31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Don’t believe the Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien would get so far as a settlement/contract termination. The Jets wouldn’t want to lose him for nothing in free agency. The San Jose Sharks don’t have the depth that once had. They brought back Patrick Marleau but they may
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LAS VEGAS — Kyle Connor scored in overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. It was Connor’s seventh career goal in seven games against Vegas. The Jets won their second straight game on back-to-back nights, after surviving San Jose’s 53 shots Friday during a
LAS VEGAS — Nicolas Roy scored his first career NHL goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Sunday night. Roy, making his first appearance as a member of the Golden Knights, showed off his blazing speed when he split two Anaheim defenders and slipped a shot through Ducks goaltender John
LAS VEGAS — Nazem Kadri and Matt Calvert each scored twice, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had a goal and two assists against his former team and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-1 on Friday. Nazem Kadri, Colorado Avalanche (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Cale Makar also scored and Phillip Grubauer made 25 saves to
The NHL dropped the hammer on the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, suspending forward Valentin Zykov for 20 games for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substance Program. For the Golden Knights, the news was incredibly disheartening, as this marks the second time in two seasons that a member of their squad has been handed a
Hockey is back and we could not get that bad taste of Game 7 out of our mouth fast enough. The Vegas Golden Knights won’t have to wait long for revenge against the rival San Jose Sharks as they play a home-and-home with the team to start the season. With the end of training camp
© Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Marleau not a fit for the Sharks Elliotte Friedman: Patrick Marleau‘s agent said yesterday that there currently isn’t a fit for Marleau with the San Jose Sharks. Marleau wants to play and is pursuing other NHL opportunities. Pierre LeBrun: Marleau was told by in July that there wasn’t really
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Stars, Golden Knights, and Senators © Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports Canadiens interested in a Stars defenseman? Jimmy Murphy: Have heard that the Montreal Canadiens are interested in Dallas Stars restricted free agent defenseman Julius Honka. The Stars have just under $1 million in cap space and they may prefer
© Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports A first round exit could spell the end for Babcock Scott Billeck of NBC Sports: It is possible that the Toronto Maple Leafs could be without Mitch Marner to start the season. The Marner situation seems similar to what the Maple Leafs went through last year with William Nylander. Other
© James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports The Jets should hold on to Ehlers unless… Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun: Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers has had his name come up in the rumor mill this offseason. There are confirmed reports that GM has/had been shopping him around the league. Billeck believes that trading Ehlers would
The Vegas Golden Knights are a paradox. For one, they’re an ice hockey team based in the desert. The National Hockey League’s success – or lack thereof – in such markets doesn’t exactly inspire great confidence (see: Coyotes, Arizona). Plus, the Golden Knights were the first major professional sports team to call Las Vegas home
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Jake Gardiner, Mitch Marner, and Nikita Gusev © Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports A handshake deal for Gardiner? James (@Account4hockey): The Athletic’s Michael Russo said on the Russo-Souhan show that unrestricted free agent defenseman Jake Gardiner may have a handshake deal with a team that would need to move out
© Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports The Vegas Golden Knights have traded left winger Nikita Gusev to the New Jersey Devils for a 2020 3rd round pick and a 2021 2nd round pick. The Devils have signed Gusev to a two-year contract at $9 million. Chris Westcott: Gusev will get $5 million this upcoming season and
Being named the captain of a professional sports team is a big deal. It comes with the responsibility of leading your team through ups and downs and if your organization faces more adversity than others; media and fans put the blame on you first. This is why the Vegas Golden Knights did not name a
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights and the Winnipeg Jets © Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Neuvirth turned down guaranteed deals James (@Account4hockey): Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet 590 that Michal Neuvirth had turned down offers of with a guaranteed contract to sign a PTO with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded goaltender Garret Sparks to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2020 4th round pick and David Clarkson. The 26-year old Sparks was drafted 190th overall in the 7th round of the 2011 draft by the Maple Leafs. Clarkson carries a $5.25 million salary cap with a base salary of
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Shen and Bruins, Rantanen and Ak Bars, and the New… © Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Bruins expected to add Shen @RUSProspects: Pavel Shen is expected to sign with the Boston Bruins after he finishes working out a termination agreement with his KHL team. Ak Bars may not have spoken
© Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports Nikita Gusev – To Trade Him Or Someone Else? Justin Emerson of the Las Vegas Sun: The Vegas Golden Knights have had a very quiet free agent stretch and have moved out almost $15 million in salaries. Restricted free agent Nikita Gusev may be the next player moved out. The