The Rasmus Andersson Saga in Calgary is close to coming to an end. According to insider Elliotte Friedman , the Calgary Flames have reached out to teams around the NHL, and asked for everyone's most serious offer. And after that process, one team has risen to the top. Friedman has named the undoubted frontrunner in the trade sweepstakes, citing the Boston Bruins, who have been given the go-ahead to work out an extension with the veteran defenseman: I believe they are the only team that h...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets were the first team to change head coaches this season and won't be the last. There are plenty of teams with higher expectations that are just not meeting them for one reason or another. In some cases, it might not just be on the head coach, but that's all the GM can do to get the team going. So here's a look at five NHL teams that could make a head coaching change next. Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets just had a four-game win streak snapped, but that doesn't fix thei...
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The Nashville Predators have gotten themselves into the playoff race with better play in the latter half of the first half of the season, but this is still a team that needs some changes. There doesn't appear to be a change in emotion from Jonathan Marchessault and his willingness to be traded, but Ryan O'Reilly and Steven Stamkos like it much more in Nashville and with their situation. Nick Kypreos said, "Jonathan Marchessault is the player to watch here and probably more of a target for othe...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing well, but they are caught competing in a very tough race for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Nevertheless, they are eight games above .500, and if they keep up the pace they're on or even just close to it, they will eventually separate and gain the upper hand on some of the teams around them. With that being said, the Maple Leafs are dealing with injuries to the defense in which they will have to address. This isn't a season in which the team can a...
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Now a Pittsburgh Penguins winger after pushing for a fresh start, Egor Chinakhov was asked about the Columbus Blue Jackets firing Dean Evason, the coach tied to the misunderstandings that helped send Chinakhov out of town. He said he texted former teammates after seeing the news and bluntly added he 'was not surprised.'
Chinakhov’s comments bring the old rift back into focus
The Evason situation has followed Chinakhov for months, dating back to his trade request and the public explan...
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It was a sudden development back in October when the Washington Capitals fired assistant coach Mitch Love after an NHL investigation involving a personal conduct incident. Love has landed on his feet in the KHL as the new head coach of the Shanghai Dragons. ⚡️ Mitch Love Named Head Coach of Shanghai Dragons The Shanghai Dragons have appointed Canadian coach Mitch Love as the club’s new head coach, the team announced Monday. Love, 41, has signed a contract through the end of the 202...
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The Kiefer Sherwood Sweepstakes are coming down to the final days. It would be a surprise to many around the Vancouver Canucks if the hard-nosed forward isn't traded before the Olympic Roster Freeze on Feb. 4. Plenty of teams around the NHL have interest in the league's 'Hit King', but now we're hearing a new, surprising club being linked to Sherwood, courtesy of Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal. "I was told to keep an eye on San Jose and Sherwood.." @DhaliwalSports on the latest with Kiefe...
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The Nashville Predators have turned things around after another horrible start to the season; they're only one point out of a Wild Card spot heading into Saturday's play. But GM Barry Trotz is aware that his team isn't quite a serious contender, and is still considering his options. One of his biggest trade chips, under the right circumstances, is Steven Stamkos. Like the team itself, Stamkos has had a huge resurgence over the past couple of months. 17 goals and 28 points in his l...
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The Vancouver Canucks are continuing to fall apart as they have lost nine games in a row and 11 of their past 12. They are dead last in the NHL by six points with more games played and the playoffs are a very long shot this season and even beyond. This is a team that has fallen apart and the high-end pieces that had gotten them to the second round just two seasons ago are all gone or not performing like they once had. With Quinn Hughes traded for a number of pieces, there's no needing to perfo...
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The New York Rangers have had a very tough run as of late and rough past two seasons. Certain changes haven't worked out and GM Chris Drury put out a statement that the team will be going through a retooling. That could mean a lot for many of the players. While Artemi Panarin is likely gone, Jonathan Quick is most likely in his last season with the Rangers or the league, and some other tradeable pieces could be on the way out, some talented players will be staying put to build around. This sho...
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The Boston Bruins are trying to trade for Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames , but it has been a struggle, and not just for them. Andersson hasn't exactly been keen on signing an extension thus far, but that might have recently changed. Jimmy Murphy reported, "Hearing through some source who said the Bruins were out on Andersson because of no extension, that Andersson changed his mind and he, the Bruins, and Flames, are 'on the same page now.'" A trade with an extension is going to cost ...
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Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars is atop the NHL's goal-scoring charts (non-McDavid/MacKinnon Division), with 27 through 48 games. He's having a sensational season, and it's hard to believe that the Stars would move on from him in a win-now year. At the same time, however, if they don't think they can fit him into their salary cap structure with the type of extension he's looking for, a trade could be in the offing. As Nick Kypreos wrote for Sportsnet this week, "If Robertson holds st...
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Friday saw a minor trade go down in the NHL, as the San Jose Sharks and Carolina Hurricanes pulled off a trade. The Hurricanes acquired minor-league defenceman Kyle Masters and a 2026 fourth-round draft pick for the Sharks 2027 fifth-round selection. This move has other implications as the Sharks wanted to move out Masters to clear a contract so they could activate top prospect Michael Misa. Misa needed to be added to their roster in order to play in his 10th game of his NHL career, and the Sh...
