Is this becoming the Season of the Goalie Fight? Just two weeks after Alex Nedeljkovic and Sergei Bobrovsky went at, we had another duke-it-out session with goalies on center stage. And what a stage it was, in the Stadium Series game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning . Watch Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy go at it: Vasilevskiy received a five minute fighting major for the scrap, which saw him take down Swayman after a number of blows were traded. Players ...
The trade market around Artemi Panarin keeps tightening, and the biggest wrinkle is still the same one he has been clear about for weeks: he wants a new deal lined up before he approves a move. On Sportsnet ’s “Saturday Headlines ,” Elliotte Friedman reiterated that “an extension matters,” then drew a pretty clear line in the sand with three contenders that will not be giving Panarin an extension in a trade and are only looking at him as a pure rental for a playoff run: the Colorado Aval...
The Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings are getting linked as potential trade partners, and it sounds like real conversations, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. On 32 Thoughts: The Podcast , Elliotte Friedman said he was told the two clubs could have a “match,” even if the framework is still fuzzy. The Winnipeg Jets are sitting at 22-25-7, while the Detroit Red Wings are 32-18-6 and clearly in a position to shop for upgrades.
Luke Schenn looks like a clean deadline fit ...
The Artemi Panarin Sweepstakes carry on, with multiple teams around the NHL having serious interest in the New York Rangers ' perennial leading scorer. But the pending unrestricted free agent has insisted he doesn't want to uproot himself twice, so when he agrees to a trade, he wants it to be with an extension. And the 34-year-old has set a pretty hefty price, as Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday . Now, the Friedge has revealed the six teams that are willing — and most important...
The Edmonton Oilers have a crowded crease, and it appears veteran goaltender Calvin Pickard has become the odd man out. The Oilers announced on Sunday, they've waived Pickard, allowing any team in the league 24 hours to claim him. Pickard, 33, is a pending unrestricted free agent, making $1 million this season against the cap. The Moncton, NB native has appeared in 16 games for the Oilers this season, posting a 5-6-2 record, along with a 3.68 goals against average, and .871 save percentage. Ed...
The Calgary Flames are in sell mode at the moment and it's a tough spot to be considering ownership isn't interested in a full tear down, considering the team is opening a new arena in a couple of seasons. Meanwhile, GM Craig Conroy has been busy involved in trade conversations, and it turns out the Flames best player, Nazem Kadri, is open to being moved. Kadri, 35, is signed through the 2028-29 season at $7 million AAV, and owns a 13-team no-trade list, so he'll have some say in the matter. K...
The St. Louis Blues are in the middle of trade conversations on several of their players, and it turns out, injuries could be playing a major role in just how much business they are able to finalize before the trade deadline. The team announced forward Robert Thomas underwent a minor surgery on his leg, and he'll be out until after the Olympic break. Thomas, 26, is going through an up-and-down season, which has included a ton of trade rumors of late. He's managed to score 11 goals and 22 assis...
The Vancouver Canucks are entering the Olympic roster freeze on Wednesday in sell mode, as trade talks continue. One player who is certainly being moved out of Vancouver is veteran winger Evander Kane, and according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Canucks have set the asking price. Elliotte Friedman: Re Evander Kane: I think the Canucks are hoping for a 3rd round pick or something like that; they're willing to retain if it allows them to get a bit more - NHL Now (1/27) Kane, 34, is signe...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been bothered by the injury bug all season long, and their woes continued on Saturday night in Vancouver, as defenceman Morgan Rielly left the game due to an upper-body injury. Rielly was injured in the second period of the Canucks' contest, and it was announced once the third period began that the mobile blueliner would not be available for the rest of the game. Jake McCabe, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Troy Stecher ended up picking up the slack and played a ton down ...
The New York Rangers had a deal in place to move Artemi Panarin to the Seattle Kraken, likely for a package including Shane Wright, and for now, Panarin has rejected the move. The Russian winger has a full no-movement clause and is well within his right to make things difficult for Rangers' GM Chris Drury. Panarin has been scratched for a couple of games now while Drury works on facilitating a deal he'll approve. There's been plenty of talk about teams wanting to complete a contract extension ...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are toast. They're going to start selling, according to at least one report . And while names like Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton and Morgan Rielly will be getting a lot of buzz, the real (only?) strength of the team at this point is goaltending. And of the threesome of Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz and young Dennis Hildeby, it might be the latter that has the most trade value around the league. In Philadelphia, the Flyers have given up 18 goals in their last f...
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Toronto Maple Leafs have begun conversations about selling off some trade assets ahead of this season's trade deadline. Friedman doesn't expect much to get done before the Olympic roster freeze, which kicks in on Wednesday, but there's certainly going to be some roster changes coming in Toronto before the early March deadline. Elliotte Friedman: Re Maple Leafs trade deadline: I think they're gonna put a lotta guys out there and just kinda ...
