Tag: Matt Dumba

NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, and the Nashville Predators

Wild looking to get Zucker and Dumba locked up before arbitation ... Sarah McLellan: Minnesota Wild GM Paul Fenton on contract talks with Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba: "Still status quo. Still trying to get something done, and hopefully we do…

Mark Easson

NHL Free Agent Period: New Jersey, Toronto, and more

New Jersey: Who stays and who goes? Abbey Mastrasco of NorthJersey.com:  Free agency begins July 1st and one of the bigger names New Jersey has in the UFA market is Patrick Maroon. No true consensus exists but the feeling is…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Stastny – Jets, Avs, Habs … Minnesota Wild

On Paul Stastny ... Andy Strickland: Hearing that the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche are at the top of the list as eventual destinations for Paul Stastny. Mike McIntyre: Think the Jets would like to be able to bring Stastny…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals, NHL Buyouts, and the Minnesota Wild

The Latest On Barry Trotz … Tarik El-Bashir of NBC Sports Washington suggests that Barry Trotz wants to come back but no deal is there yet. The Washington Capitals are living in Stanley Cup euphoria so news may travel a little…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Lucic, Sekara, No. 10, And Their Need On The Blue Line

On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples: Oilers fans keep bringing up trade proposals for forward Milan Lucic and defenseman Andrej Sekera. They aren't going anywhere. "A) Both have No Movement Clauses. B) Both have massive negative value due to poor…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild … Plekanec and Canadiens

On the Minnesota Wild ... Chris Hine of Star Tribune: The Wild currently don't have a GM and may not a lot salary cap space to work with this offseason. Thomas Vanek's buyout finally comes off the books. Mikko Koivu's…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild – Fletcher, Ennis, Zucker, Dumba, Coyle and Niederreiter

On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of The Athletic: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher contract expires after this season. They've lost in the first round for the third consecutive season and have lost 16 of their past 20 playoff games. Owner…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Blues, Senators, Jets and Six Teams That Could Be Interested In Pacioretty

On the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, and Winnipeg Jets ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: A Hurricanes - Jets game in Finland next year would make sense with the likes of Sebastian Aho, Patrik Laine, and Teuvo Teravainen.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Flames, Wings, Penguins, Kings, Canucks

  On the Calgary Flames ... John Shannon: "In Calgary, just get a sense that management may be feeling a shake-up is necessary... not getting the results and not scoring ... time to make some "adjustments"." On the Detroit Red…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries and News: Waivers, Blues, Stars, Wild, Coyotes, and Ducks

On Waivers ... Renaud Lavoie: Players put on waivers. Stefan Matteau - Vegas Golden Knights Matt Taormina - Montreal Canadiens Niklas Svedberg - Minnesota Wild Cal O'Reilly - Minnesota Wild Zack Mitchell - Minnesota Wild Alex Grant - Minnesota Wild…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Wild, Avalanche and Canucks

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Roman Polak, on a PTO, could earn a contract and land the sixth or seventh spot on the Maple Leafs blue line. Martin Marincin could play a role…

Mark Easson