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The New York Rangers are out of it already this season, and changes are on the way. How sure are we? Very sure, as it's not often you see a general manager of a team send out a letter to the fanbase giving them fair warning that some roster changes are on the way. Full rebuild? No, it doesn't sound like that, but more so a roster re-tool for GM Chris Drury. The Rangers enter the weekend dead last in the Eastern Conference with a 20-22-6 record, and this is what Drury had to say on Friday: With...
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The Vancouver Canucks ' pending unrestricted free agent Kiefer Sherwood is on the trade block, and they've been taking offers from teams all over the league. The New York Rangers are one of those teams that put a deal on the table recently. But their announcement on Friday that they're now into a 'retool' period makes it sort of doubtful that they'll be buying in on a 30-year-old player who is in such high demand at the deadline, and is on an expiring contract. Neverthe...
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New York Rangers GM Chris Drury released a letter to fans on Friday , making some bold statements, most notably the fact that they will be conducting “a retool built around our core players and prospects.” However, Artemi Panarin will not be one of those 'core' players. According to insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet , Drury met with players personally before releasing the letter. As part of this retool process, Artemi Panarin was informed that he will n...
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The Carolina Hurricanes are in a very unique position where they are well below the salary cap, are a top team in the East and the NHL, and have plenty of assets to spend to upgrade and get over the hump on the way to a Stanley Cup. With all the cap space, they don't necessarily need to trade anyone out to bring in a gamechanger, but they still can. It appears as though that is the plan for Jesperi Kotkaniemi as David Pagnotta said, "I don't see Carolina trying to dump him off. I think they've...
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There is little doubt that the New Jersey Devils are going to make some trades this season and in the summer, so that means Dougie Hamilton is all but confirmed to be on his way out, especially with Luke Hughes and Simon Nemec playing how they are this season in their roles. But while Hamilton is the big talk due to his status and impact of a trade he could cause, there is still at least one more. David Pagnotta said, "Ondrej Palat's name I haven't heard as much as Dougie Hamilton, but it's ou...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning may not have had the best start to the season, but they have proven themselves to be a powerhouse just past the halfway point in the season. As a top team in the Eastern Conference, they are going to be making additions and could go after someone they traded for at the trade deadline a number of years ago. Chris Johnston said, "Would it at all be surprising...just knowing the way the Lightning operate, if they circle back on a guy like Blake Coleman?" Unless the Calgary...
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Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos just poured gasoline on the Toronto Maple Leafs rumor mill by floating that Toronto could turn its goalie depth into help elsewhere before the March trade deadline. With Joseph Woll holding the crease and reinforcements coming, Kypreos’ idea is to cash in from a position of surplus to chase a scoring winger or a defenseman. Why Kypreos has Toronto looking at its crease as leverage The heart of the chatter is Anthony Stolarz, largely because his situation checks e...
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RG.org's James Murphy has reported the Boston Bruins have already floated a serious framework to the Calgary Flames for Rasmus Andersson : Mason Lohrei plus a first round pick . The Flames are believed to be trying to land this deal before the NHL Olympic break (Feb. 6 to 25) , with Elliotte Friedman noting the talks have ramped up again.
James Murphy reveals Boston’s Andersson package
Per Murphy’s reporting, the Bruins’ offer includes Lohrei and a 2026 first , and Boston has the amm...
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The Chicago Blackhawks have a slew of pending unrestricted free agents on their roster (six, to be exact), and we can expect to see them sell off a number of them. But not all. The list looks like this: Nick Foligno Jason Dickinson Ilya Mikheyev Connor Murphy Sam Lafferty Matt Grzelcyk "There's interest in these players, and there are teams interested to find out who's available," said insider David Pagnotta on the DFO Rundown . He says at least one of those names is more likely to ...
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When was the last time we could say that the Edmonton Oilers have goaltending depth to trade from? That seems to be the case right now, as Connor Ingram has impressed the team with his work since coming up in late December, and Tristan Jarry has returned to the crease as well after missing several weeks. They also have a smoking-hot prospect tearing it up at the AHL level. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the Flyers could be in a bind between the pipes. Dan Vladar has been excellent as the No...
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The NHL's trade market is heating up in the middle of January, as several teams have a pretty good sense where they stand as a buyer or a seller. Several general managers are busy trying to make changes to their roster and it's expected we'll see a flurry of trades before the Olympic roster freeze in February. Right now, the biggest name on the market appears to be New Jersey Devils' defenceman Dougie Hamilton, who was recently scratched by the Devils, and is involved in several different trad...
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Mitch Marner is enjoying the new chapter of his life as a Vegas Golden Knight, but it's hard not to think about all the wonderful, and stressful memories that came from his tenure as a Toronto Maple Leaf. On Thursday night in Vegas, Marner will suit up against a bunch of his former teammates for the very first time. Marner met with the media ahead of the highly anticipated matchup, and admitted while he's uber excited to see how he does against his old bestie Auston Matthews, there's going to ...
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