Tag: Max Pacioretty

NHL Rumors: Forward Trade Market – Possible Destinations and Notes

On the Forward Trade Market ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Forwards that could be traded by the trade deadline and three possible landing spots. Derick Brassard - Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights Alex Galchenyuk - Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Panthers, Coyotes, Habs, Preds, Lightning, Bruins, Canucks, Flames, Sens, Isles and Wings

On the Florida Panthers, Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, NY Islanders, and the Detroit Red Wings ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Would be interesting if the Florida Panthers…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Brian Gionta, James Wisniewski, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Dallas Stars

On Brian Gionta and James Wisniewski ... Stephen Whyno of the AP: Both Brian Gionta and James Wisniewski are playing for Team USA at the Olympics, and both are hoping to sign with an NHL team after. They would need…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers and the San Jose Sharks

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac of the Philadelphia Inquirer: (mailbag) If the Flyers look to acquire a goaltender because of Brian Elliott's injury status, they could look at Toronto's Calvin Pickard. Pickard is fourth on the Leafs depth chart,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Golden Knights, Rangers, and Stars

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Bob McKenzie: There has been trade talk and speculation about Coyotes forward Max Domi. The Coyotes are not actively shopping Domi but would listen to offers. The only untouchables are Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Clayton Keller.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and the Montreal Canadiens

  On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen would like to add a scorer before the deadline. Defenseman Ryan Murray is back practicing, and if he's able to return to the lineup,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens

On the Los Angeles Kings ... The Fourth Period: Kings GM Rob Blake is looking to acquire a top-four defenseman and a top-nine forward. When Jeff Carter returns, the Kings could move Adrian Kempe to their third-line center. If they…

Mark Easson

2018 NHL Trade Deadline Buyers – Western Conference

The NHL's Feb. 26 trade deadline is a little over two weeks away. As the date approaches, there's growing speculation over which clubs could be potential buyers. Earlier this week, we examined the five Eastern Conference teams most like to…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins Notes – Kings, Sabres, Habs, Jets and Rangers

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: It is possible that the Penguins have a quiet trade deadline. It's possible that they don't add a third-line center and just look to add a fourth-line center. If…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens – Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: believes that if Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin doesn't trade pending unrestricted free agent center Tomas Plekanec before the trade deadline, it should be his last decision as the teams GM. Being interested…

Mark Easson

NHL rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, and the Trade Market

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning being able to trade for defenseman Erik Karlsson might be a pipe dream, but it's not an impossibility. The Senators have said they don't want to…

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NHL Rumors: Friedman on Tavares, and Trade Market

On John Tavares ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman on if he thinks the New York Islanders are going to trade John Tavares. “I don’t think they will,” indicated Elliotte Friedman during a Friday morning radio hit on Toronto’s…

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