Tag: Jonathan Drouin

NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Maple Leafs, Golden Knights and Lightning

On Ilya Kovalchuk, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights ... Steve Simmons: From what the info that was able to collect yesterday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs are not one of the teams that is interested in Ilya Kovalchuk.…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman maintains he wants to sign all of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and and Jonathan Drouin. There was a report that contract talks with…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – To Trade Or Not To Trade Jonathan Drouin

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Bay Times: Looking at why the Tampa Bay Lightning should keep forward Jonathan Drouin. Though he could help land them the defensive help they need, the Lightning should keep…

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NHL Rumors: Vey, Panthers, Sabres and Ducks

On Linden Vey ... Ryan Pike: From reports out of Kazakhstan, likely that Linden Vey is going to be signing with a KHL team. Pat Steinberg: Sounding like Vey will be signing with Barys Astana. Aivis Kalnins: There is nothing…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Stars, Blues and Islanders

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Ontario Reign (AHL) coach Mike Stothers interviewed with the Kings and has decided to stay with Ontario. There will be more interviews next week. On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning Need To Find More Offense From Their Blueline

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: As reported earlier, Lightning prospect Nikita Gusev is expected to a sign a contract extension with his KHL team. There are no plans for him to come over to North America for…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Ottawa Senators ... Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators have shown that they have lacked true grit in past years, and more recently in Games 3 and 4. Chris Neil was added for Game 5, replacing…

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NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Jeff Peterson of the Vancouver Province: For those who think that the Vancouver Canucks will trade Daniel and Henrik Sedin before next years trade deadline, they might need to rethink that. The Sedin's will be…

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NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins – Spooner, Need for LWer and Dman

On the Boston Bruins ... Ryan Kennedy: The Bruins will listen to offers on RFA forward Ryan Spooner. has heard that the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks and Vegas Golden Knights are potential landing spots for Spooner. Matt Kalman of…

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NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said that the 24-year old Nathan Beaulieu was "at a crossroads" and that "the clock was ticking" on his developement. The clock may have sped up after…

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NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of Wrong Side of the Redline: (mailbag) is 99 percent sure that Antti Niemi won't be back with the Stars next season, likely a buyout. Kari Lehtonen will be back but in a…

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NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Lightning, Blues and Predators

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: GM Stan Bowman isn't worrying about their offseason. There will be some challenges, same as always: "Not anticipating huge changes. There will be some." Mark Lazerus: Bowman said they already know which players they…

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