On this date, the NHL did two things for the first time it would later do on a regular basis; play outdoors and in the city of Las Vegas. Also, a future dynasty made its league debut on Long Island to less-than-ideal results. So, let’s jump aboard the THW time machine to relive all the
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New York Rangers are likely going to have to trade one of their pending RFAs if they want to keep their recent acquisitions. The Edmonton Oilers might be getting back a depth defenseman, but it’s not clear if they’ll choose to insert him into their lineup. Jonathan Toews will
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Vancouver Canucks have extended J.T. Miller to a long-term deal. Why the change of heart? Why the seven years? Is the organization concerned he can’t produce over the term of the deal? Meanwhile, the New York Rangers are reportedly shopping Nils Lundkvist. Are the Montreal Canadiens interested? Logan Couture
The New York Islanders’ offseason has been a disappointment thus far. With weeks passing since free agency started, general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello has yet to make an impactful signing and has seen multiple players sign elsewhere. At this point, the options for the Islanders are limited, yet they still ideally would address the needs
It hasn’t been a good week for the New Jersey Devils, who have lost three of their last four games and five of their last six. It hasn’t been all bad; there are positives to take away. At the same time, there are things they’ll need to work on to get back on track to
Many in the hockey world myself included thought the Columbus Blue Jackets were on the verge of something big. It was easy to see why. In advance of the opening of NHL Free Agency, the Blue Jackets traded two of their defensemen for what seemed like pennies on the dollar. Ryan Murray went to New
The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded defenceman Ryan Murray to the New Jersey Devils for a fifth-round pick in 2021. This move followed the earlier buyout of 26-year-old forward Alexander Wennberg and the trade of defenceman Markus Nutivaara to the Florida Panthers. With those moves, they cleared a total of $11.1 million in cap space.
Updated Jan. 2020 Despite how often people try to evaluate a draft class as players are selected, it can take years for new draftees to grow into their roles with the teams that selected them. As time rolls on, you can begin to see who struck gold with their first-round selections, and who would love to take
Where is this NHL season going, seriously? We are just 30 days away from the Trade Deadline. While the players are in the midst of both the All-Star Game and their bye weeks, management is starting to decide how they want to handle this all important day. Do they buy? Do they sell? Maybe they
NHL Trade bait board Frank Seravalli of TSN: Contract talks between the New Jersey Devils and Taylor Hall are believed to be mostly positive, but he did make the comments about the fans booing them. Chris Kreider could help the St. Louis Blues fill the loss of Vladimir Tarasenko. The Calgary Flames have defensemen Travis
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Though the February 24th NHL trade deadline line months away, taking an early look at what players might be available. Taylor Hall – New Jersey Devils – There haven’t been any recent contract talks between the Devils and Hall’s camp. If the Devils don’t turn their season around and if
Oilers need to fill some holes Jim Matheson: The Edmonton Oilers are still looking to find a left winger to play with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and James Neal, a third line center and a right-handed defenseman to play with defenseman Oskar Klefbom. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers still have some questions on their
© Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports Capitals free up some cash to attempt to sign free agents Elliotte Friedman: It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Washington Capitals used some of the salary cap space they gained in the Matt Niskanen-Radko Gudas trade to re-sign Carl Hagelin. Brian McNally: The Capitals needed some extra salary cap