Jets shouldn’t give up on Laine Scott Billeck: Thoughts on the Patrik Laine: “You don’t give up on a 22-year-old, 40-goal scorer coming off one of his most complete seasons as a player. Unless the Jets think he’s peaked at 22, there’s no way he should be trade bait. Crazy.” “Yes, the Jets may need
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Pietrangelo and Blues have talked extension … Blues will look for a veteran goalie Stephen Whyno: “I’m sure I’m not the only person thinking this, but #StLBlues COULD sign Alex Pietrangelo, go over $81.5M salary cap by up to 10% and kick can down road whenever next season starts by putting Vladimir Tarasenko on LTIR.”
The St. Louis Blues have traded goaltender Jake Allen and a 2022 seventh-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2020 third-round pick (Washington’s) and seventh-round pick (Chicago’s). St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong. “I want to personally thank Jake for his dedication to the St. Louis Blues organization during his entire time as a
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk that after getting penalized by the NHL, the Arizona Coyotes might be a target for some NHL teams. In St. Louis, Alex Pietrangelo says he’d like to stay with the Blues, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are unlikely to quality Evan Rodrigues who they picked up as
Panthers and Coyotes GM search continues Sportsnet: The Florida Panthers and Arizona Coyotes are searching for a new GM. Chris Johnston said that both teams have considered Kevin Weekes, Mike Futa and Bill Armstrong. Current Coyotes interim GM Steve Sullivan is interviewing for the permanent position. “Florida is getting close to cutting down its list,”
It will be hard for the Blues to fit in a new Pietrangelo deal … Binnington will be a UFA after next season Scott Burnside of The Athletic: It is hard to see how the St. Louis Blues can fit in an Alex Pietrangelo extension without him taking a hometown discount. There had been some
Lou Korac of NHL.com: St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo hopes he’s able to re-sign with the team. It’s the only organization he’s been with and his legacy is also important to him. “But whether it’s here or somewhere else, you want to play to the best of your ability and leave a legacy wherever
Keys to the St. Louis Blues offseason Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at some of the offseason questions and decisions the St. Louis Blues are facing. Alex Pietrangelo‘s future – Pietrangelo would like to remain with the Blues. They haven’t made him a contract off yet. Roman Josi is a comparable and
Keys to the Washington Capitals offseason Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at some of the offseason questions and decisions the Washington Capitals are facing. Goodbye Braden Holtby? There weren’t any contract extension talks between the Capitals and pending unrestricted free agent during the season. The Capitals may not be interested in signing
Potential trade targets for the Ducks Eric Stephens of The Athletic: If backup goaltender Ryan Miller retires or the Ducks want to go a different direction, they could be in the market for a low-cost veteran goalie this offseason. The Anaheim Ducks on paper don’t have a lot of salary cap space available but would get
This will be the final St. Louis Blues mailbag before their return to play on Sunday, Aug. 2 against the Colorado Avalanche. There are plenty of questions and thoughts to be had regarding the team’s status going into the Edmonton bubble and how they could look in the playoffs. Who Will Be the X-factor for
Some realistic and blockbuster trade targets for the Buffalo Sabres John Vogl of The Athletic: The Buffalo Sabres have just 10 players under contract for next season. New GM Kevyn Adams has eight restricted free agents to deal with, but he’ll have some cap space to possibly get creative with. There are many teams this
Trade options for the Detroit Red Wings Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: The Detroit Red Wings have $46.2 million committed to 11 players for next season. They’ll have to make some decisions on their 12 restricted free agents. Some will be back and they’ll have salary cap space available to make trades with cap-strapped
Contract talks between Pietrangelo and Blues will wait until after the season Lou Korac of NHL.com: Alex Pietrangelo will be an unrestricted free agent after the season and is hopeful that he can sign a new deal with the St. Louis Blues. “Not much to say about it other than the same thing said,” the
Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Looking at three teams who could be hurt the most by the salary cap remaining at $81.5 million. Toronto Maple Leafs – The Maple Leafs have $76.908 million already committed to salaries next season. UFAs include Jason Spezza, Kyle Clifford, Tyson Barrie and Cody Ceci. RFAs include Travis Dermott and Ilya
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
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
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