In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins are not happy with Team USA and the way Charlie McAvoy’s injury was handled. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to get younger, and several names are in the rumor mill. Will Matt Savoie get a fair look with the Edmonton Oilers? Finally, Seth Jones is working
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Hockey is back in full swing and the Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a decent start to the season at 3-4-0. General manager Kyle Dubas was busy during the offseason trying to put the Penguins in the best possible position to make it back to the playoffs. So far, Pittsburgh is performing well and there
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell has notched his 200th career goal in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was Rakell’s 14th goal and third in his last six games. Evgeni Malkin picked up the only assist for his 38th of the season and 8th point in the past six games. The two-time
Jake Guentzel could be on the move today Darren Dreger: Sources are saying that the Pittsburgh Penguins would like to have a Jake Guentzel trade in place by tonight. The Penguins are looking for quality over quantity. They are eyeing a first-round pick, a young player, and prospects with some flexibility over the caliber of
The Anaheim Ducks are going into the March 8, 2024 Trade Deadline as obvious sellers. They have been rebuilding for several years, and the process of flipping expiring contracts in exchange for picks and prospects has become a bit of a tradition. With the amount of future speculation involved, it’s hard to evaluate these trades
Over a total of seven seasons, from 2014 until his resignation in 2021, the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ front office was blessed to be led by one of the top managerial minds in the history of the game. Jim Rutherford, himself a former player with the Detroit Red Wings, Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Los Angeles Kings,
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL lines site Betway Malkin could still re-sign with the Penguins Pierre LeBrun: The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signing Rickard Rakell for $5 million per doesn’t close the door on Evgeni Malkin re-signing. The Penguins could still fit in the contract. Malkin will listen to teams when
Looking to keep scoring depth for the 2022-23 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to a six-year, $30 million long-term contract with free-agent forward Rickard Rakell Monday night. Rakell gets a pay raise after his six-year, $22.8 million contract that carried a $3.8 million cap hit just expired and takes another forward off of the free-agent
Going to be hard for the Penguins to re-sign Rickard Rakell Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Given the Pittsburgh Penguins salary cap issues, it’s not going to be easy for the Penguins to bring back pending UFA winger Rickard Rakell. Rakell recently switched agents to Claude Lemieux and is coming off a $3,789,444 cap
Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins have just under $24 million in salary cap space but re-signing Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin could take a big chunk of that. One way to gain a bit more cap space would be to move on from forward Jason Zucker. The Penguins like Zucker as
What does Bryan Rust‘s extension mean for some other Penguins? Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up winger Bryan Rust over the weekend to a six-year deal with a $5.125 million cap hit. What does that mean for pending UFAs Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and others? There is some risk in
Keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars. Projected 2022-23 cap space: $17,957,499 2022 draft picks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Pending RFA forward Jason Robertson is going to need a new deal. How much is his
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There is no league wide database for no-trade and no-movement clauses. Not sure if the Vegas Golden Knights will be interested in the LTIR contracts of Bryan Little or Shea Weber. Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes was the agent for Ottawa Senators forward Colin White when he negotiated his current contract.
The Anaheim Ducks were one of the busier teams during the 2022 trade deadline, and for good reason. The Ducks have begun to bottom-out in the standings, giving new general manager Pat Verbeek a more realistic look at what stage in the rebuild the team is in. With a handful of upcoming unrestricted free agents
Devils not into Dvorak and looking for goaltending Jimmy Murphy: Confirming that the New Jersey Devils are not interested in Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak. Jim Biringer: Frank Seravalli said on the Daily Faceoff Show that the New Jersey Devils are looking for goaltending. The Devils appear to have fallen out of live with Mackenzie
Ducks could have some more players to move as talks are quiet Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Teams that are looking for a bit of sandpaper could look at Anaheim Ducks forward Nicolas Deslauriers. Will Ryan Getzlaf consider a move at the deadline? Forward Max Comtois is controllable and could be available. If the Ducks can’t
Rangers should make their move now Arthur Staple of The Athletic: The New York Rangers have the assets and should be making the move to get the player(s) they want. If Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is not available, or if the Canucks want defenseman Braden Schneider, maybe turn their attention to Anaheim Ducks forward
Scouting the Bruins and Coyotes Conor Ryan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Boston Bruins and Arizona Coyotes game include the New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils (2), Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks. Manson may be good Leafs fit but would he come? Three Kraken that