A flat cap will give the Edmonton Oilers headaches Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: The flatting of next season’s salary cap at $81.5 will give the Edmonton Oilers and many other teams a headache. Top pending free agents may look for short-term deals. Oilers UFAs like Mike Smith and Riley Sheahan might not like the
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DeBrusk on free agency … Could he become trade bait if Krug re-signed? Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports: Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk is a pending restricted free agent and has averaged 20 goals and 40 points in his first three seasons in the NHL. DeBrusk on his pending free agency. “Obviously that’s going to
Oilers could look at a couple of ‘tweener’ free agents … Puljujarvi could sign with Karpat again Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Now that Edmonton Oilers defenseman Dmitri Samorukov is signed to play in the KHL next season, it shouldn’t be a surprise if they sign a couple of defensemen who could play in
On Jesse Puljujarvi David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: It’s unlikely that Jesse Puljujarvi will turn out to be fourth best player in the 2016 draft, but he would still be a first-round pick with talent that could work him into the top 10. If Puljujarvi would give the Oilers another chance, he’d no longer
Could Puljujarvi be loosening his stance on the Oilers? David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: The Finnish site Kalevia.fi posted an article that’s title suggested that Jesse Puljujarvi softened his stance on an Edmonton Oilers return to “Never say never.” The article is behind a paywall, but Mari Lonnberg tweets that says “Puljujärvi repeating his
Brodin doesn’t make much sense for the Rangers Larry Brooks of the NY Post: (mailbag) On the question of the New York Rangers trading a defenseman like K’Andre Miller and a draft pick for Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin. doesn’t think it makes sense for the Rangers to trade for someone that is a year
Two potential right-handed defenseman trade targets for the Maple Leafs Luke Fox of Sportsnet: (mailbag) Both right-handed defenseman in David Savard (Columbus) and Rasmus Ristolainen (Buffalo) could be potential trade targets for the Toronto Maple Leafs this offseason. Both the Blue Jackets and Sabres need offsense, so the Maple Leafs would have to include a
Oh how things can change in a matter of 48 hours. A couple of days ago, I argued the Edmonton Oilers were getting shafted based on the proposed format of the 24-team play-in format that would see the NHL finalize the 16 teams able to compete for the 2020 Stanley Cup. The idea that Edmonton
Canucks blue line could have a different look next season Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: (mailbag) The Vancouver Canucks blue line next season could have a different look. Alex Edler, Tyler Myers and Quinn Hughes will be back but Chris Tanev and Troy Stecher could be cap casualties. Tanev is a UFA and Stecher is a
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are comments from the coach of the Arizona Coyotes on Taylor Hall likely staying with the team, the Montreal Canadiens may have to decide what they can afford to pay Tomas Tatar, and the Vancouver Canucks have some options for their blue line. Finally, what happens to some of
Rangers back interested in Oilers Puljujarvi? Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Edmonton Oilers prospect Ryan McLeod could be ready for the NHL and may mean the Oilers won’t overpay for pending free agent Riley Sheahan. Source from New York said there may be some renewed interest in Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi by the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Ottawa Senators are losing one of their veteran forwards to the Swiss league. Is Corey Schneider considering retirement? Would the Toronto Maple Leafs entertain a Mitch Marner to Dallas trade? And, how will the Edmonton Oilers juggle their blue line with limited funds? Senators Will
A flat salary cap won’t do the Oilers any favors … A look at who could be back to who could be gone Mark Spector of Sportsnet: (mailbag) Edmonton Oilers defenseman Kris Russell carries a $4 million salary cap hit, which is too much for a third-pairing defenseman. Ideally, the Oilers would move out some
Ontario’s premier put on his Toronto Maple Leafs jersey and took to Twitter on Saturday night to state these bold words: “the Leafs are going to win the Stanley Cup.” Doug Ford not only predicts the Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup, but they will do so by beating the Edmonton Oilers. An
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs have signed a prospect while forward Kyle Clifford discusses the odds he’ll re-sign in Toronto. Could the Calgary Flames take a run at one of the offseason’s top UFA defensemen? And, will the Edmonton Oilers have trouble signing Ethan Bear to the contract they’d like? Finally,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news about Mikhail Sergachev and a lack of discussions with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Vancouver Canucks are looking at ways to improve their blue line and the Los Angeles Kings are targeting the same thing. Finally, it appears the Edmonton Oilers are going to lose depth forward
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there is talk about whether or not the Oilers should try to re-sign Mike Smith now, there is news the team would like prospect Philip Broberg to be a part of their extended roster, and one scribe believes the Oilers aren’t close to giving up on Andreas
Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Looking at a potential trade candidate for each team in the Western Conference. Anaheim Ducks – Adam Henrique – Carries a $6 million cap hit through 2023-24. The centerman could interest some teams. Arizona Coyotes – Derek Stepan – The Coyotes may need to clear some cap space for their free
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