Tag: Ben Hutton

NHL Rumors: Blues, Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Kings, Canucks and Flyers

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: The internal options to help fix the St. Louis Blues struggles are limited. Blues GM Doug Armstong isn't afraid to make a move and a coaching move is a possibility. Alain Vigneault could be…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings, and the Vancouver Canucks

Speculation staring to surround the Los Angeles Kings TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN said that despite the speculation that Los Angeles Kings head coach John Stevens could be on the hot seat, it may not be the first move that…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, and the Vancouver Canucks

Senators not in a rush with Karlsson Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It doesn't appear that the Ottawa Senators have any trade imminent with defenseman Erik Karlsson. The Senators are remaining patient with any decision regarding their captain. It…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors and Notes: Vancouver Canucks, and the Montreal Canadiens

Canucks could look for new homes for Goldobin and Hutton JD Burke of The Athletic: Nikolay Goldobin got his shot last season in the Vancouver Canucks top-six because of Sven Baertschi's injury. Now that Baertschi is healthy, and after a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks, and the Vancouver Canucks

  Sharks should make another push ... James O'Brien of NBC Sports: The San Jose Sharks have around $4.4 million in salary cap space. There are some trade options that could be available to them. One thing the Sharks need…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Salary Arbitration, Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Rangers, and Canucks

On Salary Arbitration ... Rick Dhaliwal: Safe to assume that Troy Stecher will file for salary arbitration today as it doesn't appear that the sides will reach a deal beforehand. The Vancouver Canucks and Stecher's camp will continue to talk…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Potential NHL Buyout Candidates

On Potential NHL buyouts ... Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: Reports have the San Jose Sharks buying out defenseman Paul Martin. Such a move would see the Sharks save $2.83 million in salary cap space this season. This could…

Mark Easson

NHL Buyout Candidates: Pacific Division – Practical and Not Practical

Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks … Blue Jackets UFA Matt Calvert

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: There are several mid- to late-round draft picks who are on the smaller size that are having some success in the NHL. The Canucks haven't so far have been trying stockpile…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Ben Hutton and Sven Baertschi

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: Canucks defenseman Ben Hutton is changing up his offseason workout to improve his speed and strength. Hutton was a healthy scratch at times during the season and there was…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Hutton, Salary Cap Space and Free Agents

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Looking like defenseman Ben Hutton's time with the Canucks could be up. It would be a surprise if the Canucks didn't explore the idea of trading him at the draft in June. Rick…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blues and Flames

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Before being injured with an infected foot, Ben Hutton had been a healthy scratch in 12 of their last 46 games. He performance and ice-time has dropped since the…

Mark Easson