The 2023-24 NHL regular season is just one month away, much to the excitement of all hockey fans. However, there are still several notable free agents still without contracts even with the season being so near. Interestingly, many of these free agents are former Rangers. As a result, let’s take a look at each player
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The Stanley Cup Final is officially underway with Game 1 going to the Vegas Golden Knights in a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers. Nearly every NHL team has some sort of connection to the Minnesota Wild whether it be a former player, coach, or they played college in Minnesota. At first, the Golden Knights
The Florida Panthers are off to a shaky start to their season. After Thanksgiving, they currently sit at 10-8-3 with 20 points, two points outside the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference behind the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers. One of the biggest issues that has been killing the team as of late
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Elliotte Friedman offered updates on a few teams, including the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers would like to sign Eric Staal but don’t have the room and the Toronto Maple Leafs need to make a decision on Wayne Simmonds after the forward cleared waivers. Finally,
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway The Panthers don’t the space to add Eric Staal just yet David Pagnotta: Eric Staal was in the Florida Panthers training camp on a PTO. The Panthers don’t have the salary cap space at this time to sign him. It sounded
The Florida Panthers went bargain shopping this past offseason with some of their free agents. This includes signing forwards such as Rudolfs Balcers and Nick Cousins to cheap, team-friendly deals. But one that stuck out was someone who was a key piece to the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2005-06 Stanley Cup championship. That piece is forward Eric
Many fans hoped that we would finally get to see Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid play together on Team Canada for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, with the NHL no longer sending its players to China, that won’t be the case. However, Canada still has gold medal aspirations and a deep pool of players
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalling Louis Domingue does not mean one of their other netminders is dealing with an injury. Meanwhile, The Ottawa Senators are being decimated by injuries and COVID absences. What can they do? The Columbus Blue Jackets have some decisions to make with their pending free agents and
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, while Ken Holland wouldn’t say much, a deal between the Edmonton Oilers and Zach Hyman seems imminent. Will it be an eight-year deal or a seven-year deal? Meanwhile, could Eric Staal return to the Montreal Canadiens and Marc Staal to the Detroit Red Wings? The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly taking
In this week’s Montreal Canadiens news and rumors rundown, we’ll break down trade rumors, Canadiens roster updates, and much more. Adding a Left-Handed Defender? In a recent mailbag article, Eric Engels of Sportsnet was asked if it was time for Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin to add a big name defenceman at the trade
With the NHL’s Trade Deadline fast approaching, it’s about that time of year that fans and media alike start speculating on just who their team may target or sell off. The Carolina Hurricanes, being firmly entrenched in the playoff mix and labeled as a legitimate contender, seem like a candidate to be buyers once again
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what does the hiring of Darryl Sutter mean for a player like Sam Bennett? Is he still likely to be traded, or this is a fresh start for the forward? Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres a “wide open” to making a trade, but which players are generating the most interest? Which
Twenty one years ago, the Hartford Whalers franchise packed their bags and shipped out to an unproven hockey market in Raleigh, North Carolina to become the Hurricanes. Since then, the Hurricanes and the city of Raleigh have proven that hockey can not only work in the Old North State, but it can thrive under the
The Buffalo Sabres have traded forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Eric Staal. As Elliotte Friedman would report, the deal was a straight-up swap of players without any sort of draft picks or salary retention involved. It is a straight-up trade: Johansson for Staal. — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 16,
This date has given us a little bit of everything over the years, including some very late regular-season games as well as Stanley Cup playoff milestones. Also, one of the greatest blueliners in National Hockey League history is celebrating his 50th trip around the sun. Goalie Power On April 28, 1970, Jacques Plante recorded his
When Bill Guerin took over last summer as the new general manager of the Minnesota Wild, he indicated he would use this season to evaluate his roster before deciding on any significant changes. As the Wild struggle to remain in the Western Conference playoff chase, there’s speculation suggesting Guerin could become a seller by the
Zajac wants to stay Steve Cangialosi: New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac will likely have his name in the rumor mill leading up to the February 24th trade deadline. Zajac does hold a full no-trade clause. Zajac a few days ago. “I’ve thought about the situation a lot. This is where I want to be.”
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Eric Staal scored twice and the Minnesota Wild continued to dominate on home ice, beating Philadelphia 4-1 Saturday. Zach Parise also scored for Minnesota, 9-0-3 in its past 12 games at Xcel Energy Center. Only Boston (17) and the New York Islanders (currently at 13) have longer home point streaks this