey Devils be a team
This year, there have already been a number of big rumors circulating around the NHL’s Eastern Conference. With the holiday trade freeze almost upon us and a lull in the action, it feels like the right time to look back at some of the loudest trade talks that were, are, and will be out there.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Vancouver Canucks are going to take their time with Andrei Kuzmenko and not lock themselves into any sort of decision. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers continue to scout teams, having checked out the Nashville Predators twice. The Toronto Maple Leafs want to spend their cap space money on a trade,
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the St. Louis Blues fired head coach Craig Berube late Tuesday evening. GM Doug Armstrong has spoken about his decision and one has to wonder if more moves are coming. Meanwhile, the Calgary Flames got good news about the injury status of Chris Tanev. But, does it change their stance
The Winnipeg Jets are fresh off of a huge 4-2 win on the road over the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche, which saw Kyle Connor score twice and Josh Morrissey net the game-winner in what was one of Winnipeg’s most complete performances of the 2023-24 campaign. At 15-8-2, and exactly 25 games through the season, now