In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is plenty of talk about the blue line and how the Oilers might make changes to it. Who could the team possibly move and who will the club refuse to let go of? In goal, who might be on the team’s radar if they elect not
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Sometimes, it’s a simple as one NHL insider saying he thinks a team has an interest in someone. From there, another insider picks it up and before you know it, social media is buzzing with speculation that ‘this’ person is headed to ‘this’ team. That’s how rumors and buzz heading into the NHL Trade Deadline
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings are a weekend away from the much-anticipated 2020 NHL Trade Deadline. And while we likely won’t see a firesale, Yzerman has the opportunity to advance the rebuild a few steps. As usual, patience is the theme. The goal isn’t to bring in players to help today’s team. Instead,
Leafs looked at Dumba – what the asking price could be? @Kungfu_canuck: Elliotte Friedman said on ‘Lead Off’ today that he’s heard that the Toronto Maple Leafs had looked into Matt Dumba. A source also told Friedman that the Maple Leafs have basically looked at every potentially available defenseman. They discussed on the show about
Steve Yzerman Evaluating the Detroit Red Wings Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press (mailbag): For a team that may not win 20 games this season, Detroit has many questions. However, this year was all about development and not wins and losses. Filip Zadina and Dylan Larkin starting to look like what they were
Do the Maple Leafs use their depth at forward to improve their blue line? What are other areas of need and what are their options? Jonas Seigel of The Athletic: If the Toronto Maple Leafs miss the playoffs, GM Kyle Dubas could be on the hot seat. If the Maple Leafs don’t think they can
Maple Leafs will have to depth decisions/options next month James Mirtle of The Athletic: The recently formed Toronto Maple Leafs third line of Ilya Mikheyev–Alexander Kerfoot–Pierre Engvall has shown some good chemistry together. Trevor Moore is close to returning and it may not be easy to crack the top-nine. Then there is Andreas Johnsson, who
Some forward trade options for the Islanders Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The New York Islanders should be in the New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall sweepstakes. The cost would be high as the Devils could ask for Noah Dobson as part of the package. If the Islanders feel the asking price is too high for
It didn’t take long for the Detroit Red Wings’ promising start to this season to derail. After winning three of their first four games, the Wings managed just three more victories over their next 15 contests. As of Nov. 10, the Wings were struggling at both ends of the rink. They’re dead-last in goals-for per
Boyle could find a new home soon TSN: Free agent Brian Boyle could be signed to a contract soon according to Bob McKenzie as he’s getting significant interest. There are still some veteran out there looking for a landing spot. “Another veteran who is technically unemployed is 34-year-old centre Brian Boyle. How long that remains the
The 2019-20 NHL regular season is now underway. As fans settle in for another season of hockey action, they’ll also keep an eye on the rumor mill to determine which players could become trade candidates. Two notable deals have already gone down since late September. On Sept. 24, the Carolina Hurricanes shipped defenseman Justin Faulk
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Offer Sheets, Justin Williams, Calgary Flames, and the Detroit Red… An offer sheet as the regular season approaches? Adrian Dater: It shouldn’t be a big shock if there is an RFA offer sheet signing closer to the regular season. During the offseason teams can go over the salary cap
report this ad A fairly substantial trade happened on Monday when the Philadelphia Flyers picked up goaltender Petr Mrazek. GM Ron Hextall believed giving up a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick and conditional 2019 third-round pick for a fairly proven netminder was worth it seeing as his club is currently in a playoff spot and has