Tag: Erik Karlsson

NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues Depth, And Looking At What Some Remaining RFAs Could Get

Blues depth up front doesn't have a lot of trade value Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: (mailbag) Nikita Soshnikov and Oskar Sundqvist don't have much trade value, so it may be better for the St. Louis Blues to hold on…

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NHL Rumors: Kings and Voynov … Blue Jackets, Bobrovsky, and Panarin … Sens, Ryan, and Gaborik

Teams aren't calling the LA Kings about Slava Voynov Josh Cooper: Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake said that teams are not inquiring about defenseman Slava Voynov. Blake added that things are currently out of their hands as Voynov hasn't…

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NHL Rumors: Golden Knights Still A Fit For Erik Karlsson … Trading Pacioretty At Deadline May Be Best Option

Golden Knights still a fit for Erik Karlsson David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Training camp opens in two weeks and it doesn't look like an Erik Karlsson resolution is close. He's still being tied to the Vegas Golden…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Voynov, Seguin, McQuaid, and Matthews

Slava Voynov update Katie Strang: On defenseman Slava Voynov: "any club interested in him would have to seek permission from Kings to speak to him, per league spokesperson. Not far enough along down this road yet to know whether club…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers blue line situation on hold … Top Four RFA Defensemen Still Waiting

Oilers blue line situation on hold Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Are the Edmonton Oilers and restricted free agent defenseman Darnell Nurse waiting for the Vegas Golden Knights and RFA defenseman Shea Theodore to get their deal done for…

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NHL Rumors: Slava Voynov, Craig Anderson, and the Vancouver Canucks

Voynov's NHL return not cleared by NHL @galkevich32: Alexander Medvedev announced yesterday that defenseman Slava Voynov has received permission to return to the NHL. Igor Eronko: Voynov is now able to talk to NHL teams, but will he be able to…

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NHL Rumors: Erik Karlsson, Tyler Seguin, and the Columbus Blue Jackets

Karlsson says he's okay with playing in Canada Elliotte Friedman: Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson reached out to say that it's not accurate that he isn't willing to sign a long-term deal with a Canadian team. Elliotte Friedman: He wouldn't…

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NHL Rumors: More Notes On Erik Karlsson

Sean Shapiro of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Dallas Stars were the front-runners for Erik Karlsson at one point. They weren't interested in taking on Bobby Ryan, and they were at no point going to include prospect Miro Heiskanen. The Stars…

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NHL Rumors: It’s Possible Erik Karlsson Is Traded Before Camp – Not Likely To A Canadian Team

Kathryn Tappen: Sources are saying that Erik Karlsson doesn't want to sign an extension with a Canadian team and that he wants to play in a U.S. market. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: There were no new 'public' developments on…

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NHL Rumors: Erik Karlsson Trade Talks Picking Up Again

Erik Karlsson trade talks picking up again Elliotte Friedman: There is the sense that trade talks involving Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson have picked up the past few days. The likely destination is a Western Conference team. The belief out…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Flames, Predators, Canadiens, and Oilers

Flames and Hanifin still working on a deal Kristen Anderson: Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving said that he's confident a deal with Noah Hanifin will be done before the start of training camp. Contract talk is positive with Treliving adding "It'll…

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