Tag: Paul Stastny

NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets – Hellebuyck, Laine, Stastny and Pending Free Agents

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Emily Kaplan: Looking the keys to the offseason for the Winnipeg Jets. 1. Connor Hellebuyck - The Jets have Steve Mason for another year at $4.1 million, but the Jets need to commit long-term to pending…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the Winnipeg Jets

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of The Athletic: The Red Wings are stuck with a bunch of bad contracts that they'll eventually be burned off, but for now there won't be a lot of turnover. There will…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Six potential landing spots for Joe Thornton … Sharks, Hertl and Couture

Six potential landing spots for Joe Thornton ... Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Looking at six teams that could be interested in Sharks pending unrestricted free agent center Joe Thornton. Winnipeg Jets - The Jets acquired Paul Stastny at the trade…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: The Canadiens moved up in the draft and will be selecting at No. 3. Could they consider moving it? “At No. 3, you get a player (from the draft)…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers – Hakstol, Third-Line Center and a Veteran Defenseman

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac: GM Ron Hextall isn't closing the door on the possibility of goaltending prospect Carter Harter playing in the NHL next season. Get the sense that the odds are slim though. John Boruk: GM…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues

On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Forward Jason Zucker on being a restricted free agent: "That's for much later down the road this summer." Chad Graff of The Athletic: Owner Craig Leipold on what he's looking for in their next…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: The Montreal Canadiens Need At Center

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Marc Bergevin will be given another chance to run the Canadiens and will once again be looking for No. 1 center. Bergevin thought he drafted one in 2012 with Alex Galchuenyuk and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Allan Mitchell on Lowetide.ca: The Oilers need to acquire puck moving defenseman (left or right handed), a winger or two, and a backup goaltender. Assets the Oilers could move out to acquire their needs. First-round…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues – Offseason Needs

On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: Pending free agent goaltender Carter Hutton said he's open to returning to the Blues next season. Lou Korac: Hutton added that he and his wife love it in St. Louis and that…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Kovalchuk, Knights, Senators, Sabres and Maple Leafs

On the Edmonton Oilers, Ilya Kovalchuk, Vegas Golden Knights, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Heading into Wednesday night, the Edmonton Oilers were 27th in defensemen scoring with 127 points. This will be a priority for…

Mark Easson

Ranking the Top-10 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents at Season’s End

As the 2017-18 NHL regular-season draws to a close, it's worthwhile to examine the value of this summer's top-10 unrestricted NHL free agents. Several notable players, such as the Boston's Zdeno Chara, Pittsburgh's Patric Hornqvist and Vegas' Jonathan Marchessault, have…

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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