Winnipeg Jets — Who Stays, Who Goes Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Unfortunately, Winnipeg exited early after a six-game series loss to St. Louis. The Jets played below average since the All-Star Break as some would argue this was coming. Now, with some players facing contract decisions, the summer will be contentious, to say
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report this ad In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers and more. Also, there is a new name linked to the Buffalo Sabres coaching search. Vancouver Canucks on Dean Lombardi Speculation and Contracts Francesco Aquilini says that despite reports he’s reached out
Oilers waiting to ask for permission to speak with McCrimmon Darren Dreger: The Edmonton Oilers will give the Vegas Golden Knights and Kelly McCrimmon some time before they ask for permission to speak with McCrimmon about their vacant GM position. No reason to worry about Skinner yet John Wawrow: Have been told that there is
Keys of the Toronto Maple Leafs offseason Greg Wyshynski and Chris Peters of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Toronto Maple Leafs offseason. The Nazem Kadri question – A salary cap hit of $4.5 million through 2021-22. A solid third-line center for the Maple Leafs but has been suspended in each of the past
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames And The Vegas Golden Knights Vancouver Canucks owner on Lombardi speculation Francesco Aquilini: “I want to correct erroneous media reports that I tried to hire Dean Lombardi. In fact, I’ve never spoken to Dean Lombardi in my life.” The Canucks could have some options this
Holland won’t be heading to Edmonton Darren Dreger: It is believed that Ken Holland has withdrawn his name from being an option for the Edmonton Oilers vacant GM position. He would have been a good option for the Oilers. A position with Seattle is intriguing. Will Lightning staff be following Yzerman out the door? Joe
Trouba and Cheveldayoff not offering up much on his pending free agent status Mike McIntyre: Winnipeg Jets pending restricted free agent defenseman Jacob Trouba on if he is wanting to sign a long-term deal with the Jets: “Same answer as always. I’ll figure it out once things get going in the summer, what’s best and
Lightning will have some tough decisions to make this offseason Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Tampa Bay Lightning lost Victor Hedman for their final two games. The Lightning didn’t add any depth to their blue line at the trade deadline. was told at the deadline that GM Julien BriseBois “was more than a
report this ad In today’s rumor rundown, there is more on the Oilers GM interviews, there are questions surrounding a certain member of the Winnipeg Jets forward group, and there are some changes coming in Tampa Bay. Edmonton Oilers GM Search Continues It was reported yesterday that the Oilers were granting a second interview to
Nearly two years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins sat atop the NHL world. They’d become the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. Captain Sidney Crosby became the first player since Mario Lemieux in 1992 to win consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies. During those seasons, the Penguins reset the template for a Stanley
Would the Bruins break up their veteran core? Jimmy Murphy: (before Game 6 yesterday) If the Boston Bruins lose their first-round series to the Toronto Maple Leafs, could see them breaking up their veteran core of Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Brad Marchand and Tuukka Rask. It could be their last go together. does
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: The Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres Keys to the Calgary Flames offseason ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Calgary Flames offseason. Assess their goaltending – Mike Smith had a good playoff, but the pending unrestricted free agent only posted .898 save percentage during the regular season. 26-year old
Mikheyev getting NHL interest Andrew Zadarnowski: Sport-Express reporting that 24-year old KHL forward Ilya Mikheyev will be signing with the Vegas Golden Knights. Igor Eronko: The Golden Knights are interested in Mikheyev but he has other NHL offers as well. Mikheyev is a “Speedy versatile RW with a heavy wrist-shot who loves to dangle and
The Penguins may have to look at moving Letang? Sean Tierney: Elliotte Friedman on his 31 Thoughts podcast with suggested that the Pittsburgh Penguins may need to look at trading defenseman Kris Letang first if they really want to start collecting significant assets. Jeff Marek asks Letang before Phil Kessel, to which Friedman answers: “I’m
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford didn’t hold back during his press conference yesterday. Rutherford said that basically from the start of the season they weren’t a tight-knit team and added: “I didn’t see a point where guys came together as a team and I wonder if there’s too many
Boeser’s camp open to anything Rick Dhaliwal: (last week) Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser‘s agent Ben Hankinson on Sportsnet 650: “There are some big contracts coming down the pipe and Brock just trying to figure out where I fit in all of this. We are open to anything with the #Canucks.” Rick Dhaliwal: Hankinson on Boeser’s
Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan won’t be going anywhere. The Penguins may need to find a new strategy on how best to compete next season, and that direction should probably involve more speed. Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Coach Mike Sullivan isn’t one of the Penguins problems.
Keys to the Penguins offseason Emily Kaplan and Chris Peters of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Pittsburgh Penguins offseason. Consider seismic changes: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is never afraid to make a big move. Sidney Crosby isn’t going anywhere and Evgeni Malkin has a NMC and is only going somewhere if he asks.