NHL Rumors: Niklas Kronwall, Jim Benning, and the Minnesota Wild
The Niklas Kronwall indecision in the decision... From Abel To Yzerman (Paul Kukla and George Malik): As August rolls along, it has become clear that Niklas Kronwall will take his sweet time in any decision made. The information has been…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Mathew Tkachuk, Sebastian Aho, and some signings
Mathew Tkachuk and Sebastian Aho made headlines in different ways. Aho has his deal while Tkachuk waits. There are also a few signings yesterday.
NHL Rumors: Bill Guerin, The CBA, More Wild Fallout, and Winnipeg RFA’s
Bill Guerin second interview with the Minnesota Wild Michael Russo of The Athletic: Again, Bill Guerin and the Minnesota Wild met on Thursday. This was before some candidates even got their first encounter with Craig Leopold and Matt Majka. It…
2019 Worst Free Agent Signing: The Central Division
The offseason plods along as September approaches. When general managers get extended makes for compelling news, it is a sign. Anyway, for all those good signings there are always bad ones. Those are the contracts often remembered more anyway. The…
Quick Hits: Chad Priskie, Jim Benning, Patrik Laine, and Ben Lovejoy,
So, Chase Priskie to Carolina possibly? Sara Civian: Chase Priskie heading to the Carolina Hurricanes is not a foregone conclusion. However, the team is very interested in the former Washington Capitals draft pick now that he is officially an unrestricted…
NHL Rumors: Jesse Puljujarvi, Zach Werenski, and the RFA Standstill
Jesse Puljujarvi and the Edmonton Oilers again... Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: The Edmonton Oilers ruined many a young prospect in their time. Jesse Puljujarvi remains far from an exception. Nail Yakupov appears to be the closest comparison as he…
NHL Rumors: Juuso Valimaki, Detroit’s defense, , and David Poile
Jusso Valimaki Tears ACL; Calgary Flames Regroup Scott Cruickshank of The Athletic: Calgary deals with a devastating blow to their defense as Jusso Valimaki tore his ACL. This means Valimaki may miss the entire 2019-20 season or a good portion…
Quick Hits: Ivan Barbashev, Victor Hedman, Kevin Hayes, and Nicholas Baptiste
Ivan Barbashev angling for a better deal? Jeremy Rutherford: The St. Louis Blues wait to see what Ivan Barbashev may do next. Would he take a KHL deal for even one year? His agent says they are looking on both…
NHL Salary Arbitrations End: The Final Days
The last arbitration cases were settled by the middle of last week. We take a look into that and why Jake McCabe and Joel Edmundson tried to go for a $4+ million AAV.
NHL Rumors: Kevin Labanc fallout, Yaroslav Askarov, and Charlie McAvoy
Digging into the Kevin Labanc signing... Adam Kimelman of NHL.com: Alas, the quotable quotes expected to come out from San Jose at some point. Here is one from Kevin Labanc. “I did [GM Doug Wilson] a big favor ... taking…
NHL Rumors: All About the Washington Capitals
Back into the Braden Holtby dilemma and more Washington Capitals... Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic recently wrote (mailbag): Again, Braden Holtby gets asked about frequently and for good reason. The goalie won a Stanley Cup and has been such an…
NHL Rumors: Travis Konecny, Ivan Provorov, and Matt Murray
In this edition of NHL Rumors, we take a look at the latest on Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny, and Matt Murray. What dollars could they command?