Tag: Vancouver Canucks

NHL Rumors: Franson, Polak, Demers and Zetterberg

On Cody Franson ... Rick Dhaliwal: The agent for Cody Franson said that interest in the free agent defenseman is picking up and that he should sign a new deal in the next few weeks. The Vancouver Canucks are not…

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NHL Rumors: Alex Kerfoot, David Pastrnak and Jack Eichel

On Alex Kerfoot ... Darren Dreger: A decision where Alex Kerfoot will be signing should be decided soon. Up to 10 teams had shown interest - Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders and the Colorado Avalanche…

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NHL Rumors: Kerfoot, Rangers, Canucks, Jagr, Flames, Ducks, and Stafford

On Alex Kerfoot ... Rick Dhaliwal: Free agent forward Alex Kerfoot will decide soon on where he'll sign an entry-level deal. The Vancouver Canucks are still in the mix to sign him. Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The New…

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NHL Rumors: Remaining UFAs, RFAs and Some Trade Candidates

On remaining free agents and trade candidates ... Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Looking at the top remaining unrestricted free agents ... Jaromir Jagr - With Travis Zajac's (center) long-term injury, maybe the New Jersey Devils will be interested in the 45-year…

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NHL Rumors: Free Agents – Butcher, Kerfoot, Byron and Clifton

On Will Butcher ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Source confirms that the Pittsburgh Penguins will be among the teams talking with free agent defenseman Will Butcher. The Penguins do have eight defensemen on one-way contracts for next season,…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins and Pastrnak … College Free Agents … Alex Kerfoot

On the Boston Bruins and David Pastrnak ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney shot down David Pastrnak trade rumors that surfaced this week. “Not trading Pastrnak,” was Sweeney’s terse comment in an e-mail…

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NHL Rumors: Will Butcher – Devils, Sabres, Knights, Avs, Pens, Canucks, Oilers, and Canadiens

On Will Butcher ... Mike Chamber of the Denver Post: Source saying that at least the New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres and Vegas Golden Knights will be speaking with free agent Will Butcher today. There is still a chance that…

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NHL Rumors: Kaprizov, Canucks and Ideal Matches For Top UFAs

On Kirill Kaprizov ... Russian Prospects: (re-signed in the KHL for three years) Kirill Kaprizov said in an interview that the there was no special interest from the Minnesota Wild recently. On the Vancouver Canucks ... NHL Prospect Watch: Dennis…

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NHL News: Canucks, Heatley, Golden Knights and Hurricanes

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Vancouver Canucks: The Canucks have signed forward Brendan Gaunce to a two-year, $1.5 million contract, a $750,000 salary cap hit. On Dany Heatley ... Calgary Sun: Dany Heatley filed a lawsuit against his agent Stacey…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Capitals, Blue Jackets and Top 2018 UFAs

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks 2017 first round draft pick Elias Pettersson won't be attending Vancouver's main training camp in September: "My season in Sweden starts Sept 19th, the decision was made not to attend #Canucks camp."…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Duclair, Doan, and Possible Blue Line Options

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Coyotes GM John Chayka on why it's taking so long for them to re-sign restricted free agent Anthony Duclair. “The easy answer is that Duclair didn’t have a good year,…

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NHL Rumors: Avalanche and Zadorov … Canucks and Horvat

On the Colorado Avalanche and Nikita Zadorov ... Adrian Dater: Hearing that the Colorado Avalanche and Nikita Zadorov are close on a deal that could be in the low $2 million range. Adrian Dater: It might be awhile before the Avalanche…

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