Scott Powers of The Athletic: Chicago Blackhawks forward Dylan Strome is owed a $3.6 million qualifying offer this offseason. Up until the past month or so, keeping Strome around for the rebuild made little sense. But after being given another shot in their top-six, Strome has run with it. He’s over a point-a-game in their
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Semyon Varlamov, Scott Mayfield and other Islanders’ assets Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: The dilemma for Lou Lamoriello is quite real. He has some definite assets that can gain a nice return on this NHL Trade Deadline market. Does Lamoriello make some moves to maximize and retool? Both Semyon Varlamov and Scott Mayfield have a
Trading for Johnsson’s cap hit TSN: The Arizona Coyotes could once again be looking to add players to get to the salary floor next season. They are one of the budget teams that is more concerned about salary and not the cap hit according to Darren Dreger. New Jersey Devils forward Andreas Johnsson is one
Updates on the Colorado Avalanche, Bo Byram, and more Adrian Dater of Colorado Hockey NOW: The Colorado Avalanche seem to have seen things open up a bit. It appears that Bo Byram may just return this season after all. Skating has gone relatively well in his recovery from another concussion. That helps shift the focus
Tracy Myers of NHL.com: The Florida Panthers don’t expect to break up their goalie tandem of Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight before the March 21st trade deadline. Panthers GM Bill Zito: “I’m pretty comfortable. We have two excellent goaltenders and I think they’re both capable and I’m excited.” Zito on how his team has got
Sharks and Hertl have exchanged contract offers TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that San Jose Sharks and Tomas Hertl have made an offer, counter-offer and lots of back and forths. The Sharks continue to tell teams that they are trying to re-sign him and not taking trade offers right now. “They probably need an answer about
Penguins and Sabres scouting each other Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins had two scouts at the Maple Leafs and Sabres game. Sabres assistant GM Jason Karmanos was at a recent Penguins game. The Sabres have left-handed defenseman Robert Hagg, who might interest the Penguins. The Penguins may be looking at affordable
Canucks gathering trade value and potential contracts asks for free agents Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman notes that Vancouver Canucks Jim Rutherford and his management staff have been gathering info on the trade value of their players. They are excluding Thatcher Demko, Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson, but what about the value of the others. “But what
Ducks are open to anything Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The Anaheim Ducks have pending UFAs Hampus Lindholm, Josh Manson and Rickard Rakell. All could land the Ducks a nice return if they decide to move them. reported last week that the Ducks and Lindholm have started extension talks but there is no guarantee that
Patrick Kane would be honored to finish his career in Chicago Ben Pope: Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane when asked if he’d like to finish his career with the Blackhawks. “Yeah, I think so. There’s probably a lot of time to determine what’s going to happen in that regard, but let’s be honest. I love Chicago,
The Maple Leafs will have to investigate the trade market if their goaltending doesn’t improve Jonas Siegel of The Athletic: Petr Mrazek and Jack Campbell appear to be question marks for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mrazek’s inconsistent play and health are issues, and he’s under contract for two more years. If the Leafs goaltenders don’t
Bowen Byram’s Health Could Help the Colorado Avalanche Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: The health of Bowen Byram is of the utmost concern when it comes to the Colorado Avalanche. For better or for worse, the Avalanche are right up against the salary cap. There is one big wrinkle which could help Byram immensely.
Scouting the Blackhawks and Blues Ben Pope: Scouts listed to attend yesterday’s Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues game: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, and the Seattle Kraken. Scouting the Sharks and Kraken yesterday and Saturday’s Sharks-Bruins game Curtis Pashelka: Scouts listed to attended
Seven prospects who could be traded Corey Pronman of The Athletic: Seven prospects that could be traded by the NHL trade deadline. Grigori Denisenko – Florida PanthersVitaly Kravtsov – New York RangresNils Lundkvist – New York RangersDrew Helleson – Colorado AvalancheJack Studnicka – Boston BruinsCarson Lambos – Minnesota WildRyan Suzuki – Carolina Hurricanes Friedman rumor
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
Top-six winger options for the Penguins Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburg Penguins should be looking for a middle-six winger ahead of the trade deadline. Forward Jason Zucker has been out since January 25th and there is no timetable on his potential return. He wasn’t lighting it up before his injury with 6
Arthur Staple of The Athletic: Some potential trade targets for the New York Rangers. Rickard Rakell – pending UFA – If the Rangers aren’t able to land Canucks J.T. Miller, Rakell could be one top-six winger the Rangers look at. Rakell is familiar with Mike Zibanejad. It may not cost a first-round pick for Rakell.
Canucks among the teams interested in Kuzmenko Rick Dhaliwal: The Vancouver Canucks are one of the many teams who have reached out to KHLs Andrei Kuzmenko’s agent, Dan Milstein. When his KHL season is over, teams will start talking to Kuzmenko. In 45 games this season with St. Petersburg the 26-year old has 53 points.