From not going anywhere to on the move for the Vancouver Canucks Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal of The Athletic: Looking at who will be staying and who could be on the move this offseason for the Vancouver Canucks. Returning for sure – Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller, Alex Edler, Tyler Myers
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In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share the news that Auston Matthews came in second to Nathan MacKinnon in the voting for the Lady Byng Trophy. I’ll report another COVID-19 quarantine that impacts a Maple Leafs signee. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Further Thoughts About the Andersen Trade Finally,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is new out of Vegas where the Golden Knights have reportedly agreed to a deal with Robin Lehner on a five-year extension. The only problem? The goaltender is denying it. Vancouver Canucks forward Tyler Toffoli reveals his priority as a pending unrestricted free agent, and there are updates as
Do Bruins need to get younger? Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports Boston: Believe that the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup window is now closed under their current roster makeup. Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Brad Marchand range from 32 to 43 years old. They need to get younger, faster and deeper. “The reality is,
A few days ago, I wrote about the rumor that Toronto Maple Leafs starting goalie Frederik Andersen might be headed to the Carolina Hurricanes. That possibility is still flying around, however, further news and rumors have emerged. Related: Maple Leafs Radical Trade Rumors: Nylander, Ekblad, Nurse & Subban In this edition of Maple Leafs News
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers may be having an internal debate regarding Jesse Puljujarvi, while in Vancouver, could the Canucks actually choose Thatcher Demko over Jacob Markstrom? Might the Montreal Canadiens be looking at Taylor Hall and have the Maple Leafs spoken to Frederik Andersen about a trade? Oilers to Make Puljujarvi
To buyout Olli Maatta or not Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Chicago Blackhawks would save about $3.4 million in each of the next two seasons – about $5.4 million total over the next four years – if they bought out defenseman Olli Maatta. Multiple sources said that before the season resumed in August that
Several teams have spoken with the Maple Leafs about Frederik Andersen Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Sources are saying that several teams have spoken with the Toronto Maple Leafs about goaltender Frederik Andersen. Andersen will appeal to teams as he has only one year left on his deal at a $5 million salary cap hit
Frank Seravalli of TSN: Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine has scored 138 goals over the past four seasons, good for seventh most over that span. He’s not a lock to be traded this offseason, but his name is on the trade bait board. The Jets have some big holes to fill, so Laine and Nikolaj
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have re-signed a depth forward and their GM has said they’ll be sticking with a goaltending tandem next season. In Minnesota, could the Wild buy out Devan Dubnyk? Could the Arizona Coyotes test the market on some players to recoup lost draft picks? Finally, are the Toronto
The Blackhawks don’t have a lot of cap room for their free agents Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Chicago Blackhawks pending restricted free agent group includes Dylan Strome, Dominik Kubalik, Drake Caggiula, Slater Koekkoek, and Malcolm Subban. The flattening of the salary cap won’t make it easy on GM Stan Bowman this offseason.
James Mirtle: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas: “I don’t think this is going to be it for us.” James Mirtle: Dubas on the first-round pick they acquired: “We’re open to moving it if the right deal came along for someone that could help us.” Mark Masters: Dubas on the extra cap space: “You can
A mutual interest between Boudreau and Maple Leafs James Mirtle of The Athletic: In the past few months, the Toronto Maple Leafs asked the Minnesota Wild permission to speak with Bruce Boudreau. There hasn’t been a formal interview. Boudreau heard about the Leafs interest and people close to Boudreau say he’s intrigued. Darren Dreger: Bruce
Answering some Toronto Maple Leafs offseason questions Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: (mailbag) It is still too early in Kyle Dubas’ GM tenure for the Toronto Maple Leafs to fire him. That said, his leash is getting shorter. Though Dubas likely doesn’t want to trade William Nylander, they may look to move him this
Would be a surprise if Andersen doesn’t start for the Maple Leafs next season Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has a year left on his deal at a $5 million cap hit. There may not be a big upgrade on the free agent market this offseason. Jacob Markstrom could re-sign
Spezza hopes to be back Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza is a pending unrestricted free agent. He’s hopeful that he gets the chance to play for the Leafs next season. “The fire still burns, and I really hope to be back here next year.” Spezza is back living in Toronto
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Believe that no matter what happened in the playoffs this year, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas would give his big four forwards – Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and William Nylander – one more season together. From understanding Dubas’ promise to Nylander to not trade him was just immediately
Sportsnet: Brian Burke when asked if the Toronto Maple Leafs will reassess and take a different angle heading into next season. “I think they have too, and this will sound like we are kicking a team that’s just down, they’re not even got their gear off yet and we’re dissecting them. But the fact is,