In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the St. Louis Blues are apparently signing Oskar Sundqvist to another deal. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers got a good idea of exactly what Evan Bouchard is going to cost the team on a bridge deal. The Pittsburgh Penguins were apparently “this close” to trading for Erik Karlsson on July 1,
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Right now, the St. Louis Blues‘ top-six is fairly set, between Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich, Brayden Schenn, Brandon Saad, and Jakub Vrana. However, only two of those players are true centers – Thomas and Schenn. Head coach Craig Berube experimented with Buchnevich as a centerman, yielding mixed results. He’s best suited as a
The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a draft pick, according to Darren Dreger. Details on exactly which pick have not emerged at this point. Wild Add to Bottom Six With Sundqvist Trade Sundqvist, a right-shooting centre who can also play wing, had seven goals and
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The St. Louis Blues need to get back to their winning ways. Coming off an embarrassing loss to the 2-13-1 Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, the Blues need to make the necessary corrections to string wins together. They are 0-3-1 in their last four games and have been outscored 15-11. Tonight, they face off against the San
Everyone initially agreed the Pittsburgh Penguins overpaid for then-St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves. Three years later, time has simply confirmed that to be the case… and then some. Reaves Traded to Penguins Granted, it’s not like the Blues got a superstar out of the deal, at least not yet. In the trade, which saw
Pat Maroon does not want to quit St. Louis yet Lou Korac of NHL.com (Personal Blog): Again, these are impressions from Lou Korac on Pat Maroon. I still find it hard to see the #stlblues fit Maroon into their plans moving forward and with the cap situation and three RFA’s left to sign (excluding Husso)
© William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Canucks active on the trade market as they look for defensemen Rick Dhaliwal: Source is saying that the Vancouver Canucks are very active in the trade market. Getting the sense that GM Jim Benning has made some trade offers to improve their blue line. It wouldn’t be a surprise if
© Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports Grzelcyk in concussion protocol Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com: Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said that defenseman Matt Grzelcyk isn’t traveling with the team and is in concussion protocol. Sundqvist suspended NHL Player Safety: St. Louis Blues forward has been suspended Oskar Sundqvist for one game for his boarding of
report this ad The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has suspended St. Louis Blues’ forward Oskar Sunqvist for one game. The 25-year-old center would hit Boston Bruins’ defender Matt Grzelcyk’s head into the end-glass in the first period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. The 25-year-old center would hit Boston Bruins’ defender Matt