NHL Rumors: Torey Krug, Calgary Flames, and Jonathan Quick
Is Torey Krug getting traded? Oh hell no! Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now: An NHL executive was asked whether there was any trade chatter with Torey Krug. The simple answer was NO! Here is a bit more from Don…
NHL Rumors: Pat Maroon, Mikko Rantanen, and Dallas Stars
Pat Maroon does not want to quit St. Louis yet Lou Korac of NHL.com (Personal Blog): Again, these are impressions from Lou Korac on Pat Maroon. I still find it hard to see the #stlblues fit Maroon into their plans…
Quick Hits: Hurricanes, Brock McGinn, and Jets
Carolina Hurricanes ink Brock McGinn to a new deal Austin Isham of Cardiac Cane: Brock McGinn signed a two-year deal valued at $2.1 million AAV. It pays him $1.9 million for the 2019-20 season then $2.3 million for the 2020-21…
NHL Rumors: Kevin Fiala, Joel Eriksson Ek, and New York Rangers
What deals could Kevin Fiala and Joel Eriksson Ek receive? Michael Russo of The Athletic: With most of Paul Fenton‘s offseason done, there are two more pieces of business left. Those would be re-signing Joel Eriksson Ek and Kevin Fiala.…
NHL Rumors: Salary Arbitration and Mitch Marner
If a player makes it to salary arbitration then lookout Craig Custance of The Athletic: Unfortunately, players make it to arbitration often walk away in the long run. Over the last ten years, 27 players have gone to arbitration. Within…
A Deeper Look at Jacob Trouba’s new seven year deal with New York Rangers
Jacob Trouba was acquired by the New York Rangers essentially for Winnipeg’s old first-round pick (see Kevin Hayes deal). The expectation was that Trouba and the Rangers were close to a new contract. That came to fruition on Friday as…
NHL Rumors: Rasmus Ristolainen, Milan Lucic, Jesse Puljujarvi, and more
What can Edmonton get for Milan Lucic and Jesse Puljujarvi? Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic: It is not automatic that Milan Lucic stays in Edmonton this season. Lucic owed just $16 million of actual money as opposed to $24 million…
NHL Rumors: Charlie McAvoy and Chuck Fletcher
Charlie McAvoy big deal? Maybe not so fast… Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports Boston: A myriad of arguments is used as to why Charlie McAvoy is not near that level of a Zach Werenski. The one clear aspect is health.…
Quick Hits: Hurricanes, Rangers, Maple Leafs, and more
New York Rangers sign a little depth Rangers NHL.com: Phil Di Giuseppe signed a two-way one-year deal with the New York Rangers worth $700,000. The contract is $125,000 if he ends up in the minors. The deal involves a minimum…
NHL Rumors: Nikita Gusev. Braden Holtby, RFA/UFA lists
Should Minnesota explore acquiring Nikita Gusev? Michael Russo of The Athletic (mailbag): Minnesota needs to make the playoffs and that is the edict. So, pondering any options to upgrade the forward core has to be considered. That includes looking at…
NHL Rumors: Salary Cap Hell, Pavel Buchnevich, and more
What Boston might do about their salary cap problem Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: Alas, the Boston Bruins possess about $8.1 million in cap space. The problem lies in the fact they have Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo to…
Quick Hits: Avalanche, Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Panthers and Flyers
Avalanche lock up one of their RFAs Ryan S. Clark: The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward J.T. Compher to a four-year contract with an AAV of $3.5 million. Ryan S. Clark: Compher’s new contract doesn’t include any no-trade protection. He…
