Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Looking at the top five teams who will be hurt most by the flat NHL salary cap of $81.5 million. 1. Tampa Bay Lightning – $5.33 million in projected salary cap space with 15 players under contract. They have two key restricted free agents in center Anthony Cirelli and
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Valimaki unlikely to play this season as it has Seattle expansion draft implications Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Calgary Flames defenseman Juuso Valimaki has been rehabbing his knee for the past 10 months. Even if he’s cleared by doctors to return, it’s unlikely the Flames would want to include him for their playoff run. If Valimaki
Could Rask sign a Rinne type extension? Joe Haggerty of NBC Boston: 33-year old Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask is entering the last year of his contract that carries a $7 million cap hit. The Bruins might not be able to afford to an extension. A flat salary cap for the next couple of seasons
Canadiens notes involving Josh Anderson and Max Domi Eric Engels of Sportsnet: (mailbag) would try to acquire Columbus Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson if he were the Montreal Canadiens. He had season-ending shoulder surgery and only scored one goal this season, but scored 63 from 2016-2019. He’s a pending RFA and a year away from
Blackhawks looking to get younger Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Chicago Blackhawks plan on trying to “innovate and change some things” from how they’ve operated in past offseasons according to GM Stan Bowman. In the past offseasons, they’ve replaced aging players with equally aging free agents. So, look for the Blackhawks to try
Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The majority of St. Louis Blues headed back to their home cities or country, with about 10 remaining in St. Louis according to GM Doug Armstrong. For now, Armstrong wants his players to remain where they are. “I recommend the guys just stay where they’re at till we
The fifth round is the last round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft where the St. Louis Blues will have still have picks, with the 147th and the 154th selections. The club can expect to finish strong, given the depth of this draft class. The last real late-round pick that worked out for the team
With the 2020 NHL Entry Draft set to be one of the deepest classes of the last few years, there are many mid-to-late round gems to be found. The St. Louis Blues have five picks in total this year and are looking to find one of those gems. In this specific article, we will take
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
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of St. Louis when it comes to the future of Alex Steen. In Vegas, it sounds like the Golden Knights might be leaning towards a move with defenseman Deryk Engelland. Could the Calgary Flames see major turnover this season and will the Edmonton Oilers buy out
The Devils have salary cap space they can use to their advantage this offseason Corey Masisak of The Athletic: The New Jersey Devils are once again this offseason in a position to possibly take advantage of teams that need to shed some salary. After signing their main free agents, the Devils could still have around
Flyers expected to sign Linus Sandin Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Sources are saying that the Philadelphia Flyers going to be signing for Linus Sandin to an entry-level contract. The 23-year old was third in goals while for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League. He is the older brother of Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Rasmus. Two
Pietrangelo, salary cap saving options for the Blues, and the expansion draft Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: (mailbag) Don’t believe that the St. Louis Blues re-signing defenseman Marco Scandella means they can’t afford to re-sign Alex Pietrangelo. Scandella’s money could also be what they have planned on giving Jay Bouwmeester, who now may not return.
Sens would take BPA if their two first-round picks were in the top three Haily Salvian: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion said that if the Sens get the second and third overall picks in the 2020 draft, they would selected the “two best players” and not draft by position. Top free agent Pietrangelo may have
Entry-level deal coming for Romanov Andrew Zadarnowski: A Russian business site is reporting that the Montreal Canadiens will be signing defenseman Alexander Romanov to an entry-level contract after April 30th. He won’t be signing a contract extension with CSKA. CSKA will retain his KHL rights. Not easy for GM to extend players right now …
Canucks didn’t want Goldobin Igor Eronko: Source saying that CSKA will be signing forward Nikolay Goldobin to a two-year deal. Rick Dhaliwal: Goldobin: “The #Canucks did not want to sign me, I was disappointed how it turned out in VAN but I am happy to sign in KHL and will try NHL again in 2
Blue Jackets have two pending RFA goalies Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Can assume that the Columbus Blue Jackets and pending restricted free agent goaltenders Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins have held some contract talks. Merzlikins did say last week that he didn’t know if there were any. Both goalies are a year away from
Zub still looking at the Senators Darren Dreger: 24-year old free agent defenseman Artyom Zub has his NHL list down to two team. The Ottawa Senators are still his top choice. Zub is expected to make a decision in the next few weeks. Igor Eronko: “Zub doesn’t play PP cause his playmaking abilities are not
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