Tag: Jacob Trouba

NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) Jimmy Howard isn't going anywhere this offseason, and likely not during next season either. The Red Wings are planning on having Jared Coreau backup Petr Mrazek in 2017-18. If…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings targeted Matt Martin in free agency and offered him a front-loaded four year deal with a cap hit of $2.5 million per season.…

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Blues and Bruins

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings continue their search to improve their blueline. The Wings didn't see any free agent defenseman as a significant upgrade to their blueline and…

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NHL Rumors: Vegas, Oilers, Flyers and Coyotes

On Las Vegas ... Steve Carp: Foley is putting a list together of potential GMs candidates to speak with. The NHL is advising Foley on proper protocol on how to contract teams. Foley hopes to have a GM in place…

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NHL Rumors: Devils, Staal, Nichushkin, Weise and Trouba

On the New Jersey Devils ... Jim Matheson: The Devils are looking to add some scoring - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?. Defenseman Damon Severson is in play. The Oilers have likely been investigating him. On Eric Staal ... John Shannon: Three or…

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NHL Rumors: Jets, Rangers and Canadiens

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Gary Lawless: There is some talk of offer sheeting Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said on the weekend that he'd match any offer. The Jets have the cap space and willingness to match any…

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NHL Rumors: RFAs, Qualifying offers, and Bruins

Buyout Period ... Chris Johnston: On Thursday at 5:00 pm ET the first buyout period will end. Can expect a couple more buyouts coming. On Offer Sheets ... Chris Johnston: Interview period for RFAs opens on Tuesday. Jets Jacob Trouba…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Blues, Ducks, Jets, Stars and Wild

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers were among the teams that talked to the St. Louis Blues about Kevin Shattenkirk. Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that cost to acquire a top-defenseman was very high. "The acquisition…

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NHL Rumors: Lucic, Panthers, Canucks, Jets and Kings

*** Doing some catching up with a couple of quick posts. Embedding tweets as opposed to re-writing to get to more rumors before they expire *** On Milan Lucic ... Just talked with Milan Lucic's agent Gerry Johannson, he preaching…

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NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Jets and Canucks

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Kuc: Source saying the Chicago Blackhawks are shopping Marcus Kruger and putting out feelers for Andrew Shaw. Pierre LeBrun: Hearing Marcus Kruger's name is out there. They still could use some cap space. Chris…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers – Yakupov, Hall, Lucic and Shattenkirk

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Edmonton Oilers will almost surely trade Nail Yakupov at the draft. Do the Oilers include Yakupov in a package? Trade him for a draft pick? Would the Hurricanes…

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NHL Rumors: Flames, Lightning, Penguins and the Trade Market

On the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Kevin O'Donnell: "Reports out of Canada have a deal in the works for the #Lightning to trade Ben Bishop to the Calgary Flames." Joe Smith: There will be interest in…

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