On Canucks free agents and buyouts Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: (mailbag) The Vancouver Canucks should be looking to keep both Jake Virtanen and Troy Stecher. If they are okay with not bringing Stecher back, he won’t be qualified and would become a UFA. Virtanen should have decent trade value as the 23-year old had 18
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As it has been rumoured for days now, the NHL officially announced on Tuesday, Mar. 26, that the regular season is finished, and the league will begin playoffs sometime in July. The format will be different than normal, as there will be 24 teams in this year’s postseason rather than the standard 16. Winnipeg Jets
Contracts will slide past June 30th Michael Russo of The Athletic: A source is saying the NHL and NHLPA will agree to slide contracts that are set to expire on June 30th until when the 2019-20 NHL season is over. This would also apply to minor league players that are on two-way contracts that could
Today marks two years since the Winnipeg Jets’ 2018 playoff run ended with a Game 5 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final. That Cup run, and to a lesser extent, the Jets’ other two playoff appearances since relocating from Atlanta, produced many great memories. The Jets 27 all-time playoff games
Borgstrom’s agent on rumors of him heading to play in Europe next season Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There were rumors that Florida Panthers Henrik Borgstrom was going to be heading back to Europe next season. Agent Markus Lehto: “Naturally, there are numerous top teams in all the best Euro leagues that definitely would like to
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, one scribe looks at the best goaltender options on the market and there are comments from the GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins on the potential of trading one of their goaltenders. What are the best options on the table for the Toronto Maple Leafs to improve their blue line and
Could the Edmonton Oilers fit Taylor Hall‘s contract in? Allan Mitchell and Jonathan Willis: The Edmonton Oilers could use an elite scoring winger. Should they consider pending free agent winger Taylor Hall, and could they afford him? The flat salary cap won’t help, and they are already top-heavy. Could the Oilers get Ryan Nugent-Hopkins re-signed
Potential landing spots for Tyson Barrie Luke Fox of Sportsnet: (mailbag) Toronto Maple Leafs pending unrestricted defenseman Tyson Barrie won’t be re-signing with the Leafs as they don’t have the salary cap space nor a spot as the No. 1 power play defenseman. It is believed that Barrie might have interest in returning to his
Stamkos would be ready if the season gets going again Joe Smith of the Athletic: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos had core muscle surgery back in early March, and according to a video on the team’s twitter account, he could be ready to rejoin the team whenever the season gets underway. “With the timing
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 …
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are questions about who the Anaheim Ducks might trade away this offseason, are the Calgary Flames looking at moving Johnny Gaudreau, what are the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and other Western Conference teams doing, and is Mikko Koivu ready to walk away from the Minnesota Wild? Ducks To
A college free agent goaltender still unsigned Frank Seravalli of TSN: (from earlier this month) There were teams who had been thinking about using a late round pick last year on Michigan State goaltender John Lethemon. The Winnipeg Jets were one of those teams. There are numerous teams considering signing the free agent goalie –
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas clarifies why he didn’t add a defenseman at this year’s NHL Trade Deadline, the Winnipeg Jets might be a big spender in free agency and defenseman Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings talks his struggles with the team’s current rebuild. Finally, what is
Next years’ projected salary cap numbers and future plans Frank Seravalli of TSN: Next seasons’ salary cap is potentially going up to between $84 and $88.2 million. That is up from this years $81.5 million. What it ends up being is dependant on negotiations with the NHLPA. GMs are being a little conservative with those
The Winnipeg Jets — currently in possession of the Western Conference’s second wild card spot — are receiving a raft of reinforcements for their battles down the stretch, and they couldn’t have come at a better time. An Influx of Forwards The Jets’ injured reserve list has been a long and exhausting read for most
There was plenty of speculation over which players could be moved in the weeks leading up to the NHL’s Feb. 24 trade deadline. Several, such as Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Sami Vatanen, and Andreas Athanasiou, wound up changing teams by deadline day. Some who were considered trade bait, however, remained with their current teams as the deadline
Thornton a little disappointed Kevin Kurz: Had been told the San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton was a little disappointed that nothing ended up happening. GM Doug Wilson was working to get a trade done, but for whatever reason, he couldn’t get a deal done with someone. Flyers weren’t looking to move Gostisbehere Dave Isaac:
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