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Rumors are BACK! Habs/Barzal Offer Sheet, NJ/VAN talk Boeser; Mon's Buzz

July 13, 2020, 11:39 AM ET [90 Comments]
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It's been a long and quiet Quarantine hockey world, so I thank you all for sticking with Hockeybuzz in what has been a barren rumor landscape....but those days are quickly ending kids!

With the accelerated planned NHL calendar, there will be a ton of rumor talk throughout this tournament and I will be abandoning my general policy of not discussing rumors about players on teams still alive. There simply isn't the time from the Cup to the draft to the UFA period to get everything in....So I will be launching the Chart THIS week and we will be discussing rumors even more than the playoffs in this space. Why?

It's a true rumor perfect storm out there.

* A stagnant Cap that was expected to be going up by as much as 10M.
* The largest divide that sees some teams with almost NOTHING to spend and some teams with a ton to spend.
* An expansion draft looming after the following season and almost no down time to prepare...
* Some very big expectation teams in need of something fast.

So Start here...

On Boeser...

The Canucks don't want to move Brock Boeser. The rumor is out there of course because Markstrom, Pettersson and Quinn Hughes will all need MEGA deals. And yet, Boeser still is the heart and soul of this team.

And yet, I am told the Devils and Canucks have already had some talks about a deal that could send some top picks and more to the Canucks for Boeser....

NY Islanders afraid of an offer sheet Barzal....

The Islanders should be. Barzal is an RFA and a superstar. Sources tell me the Islanders aren't sure they could match an offer sheet and they keep hearing it is coming...The Canadiens, I am told, are all over this possibility....As could be Columbus or even Colorado....



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