© Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Oilers have some interest in Brassard … Puljujarvi should take a fresh start with Tippett and Holland Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Don’t expect the Edmonton Oilers to bring in a bunch of players on PTOs this season. The Oilers have some interest in free agent center Derick Brassard
Mitch Marner
After the deafening silence that has been surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs negotiations with their restricted free agent Mitch Marner, during the past three days, a number of rumors have surfaced. And, if these rumors are to be trusted, the news isn’t good. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: All About Marner Marner’s agents and
© Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Trade option for the Bruins to clear some space Evan Marinofsky of CLNS: The Boston Bruins have about $7.29 million in salary cap space and still need to re-sign RFAs Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo. Defenseman Torey Krug is eligible for a contract extension as he enters the final year
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of Columbus when it comes to defenseman Zach Werenski, the Tampa Bay Lightning will likely have to shed salary next summer and there are questions around the NHL as to why no restricted free agents are being signed? Speculation is that everyone is looking to Mitch
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Jake Gardiner, Mitch Marner, and Nikita Gusev © Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports A handshake deal for Gardiner? James (@Account4hockey): The Athletic’s Michael Russo said on the Russo-Souhan show that unrestricted free agent defenseman Jake Gardiner may have a handshake deal with a team that would need to move out
© Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Penguins acquire rights to a defenseman Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins acquired defenseman John Marino from the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2021 6th round pick. Edmonton Oilers: The condition is if Marino sign an entry-level deal with the Penguins before the start of 2021 or if the Penguins trade Marino’s
© Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Top 10 ‘untradeable’ NHL contracts Ken Campbell of The Hockey News: The ‘bad’ contracts of Milan Lucic, James Neal, and David Clarkson have been traded over the past week or so. Taking a look at the top 10 contracts that have four or more seasons remaining that may be untradeable.
report this ad On the latest episode of “31 Thoughts the Podcast”, Elliotte Friedman dropped a very interesting tidbit related to the ongoing Mitch Marner situation. While many around the hockey world have been wondering if an offer sheet was coming to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ star winger, Friedman named a team that not many
It would be an overstatement to say that all eyes are on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner drama, but probably not by much. Most of the news and rumors emerging from the organization are emanating from Marner’s direction. His contract negotiations, or the deafening silence of those negotiations, are taking up much of the
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of New Jersey where the Devils might be ticking tires on David Backes, the Toronto Maple Leafs might be hoping for an offer sheet and Taylor Hall is going to take his time before he makes a decision on his long-term future citing
© Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports Should Minnesota explore acquiring Nikita Gusev? Michael Russo of The Athletic (mailbag): Minnesota needs to make the playoffs and that is the edict. So, pondering any options to upgrade the forward core has to be considered. That includes looking at Nikita Gusev. Kiril Kaprizov’s past relationship helps but will he
© Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports RFAs stalling the markets … FA options for the Islanders and defensive trade candidates Arthur Staple of The Athletic: Sources are saying that there is a seems to be a stalemate around the league with regards to free agents and potential trades. This is partially due to the group of
© Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports McKenzie on RFAs and Marner Bob McKenzie: Believe that the majority of the main unsigned restricted free agents will still be unsigned come the start of September. Bob McKenzie: “As for Marner, my view from afar is that it’s probably close to or at the point where TOR hopes an
© Jason Mowry-USA TODAY Sports Teams having a hard time justifying Marner offer sheet Jonah (@yyzsportsmedia): Brian Burke said on Sportsnet 590 that teams are having a hard time justifying the money the Marner wants and that the Maple Leafs won’t match the offer. Teams don’t want to piss the Maple Leafs off and not
report this ad I’m not sure how other Toronto Maple Leafs fans are engaging this off-season, but I’ve given up looking at the early-morning news to catch action about the Mitch Marner negotiations. I keep thinking about William Nylander’s recent comment that there’s “lots of time” left. Nylander might have nailed this one, hinting that
report this ad One more day has gone, and still no news of a Mitch Marner signing. It’s no longer surprising that the Toronto Maple Leafs drama has dragged out this long. Until recently, it was fortunate for the team that across town the Kawhi Leonard and Toronto Raptors free agency drama had taken some
Multiple teams thinking Marner offer sheet … Canadiens looking at Laine next? David Pagnotta: The New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens are among the multiple teams that are considering sending Mitch Marner an offer sheet. The Islanders are serious about it. The Canadiens may be more focused on Winnipeg Jets forward Patrick Laine. Now it’s
report this ad When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded away Nikita Zaitsev and Connor Brown, they lost two players that ranked one and four, respectively, in ice time (TOI) on the penalty kill. They also lost the second-highest TOI player when Ron Hainsey departed for their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators. That’s three of the