In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New York Rangers are one of the teams potentially interested in Phil Kessel. Are they willing to take on his big cap hit? Meanwhile, the New Jersey Devils aren’t receiving calls on P.K.Subban. Is there another option the team has to move him? If the Boston Bruins don’t acquire
Jakob Chychrun
Devils not into Dvorak and looking for goaltending Jimmy Murphy: Confirming that the New Jersey Devils are not interested in Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak. Jim Biringer: Frank Seravalli said on the Daily Faceoff Show that the New Jersey Devils are looking for goaltending. The Devils appear to have fallen out of live with Mackenzie
Late night on Claude Giroux Adrian Dater: “Here’s the deal with Avs/Giroux: Avs have an offer in. They haven’t been told they’re out. Flyers may just sleep on it. Seems like Florida still has lead, but Avs aren’t told they’re out” Pierre LeBrun: “No Claude Giroux trade yet, sources say. He won’t play Friday or
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are among a handful of teams interested in defenseman Jacob Middleton. Meanwhile, despite an injury, the Winnipeg Jets are still seriously considering a trade that would move Andrew Copp. Jack McBain is getting a lot of interest out of the Minnesota Wild organization, and will Jakob
Ducks could have some more players to move as talks are quiet Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Teams that are looking for a bit of sandpaper could look at Anaheim Ducks forward Nicolas Deslauriers. Will Ryan Getzlaf consider a move at the deadline? Forward Max Comtois is controllable and could be available. If the Ducks can’t
The asking price for Chychrun is off the charts Greg Whyshynski: Had an NHL GM say yesterday that the asking price for Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun is going to be off the charts. It’s not just going to be a “1st and two top prospects.” The Coyotes are trying to swing for the fences.
We’re less than two weeks away from the 2022 trade deadline, and the Carolina Hurricanes remain in an enviable position in the landscape of the NHL. The team has the best record in the Eastern Conference at 39-12-5, a relatively comfortable lead in the Metropolitan Division, and sit behind only Thursday night’s opponent, the Colorado
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens are being told the price is too high on defenseman Ben Chiarot. Meanwhile, earlier rumors of Shea Weber’s contract being a fit for the Minnesota Wild have been shot down. The Toronto Maple Leafs want to make a move but their cap situation means only one kind
Tracy Myers of NHL.com: The Florida Panthers don’t expect to break up their goalie tandem of Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight before the March 21st trade deadline. Panthers GM Bill Zito: “I’m pretty comfortable. We have two excellent goaltenders and I think they’re both capable and I’m excited.” Zito on how his team has got
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.
Scouting the Maple Leafs and Penguins on Thursday David Pagnotta: Scouts listed to attend Thursday’s Toronto Maple Leafs – Pittsburgh Penguins game: Columbus Blue Jackets (2), Dallas Stars (2), Ottawa Senators, Vegas Golden Knights, Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Kraken, New York Rangers, Calgary Falmes and the Florida Panthers. Flames AGM Craig Conroy
Avs want to extend MacKinnon this offseason Peter Baugh: The Colorado Avalanche are not allowed to talk contract extension with Nathan MacKinnon just yet, but GM Joe Sakic said the first day they are allowed to talk, he’ll reach out. Sakic said he’d like to get a MacKinnon extension signed this offseason. A World Cup
It’s no secret the New York Islanders are having an up and down season, albeit some of those reasons have been out of their control. It’s easy to point to their 13-game road trip to start the season as UBS Arena neared completion or their poorly contained COVID-19 outbreak taking down all but a handful
On Tuesday night, Elliotte Friedman published the latest edition of his 32 Thoughts blog and suggested that the Colorado Avalanche are a “stealth” trade candidate to acquire Jakob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes. Such a move is admittedly a longshot, especially considering the quality and number of assets that the Coyotes could procure from other
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is a press conference set for next week by the Philadelphia Flyers. What will GM Chuck Fletcher say about the direction of this team? Meanwhile, the top candidates for Ben Chiarot are out there, but a different Montreal Canadiens player is the most in-demand player from the organization ahead
The Boston Bruins currently have a 22-11-2 record and appear to once again be a legitimate playoff team. There were some concerns about them with the way they started the season. Yet, after winning eight out of their last nine games, it’s fair to say that doubts are starting to fade away. Even with this
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates when it comes to the Montreal Canadiens and their potentially naming a new general manager. Meanwhile, is there a chance Mark Giordano heads back to the Calgary Flames in a trade? Bowen Byram is out for the Colorado Avalanche but why and for how long? Finally, are
Last week, I wrote about who the Calgary Flames should target ahead of the trade deadline to help with their scoring. While there are no major concerns given the team’s solid 15-7-6 start, there are still areas that need improvement. Adding a scoring forward is the most important, though some fans would prefer to see