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Happy Canada Day! On Stamkos...and prediction for pace of today... He's also 100% the biggest domino teams are waiting on today. And that may be tricky because he likely will take his time signing somewhere...and could even end up in Tampa the longer he waits to decide. So what does that...
Talked with a longtime source today about the Jakob Chychrun trade to Washington for 33 y/o Nick Jensen and a 2026 third-round pick. That seemed awfully low, even though Chychrun is likely to head to UFA next summer. "What happened was that (Steve) Staios overplayed his hand," the source said. "T...
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A couple short items for today: the fifth day of NHL free agency and nearing the time of year (after the Draft and development camps leaguewide) that hockey ops staffs leaguewide tend to go on summer holidays. * A source told me that several NHL teams have reached out to UFA defenseman John Kling...
Of the 14 players who filed for salary arbitration on Friday, the name of Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas was the most curious. The 25-year-old is coming off a 53-point season and has been the focus of trade chatter since the Canes were eliminated in the second round. Necas was almost t...
Hearing that the Rangers are making one of the strongest pushes to acquire Trevor Zegras from Anaheim. The Bruins are also in the mix. Habs also have interest. The trade price remains VERY high, however....
Other than the Mitch Marner and Sidney Crosby sagas, the most interesting story of the summer may be what the Edmonton Oilers and Leon Draisaitl agree upon on a new contract. Draisaitl became eligible for a contract extension on July 1, and after scoring 40+ goals in the last four full-length...
Spoke to a source today who said the Flyers are STILL pushing for a deal with Buffalo to acquire Peyton Krebs. Philly is also interested in Mattias Samuelsson. There isn't an awkward situation anymore with Mattias' dad, Kjell, being part of Hockey Ops and player Development for Philly. That situati...
This has not been a "big splash" year for free agent signings. BUT there have some sneaky good signings by some clubs. The two Florida-based teams in particular have done a fine job. With Tampa Bay, I thought signing Cam Atkinson at a bargain cost after Philly bought him out was a very good decis...
The name of Yaroslav Askarov was in the air as a possible trade chip for the Nashville Predators since their season ended, although that was uncertain with Juuse Saros entering the final year of his contract. Since then, Saros has signed a long-term extension and GM Barry Trotz added backup Scott...
After all the moves made at the draft and earlier this month, there are teams that made the playoffs that took a big step back. In the East, in spite of the departures of OEL, Montour, Tarasenko, and some depth players, Florida will still make the playoffs….but the biggest dropoff appears to be...
Reports out of Russia are that Evgeny Kuznetsov is bolting from the final year of his deal with Carolina to sign a four-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg. This will be welcome news to Washington, who had to retain $3.9 million in salary to move the troubled forward before the deadline, but perhaps n...
Two years, $850K cap hit for the 23-year-old Latvian goalie. I think he's going to be a good one when he earns a full time spot in the NHL.Lots of potential here. Good signing for the Canucks....
Watch and listen to the @HockeyBuzz Buzzcast for your daily #NHL news and rumors on:@YouTube https://t.co/yKfvRAkraC@TuneIn https://t.co/gseaUhfA7V@ApplePodcasts https://t.co/M5dT4bhrDt— Michael Augello (@MikeInBuffalo) January 5, 2021...
Quick hit to start today... My sources are all sounding similar regarding Mitch Marner's future in Toronto. "The Leafs are counting too highly on Marner's desire to stay in Toronto. Expecting discounts that simply won't be there." one source stated, while another went further adding, "The Knig...
After all the moves made at the draft and earlier this month, there are teams that made the playoffs that took a big step back. In the West, Vegas was the last wildcard team, and at this point in the summer are weaker after the loss of leading scorer Jonathan Marchessault and center Chandler Step...
The Hurricanes have made clear to other teams that they will NOT sell low on Martin Necas. They have let the Necas camp know that they aren't afraid to go through a contentious arbitration hearing. The two sides continue talking but there is no deal close. How do you see this playing out?...
After relieving interim coach Pascal Vincent of his duties after taking charge in Columbus, new GM Don Waddell originally toyed with the idea of hiring former King bench boss Todd McLellan, but has now opted to hire former Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason. Evason, 59, had a 147-77-27 record...
One of the most hyped Russian prospects in years, Matvei Michkov, has arrived in the United States. Now under contract to the Flyers, Michkov arrived in Philadelphia earlier today. He'll speak at a press conference (through a translator) on Wednesday. Last season in Russia, Michkov fell one point...
Earlier this month, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that former Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman, head coach Joel Quenneville, and VP of hockey operations Al MacIssac were eligible to be hired after being prevented from employment in the aftermath of the Kyle Beach situation with the Hawks....
Eight years @ $8.75 million AAV per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. A deal that was expected for a while after the 27-year-old scored 30+ goals for the second straight season. In an afternoon Zoom presser, Konecny said that getting a deal that kept him in Philly as long as possible was his num...
As Elliotte Friedman reported, Patrik Laine is out of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, cleared to return, and has been given permission from the Columbus Blue Jackets to speak to teams interested in acquiring him. There are two hurdles for the talented 26-year-old going forward; he is re...
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