DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and Pavel Francouz made 32 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Colorado Avalanche left wing Mikko Rantanen (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File) Francouz, the 29-year-old first-year player, did most of his work after the first period, stopping 27
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Canucks looking for some scoring help … Markstrom extension talks to start Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning confirmed in a Sportsnet radio interview that he is looking for a scoring winger if he can find a trade that “makes sense.” Benning also said that he plans on starting contract extension talks
The Wild could host the 2021 NHL Winter Classic and play the… Greg Wyshynski: The Athletic reported that the 2021 NHL Winter Classic could be hosted by the Minnesota Wild at Target Field. ESPN has learned that their opponents could be one of the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, or the Winnipeg Jets.
Friedman on the latest Taylor Hall rumors Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Hockey Central on the latest Taylor Hall trade rumors. (My NHL Trade Rumors transcription) “Well I think, you know I think that New Jersey is motivated to try to see if they could get it done, quickly. We’ll see. As CJ reported on Saturday
The Dallas Stars fire head coach Jim Montgomery Sean Shapiro: “The Dallas Stars expect all of our employees to act with integrity and exhibit professional behavior while working for and representing our organization. This decision was made due to unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the core values and beliefs of the Dallas Stars and the National
A Hall trade could happen sooner than later Sportsnet: Chris Johnston said on Sportsnet that it’s looking like the New Jersey Devils are going to be trading pending UFA Taylor Hall. “It sounds as though the conversations so far have largely been one-sided,” Johnston said. “The Devils are encouraging teams to step forward with offers,
Scouting the Philadelphia Flyers and Arizona Coyotes- Thursday Dave Isaac: Scouts listed to attend Thursday’s Flyers-Coyotes game: Pittsburgh Penguins (2), Ottawa Senators (GM Pierre Dorion – Senators play Flyers today), Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and the Washington Capitals. Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado
Two teams that could be interested in Taylor Hall … No asking price set for Hall yet TSN: Darren Dreger said there is lots of trade speculation on who might be interested in New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall. One of the teams interested is …. “But I can tell you there is at least
Taylor Hall sweepstakes heat up. Darren Haynes of The Athletic: The Calgary Flames have several reasons to pursue Hall and several not to. His hometown was nearby for one and Calgary needs a shot of swagger desperately. Hall deepens the lineup and reshapes the core a bit. The big thing is Calgary could have a
By The Canadian Press December 2nd, 2019 NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL’s three stars of the week. MacKinnon topped the NHL with nine points (three goals, six assists) in three games to power the Avalanche to a
Taylor Hall trade speculation is increasing Pierre LeBrun: Have heard that the New Jersey Devils have started to listen to teams calling on pending unrestricted free agent forward Taylor Hall. The Devils listening doesn’t mean that they will for sure trade Hall but given how their season has gone and what the potential return could
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, why did Marc-Andre Fleury leave the Vegas Golden Knights so suddenly? We have the details. There is news on whether or not Mikko Rantanen is ready to return, and are the Boston Bruins ready to sign two forwards? And, with only three days left, is there any chance Jesse Puljujarvi
DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist as part of Colorado’s three-goal flurry in the third period, and the Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Wednesday night. Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Nazem Kadri, Logan O’Connor and Matt Nieto also scored for the Avalanche, who
The Colorado Avalanche faced adversity early in the season and yet found ways to overcome. Despite losing a rotating host of starting players, the team fought to stay near the top of the standings, earning key wins to keep their season – and their playoff hopes – alive. Forwards – The Line Combo Carousel The
By The Canadian Press November 11th, 2019 NEW YORK — Ottawa goaltender Anders Nilsson, Toronto centre Auston Matthews and Colorado defenceman Cale Makar are the NHL three stars of the week. Nilsson stopped 96 of the 101 shots he faced, compiling a 3-0-0 record, 1.64 goals-against average and .950 save percentage for the Senators. Ottawa
Sportsnet: It’s not looking likely that the New Jersey Devils will be getting Taylor Hall signed to an extension in-season. “I think the Devils now know it’s unlikely they are going to be able to get a contract done during the year,” said Elliotte Friedman during the Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday. “I
All calls for Taylor Hall as he swings through Alberta Adrian Dater of Colorado Hockey Now: With injuries mounting, the Colorado Avalanche and Joe Sakic are at least considering acquiring talent. How crazy would it be to acquire Taylor Hall from the New Jersey Devils? With Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen out with injuries, the
31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Don’t believe the Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien would get so far as a settlement/contract termination. The Jets wouldn’t want to lose him for nothing in free agency. The San Jose Sharks don’t have the depth that once had. They brought back Patrick Marleau but they may