© 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
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© 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
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs – Mitch Marner and Nazem Kadri Dubas on Marner and offer sheet after Aho signed one Lance Hornby: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said that they are still talking with Mitch Marner‘s camp: “I know I set this as a priority and looked at today
report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, are the New York Islanders making a play for Mitch Marner? What options is Jake Gardiner considering? What are options the Edmonton Oilers are toying with as they search the NHL for an affordable winger? Where will players like Anton Stralman, Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry end
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs – Marner, Stralman and Gardiner … Devils and… No trade offers for Marner at the draft .. Price too high for Stralman for the Leafs James: Pierre LeBrun said on TSN 1050 that the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t receive any trade offers for Mitch Marner at the
On Offer Sheets Ryan Kennedy: One high-profile agent: “You know no offer sheets are coming, right?” @Account4hockey: Pierre LeBrun was on TSN 1050 and teams are telling agents that if there interest in sending an offer sheet to a restricted free agent is leaked, they will pull the offer. Larry Brooks has said the New
report this ad The next two weeks promise to be exciting, as Toronto Maple Leafs fans anxiously await the outcome of the protracted negotiations between restricted free agent (RFA) Mitch Marner’s camp and Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas. There is much work that needs to be done, but most of it depends on how
Marner and offer sheets @Prospects_Watch: Darren Dreger said on TSN 1050 that he believes the New York Islanders are one of the teams interested in Mitch Marner. Dreger adds that he doesn’t believe that the Islanders wants to “stick it” to the Maple Leafs, but Marner is just the type of player that they want
Offer sheet notes Matt Larkin: “If you offer sheet someone for five-plus years, AAV inflator divides your salary number by five no matter what. So a seven-year, $70-million offer sheet carries $14 million AAV, not $10 million, for draft-pick compensation purposes. VERY hard to avoid four-1st-rounder threshold.” Chris Johnston: “Important note on offer sheets: NHL
© Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Dubas on his RFAs, offer sheets, and trade candidates in Zaitsev, Marleau and Kadri Maple Leafs Hot Stove: (full collection of question and quotes transcribed at MLHS) Media availability for Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas yesterday. Dubas on their RFAs. “Yeah, we are talking with all of them. We’ve
© John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Maple Leafs listening to trade offers on several players Darren Dreger: The Toronto Maple Leafs are telling teams that they are willing to listen to trade offers for Kasperi Kapanen and Nazem Kadri. If they traded Kapanen, they would need to get a defenseman back. They would need to
© Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports Approaching every NHL offseason, pundits and fans speculate over which restricted free agents could receive an offer sheet from a rival club. Once a fairly common occurrence in the pre-salary cap days, an offer-sheet signing rarely takes places nowadays. The last occurred in 2013 when then-Colorado Avalanche center Ryan O’Reilly