NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Lou Lamoriello and the New York Islanders Arthur Staple of The Athletic (Q&A): Again, Lou Lamoriello faces many questions as the New York Islanders offseason commences. The biggest problem for the general manager is this. In order to make a…
NHL Rumors: Patrik Laine, New York Rangers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
Exploring the chances of a Patrik Laine trade? Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet (mailbag): Again, the Laine trade rumors are not going away. The forward trended up this year in overall engagement and play. Had the season not been cut off,…
NHL Rumors: Mathew Dumba and Jake Virtanen
Mathew Dumba and Jake Virtanen are in this edition of NHL Rumors. Will they both be traded or will they stay?
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the St. Louis Blues
Ottawa on the precipice of a game changing draft Bruce Garrioch of The Ottawa Citizen: Pierre Dorion remains a busy man these days. Consider that Ottawa has 13 picks in this year's draft. Also, nine of them are in the…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs offseason and Philippe Myers
Questions for the Toronto Maple Leafs Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle of The Athletic: Again, Toronto appears to be one team impervious to the pandemic. This translates into spend, spend, spend, and acquire as needed. Alex Pietrangelo presents as the…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins talk trade with Vancouver Canucks? Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey NOW: The offseason ramps up in intensity before the offseason even truly starts. The Boston Bruins talking with teams should not be surprising even if it is the…
NHL Rumors: Jesper Fast, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Chris Tanev
The Pittsburgh Penguins' off-season dilemmas: Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey NOW: Pittsburgh needs patience in dealing with Jared McCann as they set up a possible free agent acquisition of a player like Jesper Fast to improve their bottom six. Again,…
NHL Rumors: James Neal, Nick Bjugstad, and the Ottawa Senators
Is a James Neal buyout even a possibility? Jonathan Willis: This goes against the grain but Daniel Nugent-Bowman concurs with Willis that Neal should be bought out sooner rather than later. However, one line rings a bell. “When you look…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens — Max Domi
So, will Max Domi be back? NHL Watcher: According to Pierre McGuire, that answer is no. During a radio hit on TSN 690 our of Montreal, McGuire mentioned it is rather apparent that the forward will not be back. This…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild — Bill Guerin, Kirill Kaprizov, and more
Minnesota Wild questions get answered -- at least some Michael Russo of The Athletic (mailbag): Again and again, the questions keep coming. Russo tried to answer them as best as he could. One of the big inquiries focused on Kirill…
NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils — Tom Fitzgerald and Draft Options
A few questions for New Jersey Devils' Tom Fitzgerald Mike Morreale of NHL.com: It has been a surreal offseason for many teams but New Jersey will be one of the seven that expects at least a nine month layoff. They…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers — Jesper Fast and Ryan Strome
Could Jesper Fast be a flat cap casualty? Vincent Z. Mercogliano of Lohud.com: Again, Fast presents as a versatile player who can serve a variety of roles. Last season, Fast played on the second line allowing Ryan Strome and Artemi…