On March 8, the San Jose Sharks dealt goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to the New Jersey Devils in a one-for-one goalie swap to acquire Vitek Vanecek. It’s no secret that New Jersey has been struggling with goaltending all season long, so they went out and got another one on top of Jake Allen. In the final
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The San Jose Sharks hosted the Anaheim Ducks for the final time this season on Thursday. Before warmups even concluded, things got interesting. Ilya Lubushkin was pulled in favor of Jackson LaCombe last minute due to pending trade discussions. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before the game even began. In a game that
The NHL Goalie Market: the buyers, sellers and those not ready yet Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman’s Saturday Headlines on the NHL goalie market. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “Looking at the overall goaltending market. Here’s some of the situations we can tell you and this is not a comprehensive list. Image from Sportsnet NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens Jake
The San Jose Sharks returned from their Christmas break with a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday (Dec. 27), marking their sixth straight defeat. The loss continues a challenging stretch which comes on the heels of some of their best performances of the season. While they had some positive sequences, the Sharks
The San Jose Sharks have concluded their season following a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, finishing the 2022-23 campaign with 60 points and securing top-four odds to win the first overall pick at the May 8 Draft Lottery. It is the fourth-worst full-length season in franchise history and indicates that several more seasons of
In this edition of San Jose Sharks News & Rumors, Evander Kane recently re-signed with the Edmonton Oilers, but depending on the outcome of his arbitration hearing he could end up being back with the Sharks organization. In other news, both Kaapo Kahkonen and Luke Kunin both agreed to two-year deals on Monday. Last but
Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: Shark goaltender Adin Hill has basically missed the past three months with an injury. Last offseason they sent a 2022 2nd round pick and Josef Korenar to the Arizona Coyotes for Hill and a 2022 7th round pick. They traded for Kaapo Kahkonen at the deadline and have James
Alexander Barabanov needs a new contract and San Jose Sharks trade candidates Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Barabanov carries a $1 million salary cap hit this season and is a pending UFA. He’ll likely be looking for a multi-year deal and a raise. In 61 games, he’s scored 10
Devils looking for a goaltender TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that New Jersey Devils are looking for a goaltender after Jonathan Bernier had season ending surgery and they don’t know when MacKenzie Blackwood‘s heel will be fully healed. “So the Devils now are calling around the league with a pretty aggressive nature trying to find a
The Minnesota Wild had been on a streak of getting the lead early and keeping it throughout the game until they met the Los Angeles Kings. They tried to utilize the come-from-behind talent they had earlier in the season, but it fell short. The Kings handed the Wild their first loss in nine games, and
Welcome to the second installment of Minnesota Wild News & Rumors where we keep you up to date on the latest news, rumors about the team. In case you missed it, the first edition on Monday featured the return of fans to Xcel Energy Center, Bryce Misely’s tryout contract, Marcus Foligno’s injury, Kirill Kaprizov’s hat trick,
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ Power Rankings, the top-13 teams in the NHL this week as ranked by members of The Hockey Writers. The Tampa Bay Lightning not only took over first place in this week’s Baker’s Dozen, the weekly NHL power rankings as voted by members of The Hockey Writers, they were a nearly
The Minnesota Wild are off to one of their best starts in franchise history thanks to a couple of first-year NHLers. We are still in the early goings of the 2020-21 season but the first-year pros on the Wild have already made a name for themselves. In previous years, the Wild were characterized as a
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Minnesota Wild are hoping the NHLPA can get a long-standing rule changed and that Kirill Kaprizov will end up playing. In Toronto, one scribe suggests two possible trade targets for the Maple Leafs. Finally, has the NHL set a deadline to award the Stanely Cup? Wild Still Hoping Kaprizov
As we head into the final and extra day of February, the playoff races across the National Hockey League are tightening up. There was a big debut in Vegas to extend a winning streak. We saw another shutout in the Wild organization, which is nothing new. Plus, we wish happy birthday to the only NHL
NEWARK, N.J. — Kaapo Kahkonen made 32 saves in his NHL debut, defenceman Ryan Suter scored the winner early in the third period and the suddenly hot Minnesota Wild beat the Devils 3-2 on Tuesday night in a game the NHL said New Jersey got credit for a goal that should not have counted. Zach