Tag: Kyle Connor

NHL Rumors: Jets, Senators, Predators, Bruins and the Blue Jackets

Winnipeg Jets pending RFAs Mike McIntyre: Patrik Laine's slump this season may be helping in the Winnipeg Jets with regards to his next contract. It could lead to a bridge deal with a lower AAV which would give them a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets – Forward Options, And They Have No Plans To Include Roslovic

Some potential options for the Jets Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Some potential trade candidates that could be of interest to the Winnipeg Jets - Kevin Hayes, Matt Duchene and Artemi Panarin. The Jets won't necessarily add a center,…

Mark Easson

Young NHL Stars Due For Big Raises Next Summer

The list of pending restricted free agents coming off their entry-level contracts is impressive.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks and the Winnipeg Jets

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: The Canucks now have more cap space available for next season and agents for scoring forwards will be happy. Will the Canucks 'overspend' to replace the offense lost by the Sedin's retiring? Rick…

Mark Easson

NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of February

February is over, and there is a new rookie of the month. Furthermore, it is a first year player from Tampa Bay that has burst onto the scene and took it to new heights. Other rookies performed well but only…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets – Prices Are High But The Jets Have The Assets

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: The Jets have a couple of things they've been looking at, and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff knows the prices are high. “Traditionally, prices are always going to be high, but…

Mark Easson

Western Conference News: Ducks, Avs, Oilers, Kings, Predators, Canucks and Jets

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Defenseman Hampus Lindholm didn't skate yesterday. Coach Randy Carlyle said that Lindholm has an upper-body issue that could take some time. said he's not sure what that meant but hopes to have a…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Coyotes, Blue Jackets, Stars, Oilers, Canadiens, Predators, Sharks, Knights and Jets

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Defenseman Jakob Chychrun made his season debut last night. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Blue Jackets PR: The Blue Jackets assigned forward Sonny Milano to the AHL. On the Dallas Stars ...…

Mark Easson

2018 Calder Trophy Sleeper Candidates

2018 Calder Trophy Sleepers In the second of a series briefly examining the upcoming season’s Calder Trophy candidates, we’ll take a look at a few sleepers. In our previous post, we detailed several favorites as training camps approach. Joshua Ho-Sang,…

Kevin Wickersham

Expansion Draft Strategy: Nashville, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Winnipeg

In the upcoming expansion draft NHL teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems the less popular, as it permits…

Kevin Wickersham

Western Conference Injuries: Hawks, Blues, Kings, Coyotes, Jets and Avs

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Coach Joel Quenneville wouldn't rule out Jonathan Toews for today's game. Chris Hine: Source said that Toews' upper-body injury is not a head injury. On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of…

Mark Easson

Western Conference Injuries: Preds, Kings, Flames, Avs and more

On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Goaltender Pekka Rinne missed last night's game and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Rinne didn't practice Monday and the team said it was a "maintenance day." GM David Poile said…

Mark Easson