Even after acquiring Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames, the Vancouver Canucks are still in the market for another defenceman to shore up their blue line. Ethan Bear was the leading candidate to fill that role, but a recent bidding war between the Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New Jersey Devils has
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers are at a crossroads with defenseman Philip Broberg. The end result might be to send him back to the AHL, but playing time doesn’t look like an option in Edmonton. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly showing some interest in Philadelphia Flyers’ defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. Are
The Edmonton Oilers have filtered through some average to below-average talent over the years to get their team in the right spot to compete for a Stanley Cup. The most recent of this group came last season. There are still quite a few former Oilers without contracts for the 2023-24 season who might surprise you.
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets series for the Detroit Red Wings. During it, we will be looking at a handful of players from each NHL team who the Red Wings should consider pursuing this summer. The next installment of the offseason trade targets series takes a look at the Pacific Division
Interest in Jakub Chychrun has picked up where it left off as we near the deadline, with many teams, including the Ottawa Senators, asking after the Arizona Coyotes’ top defenceman. The cost of bringing in a player of his calibre will be high, but a recent SportsNet panel featuring Anson Carter offered an interesting trade
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – Duck, Duck, Lose on the Toronto Maple Leafs slow start and if they need to do something, to make some change. Friedman: “I don’t think they were, as recently
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Donnie & Dhali: Rick Dhaliwal on the Vancouver Canucks being interested in Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Ethan Bear and the future of Canucks forward Nils Hoglander. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “There’s a rumor going around that Ethan Bear is close to being traded.
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Oilers could still move Jesse Puljujarvi @Account4Hockey: Frank Seravalli on Bob Stauffer’s Oilers Now radio show: “I wouldn’t fully close the door on the Edmonton Oilers moving on from Jesse Puljujarvi before opening night.” Timothy Liljegren‘s injury won’t change Rasmus Sandin‘s status
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Canucks could be eyeing a Hurricanes defenseman Iain MacIntyre: The Vancouver Canucks are still looking at the defenseman market. One player to keep an eye on is Carolina Hurricanes right-handed defenseman Ethan Bear. The 25-year-old is on a one-year deal at $2.2 million.
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Canadiens need to find some blue line help on the right side Marc Antoine Godin of The Athletic: So the Montreal Canadiens basically have about $5.5 million in projected cap space, not including Kirby Dach‘s contract that could come in between $3
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are questions about what it took from the Vancouver Canucks to get Andrei Kuzmenko to commit to signing with the team as a free agent. Meanwhile, have the Chicago Blackhawks hired a new head coach? Ethan Bear has been given permission to talk to other teams, and will Johnny
Hurricanes hope to bring back Trocheck and Niederreiter Kurt Dusterberg of NHL.com: Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell is hopeful that they can re-sign pending unrestricted free agent forwards Vincent Trocheck and Nino Niederreiter. “We certainly hope they are both back, but it takes two sides. But I will have more dialogue with their agents in
Trotz heading to Vegas? SinBin.vegas: Emily Kaplan a couple of days ago on ESPN: “A few people in the league have suggested to me that there could be a deal in place already with Barry Trotz and VGK. Just knowing the way Vegas does business but we’ll have to wait to see where Barry Trotz
We’ve effectively reached the midway point of the 2021-22 season, and the Carolina Hurricanes have plenty to be proud of from the first half of games. With the best points percentage in the NHL, the team is looking like one of the top Stanley Cup contenders in the league at this juncture. Just about everything
The Carolina Hurricanes eponymous intro song, ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’, perfectly sums up their start to the 2021-2022 season. As of Nov 16, they have a 11-2-0 record, the best in the league. What is it that is making this year different from last year though? Carolina Hurricanes Storm Surge (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI
The Carolina Hurricanes have a number of important dates on their 2021-22 schedule. Among the 82 games to be played, quite a few stand out thanks to offer sheet drama with the Montreal Canadiens, a revamp of much of the roster, and new rivalries formed in the one-off Central Division of 2021. Beyond story lines
The Carolina Hurricanes entered the 2021 offseason with a lot of question marks surrounding the defensive group. The top four still had three mainstays locked in, but Dougie Hamilton’s unrestricted free agency and subsequent departure created a lot of cloudiness around the group. Along with Jake Gardiner’s health concerns, Jake Bean’s clear lack of trust
Head coach Dave Tippett is like most NHL coaches trying to make sure their team is up to speed in a relatively short amount of time before the 2020-21 NHL season kicks off in a matter of days. Today, that meant the Edmonton Oilers were working on special teams, focused on a new-look power play