The New York Rangers have added some depth to their blueline as the team announced they've claimed defenceman Vincent Iorio off waivers from the San Jose Sharks. Iorio was waived by the Sharks on Friday, and now finds a new home on a struggling Rangers roster. GM Chris Drury has been busy working the phones trying to move Artemi Panarin, and there's been rumblings Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere are always in play. Iorio has appeared in 21 games for the Sharks this season, and has...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be without one of their best players for at least a month, as defenceman Kris Letang fractured his foot and will miss at least four weeks. The Penguins placed Letang on injured reserve on Saturday, as they look to win their sixth straight game, hosting the New York Rangers, who continue to scratch Artemi Panarin with trade talks heating up. Letang, 38, has been hot of late and playing a ton, eating up over 21 minutes a game the previous two contests. He's b...
Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, Ryan O'Reilly... these are the "big names" from the Nashville Predators that are getting most of the oxygen in the chatter about trade candidates if they decide to sell. But Elliotte Freidman tells us that we should be keeping our eye on another, under-the-radar Predators forward as we approach the deadline. Obviously, everyone cares about the big Nashville guys, but the other guy I think for the Predators that is going to be a name out there ...
The New York Islanders swung two trades this past week with Tri-State rivals, the second one bringing in Ondrej Palat and his $6 million cap hit for another year from the New Jersey Devils. Despite only coming in with four goals and 10 points in 51 games with Jersey, the veteran forward immediately made an impact, with two points and a power play goal in his first game with the Isles. But we're hearing from insider Elliotte Friedman that Palat wasn't the Islanders' first choice as they w...
The San Jose Sharks have been rebuilding for a number of years now and they have built enough to be in the running for the playoffs this season. This isn't without struggles and the team definitely needs more to be able to compete, but it's a good start. For a couple of these latest rebuilding years, Mario Ferraro was a defenseman that has received plenty of interest, but now is in the final year of his deal set to become a UFA and the Sharks could use him. David Pagnotta said, "Mario Ferraro'...
The Minnesota Wild are looking for more ways to upgrade ahead of the trade deadline this season to have a larger advantage over the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars or to just keep up with them if those teams make larger additions, which it seems as though they're set to as well. The Wild have already brought in Quinn Hughes, but that was to address their defense. They still have their forward group to make more suitable for a Stanley Cup run. Center is a place where they'd like to upgrade,...
The Vancouver Canucks have no other logical choice than to continue to sell. They are dead last in the league with 41 points in 54 games and have already traded Quinn Hughes and Kiefer Sherwood. They have to get as much out of their pending UFAs and even others as they can and commit to a rebuild or big changes. Evander Kane is going to be gone one way or another by the end of the season as he doesn't fit in the plans for the Canucks and hasn't had the most impactful season. He has nine goals ...
What is the future for Vancouver Canucks ' Elias Pettersson in the midst of another disappointing season? For the second straight year, he's far underperformed on his $11.6 million AAV (and there's still six more seasons to run after this one). What teams are willing to take on that monstrous commitment, even with a retention of some sort by the Canucks? Per Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin , there are plenty. And for good reason. " He’s also just 27 and remains blessed with a unique ar...
The Edmonton Oilers are the second-highest scoring team in the NHL, and there have been a good amount of changes at forward with line mixing and injuries this season. There are some stable and trusted combinations, but there could still be something more added. The Oilers don't have much cap space to work with this season, but will use Andrew Mangiapane to free up cap space to make an addition. Beyond that, there isn't much they can do to open up space until the offseason. GM Stan Bowman will ...
While teams all over the NHL scramble for position to try to win the Artemi Panarin Sweepstakes, we're getting new intel on just exactly what the New York Rangers ' pending UFA is looking for on a new contract. And it might eliminate some contenders. Elliotte Friedman has dropped this nugget on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Friday: As we all know now, the agent, Paul Theofanous is driving a lot of this bus, because it's been made pretty clear that he wants this to happen with an extension. ...
The Minnesota Wild are not done making additions to their team to get better before the trade deadline this season. They already picked up Quinn Hughes for a haul and it has worked out nicely, but the forward group needs more work. The Wild have some cap space to work with, and whether they end up bringing in someone on for the short term or long term, they are looking at some bigger names who can make an impact. On The Athletic, it said, "Claude Giroux, Robert Thomas, and Shane Pinto could be...
Things have gone from bad to worse for the Toronto Maple Leafs , who are second last in the Eastern Conference, 10 points out of a playoff spot, no help is coming, and they have lost six games in a row and eight of nine. There are going to be some changes, and selling seems like a viable option for them unless something turns around immediately. The Maple Leafs have three capable NHL goalies, so someone has to go. With the injuries earlier in the season, Dennis Hildeby got the opportunity and ...
The Winnipeg Jets will be sellers as we approach the trade deadline. Sitting 10 points back of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, the team must start facing facts that this is just a lost year. And while 36-year-old defenseman Luke Schenn is one of the more obvious trade candidates on an expiring contract, another, much younger (and larger) d-man has generated a lot of interest. Insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period tells us that Logan Stanley will apparently be on the move. Sou...