The Vancouver Canucks are not the same team that won 50 games last season and walked away as Pacific Division champions. They have dropped several notches in people’s minds and are no longer a contender for the Stanley Cup, something they were considered at this time last season. From issues scoring and defending to drama
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The Boston Bruins entered their fifth game of the 2024-25 season with a 2-2-0 record, facing off against a winless Colorado Avalanche in Denver. The Bruins were coming off of a frustrating loss to the Florida Panthers, their second loss to the team so far in the young season. So far, the fourth liners have
Free agent Nikita Zadorov, born in Moscow, Russia, signed with the Boston Bruins on July 1. When he pulls on the Spoked B sweater on opening night, he’ll become the 17th skater from the country to be a part of the organization. Initially a first-round draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 Draft,
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Vancouver Canucks have reportedly settled on a number they are comfortable offering pending UFA Elias Lindholm. Meanwhile, are they close on Nikita Zadorov? The Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils have reopened trade talks regarding Jacob Markstrom and the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to ramp up talks with Sidney
With Ryan McDonagh’s recent departure via a trade that sent him back to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he won two Stanley Cups, the Nashville Predators are now in the market for a new top-four defenseman. McDonagh leaves a substantial void on the Predators’ blue line, having been a cornerstone for the team in the
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators have made a significant hire. The Toronto Maple Leafs introduced Craig Berube to the media as the new head coach, and the Edmonton Oilers move on to face the Dallas Stars, while the Vancouver Canucks look at their offseason roster. Craig Berube Talks Maple Leafs New Playing
Sportsnet: David Amber, Nick Kypreos and Justin Boure talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line and what is needed. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Amber: “Alright, let’s have a bigger picture now and we talked about the Leafs defensive core and, you know, Jake McCabe clearly one of the glue guys there. So here’s their, sort
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, add the Boston Bruins to the list of teams that might have interest in Nikita Zadorov of the Calgary Flames. There is also chatter that the Florida Panthers are aggressively pursuing Patrick Kane. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens are looking for Sam Montembeault to make a decision and Connor McDavid shoots
The Vancouver Canucks are off to a franchise-best 11-3-1 start and have blown the NHL away with their offensive prowess, stout defensive game, and Vezina-caliber goaltending courtesy of Thatcher Demko (minus the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs). Even though the rain has taken over the city of Vancouver, the sun is shining in November
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have fired Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson and hired Kris Knoblauch and Paul Coffey. Meanwhile, Nikita Zadorov confirms the trade buzz out of Calgary. The Vancouver Canucks have been added to a list of teams interested in acquiring the defenseman. Oilers Fire Woodcroft Despite Win in Seattle
The Toronto Maple Leafs secured a big 5-4 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on Nov. 10, but that was not the night’s biggest story. Following the contest, Maple Leafs trade target Nikita Zadorov requested a trade from the Flames. The 28-year-old has been generating buzz in the rumor mill early on this season, but
Who said removing Darryl Sutter as head coach would remove all the drama surrounding the Calgary Flames? While things were admittedly much quieter around the team throughout training camp, Russian defenceman Nikita Zadorov had some extremely interesting comments on Tuesday morning where he seemed to call out several within the Flames dressing room. Related: Flames’
NHL Network: Elliotte Friedman on the Calgary Flames. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Devan Dubnyk: “Well, going from one Canadian team to another Canadian team, the Calgary Flames were obviously very disappointed last year coming off a really good season the year before. Now they’re in a situation where they also have a bunch of potential UFAs
Having too many NHL defensemen is certainly a better problem than not having enough, but it is still a problem nonetheless. As their offseason begins, the Calgary Flames hold the rights of nine different defensemen on one-way contracts. Only two of them, Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar, are signed beyond next season. The deals with
The Calgary Flames have yet to move one of their many defencemen on one-way contracts. A couple of them don’t seem to be worth much since they already cleared waivers this season, but a few should pique the interest of teams struggling to find help on the backend. Defecne is the area the Flames must
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have a couple of key pieces missing from their morning skate. Will Leon Draisaitl and Brett Kulak be playing tonight in Game 7 versus the Los Angeles Kings? Meanwhile, will the Calgary Flames have to make a go of Game 7 without Nikita Zadorov? The New York
As we are all well aware, the Calgary Flames‘ season has been put on hold due to a massive COVID-19 outbreak amongst their dressing room. Thankfully, it sounds as though all their players who have been placed on the NHL’s COVID protocol list are feeling little to no symptoms, and shouldn’t have much issue getting
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, former team captain Mark Giordano opened up about being selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. To minimize the loss to their blue line, general manager Brad Treliving worked out deals with Nikita Zadorov and Juuso Valimaki. To cap things off, after throwing the