The 2024 Trade Deadline is two weeks away, and action has been ramping up daily. Rumors of players linked and connected to different teams have many speculating and making mock trades of what it could cost to get that player to bolster their chances of winning a Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche are 35-18-5 on
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Speculation is that the Edmonton Oilers could be rather quiet around the NHL Draft and free agency this week. With little money to spend and without a trade yet completed to move Kailer Yamamoto off of the roster, GM Ken Holland doesn’t have a lot of options, other than to make the best possible decisions
The Hockey Writers’ Dale Bochon recently mentioned that the Edmonton Oilers’ offseason will be one of the most vital in the team’s history. The club has two elite superstars, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, in the prime of their careers and they have a supporting cast of players like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, and Evander
There was a lot of pressure on Oilers general manager Ken Holland to improve his team by the trade deadline, and some think he did just that. But did he do enough by adding defenseman Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators and forward Nick Bjugstad from the Arizona Coyotes? Latest News & Highlights That’s the
The Edmonton Oilers have found their bottom-six forward. Elliotte Friedman reported that the Oiler acquired Nick Bjugstad from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for the third-round pick in 2023 and prospect Michael Kesselring. The Coyotes have retained 50% of his $900,000 cap hit, bringing it down to $450,000. News: We have acquired a 2023 third-round
The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline is just 21 days away and the Arizona Coyotes have quite a few pieces they could look to move ahead of it. The biggest names surrounding the Coyotes are Jakob Chychrun and Shayne Gostisbehere. With both expected to garner big returns, general manager Bill Armstrong has other pieces he’s reportedly
The NHL is creeping toward the trade deadline, and several teams are getting swept up by trade winds. Many contending teams find themselves in the news, “linking” them to the biggest names available as they try to improve their roster. The Winnipeg Jets are no different, as they’ve reportedly been linked to several top targets.
As the 2022-23 NHL season approaches the annual All-Star weekend break being held in Sunrise, Florida, teams are getting set to start the process of making deals ahead of the trade deadline. Some teams will be looking to make moves for a deep playoff push, while others such as the Arizona Coyotes will be looking
Welcome to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 Trade Targets series, where I will examine trade targets from around the NHL. From blockbuster deals to minor upgrades, no stone will be left unturned, and we’ll be sure to have some fun along the way. General manager (GM) Ron Hextall is never shy to make a move if
“Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL lines site Betway” Odds of Malkin returning improving? Josh Yohe: Feeling a lot more optimistic that Evgeni Malkin re-signs with the Pittsburgh Penguins than did a week ago. There are some powerful people within the organization that want it done. On the Matt Murray
It’s no secret that the duo of Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin will be looking to improve their team this offseason. Whether it be through trade or free agency, the Vancouver Canucks will have some additions to its roster before the puck drops on the 2022-23 season. It’s a strong class of talent with the
This last week is one the Minnesota Wild will want to forget as they faced all Canadian teams. They took on the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Calgary Flames. They, unfortunately, lost all three games and couldn’t have ended their road trip soon enough. Once again the Wild were hit with injury problems
The NHL Trade Deadline is less than two months away on April 12. Now’s the time when teams should start thinking about what to do with their upcoming unrestricted free agents. The Minnesota Wild are one of those teams that will have to decide whether they’ll be buyers or sellers at the deadline. As of
The Minnesota Wild remain one of the most fascinating teams heading into 2020-21. After an early and short-lived showing in last season’s playoffs that saw them eliminated in four games at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks, a fresh outlook and new season (whatever that may look like) may be just what the doctor ordered
After the significant trades orchestrated by Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, the team’s bottom-six depth up front will play a huge role in the upcoming season. In the past couple of seasons, the Wild have been a four-line team, with the first line and the fourth line being equally valuable and deployable. The Wild
The injury-ravaged Pittsburgh Penguins recently suffered another blow when Jake Guentzel underwent surgery for an injured shoulder. With the 25-year-old left-winger sidelined four-to-six months, his absence robs the Penguins of one of their leading scorers. Throughout this season, the Penguins have coped with an unusually high number of injuries. Guentzel joins Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin,
Is Alex Galchenyuk not fitting in with Pittsburgh? Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: It seems to be happening yet again. Alex Galchenyuk tallied just three points so far in his ten games since coming back from injury. He was a non-factor in New Jersey on Friday night as well. Mike Sullivan said it as
Penguins trade talks fell through, but could they pick up again Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source has said that at the end of September/start of October that at least one player was told that he could be involved in a trade – which obviously hasn’t happened yet. Talks fell through before injuries