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NHL Trade Rumors: Artemi Panarin rejected trade to Washington Capitals
The Los Angeles Kings have won the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes, but they certainly weren't the only team with interest in the scoring winger. Reports have surfaced stating the Washington Capitals were extremely interested in adding Panarin ahead of the Olympic roster freeze, and were willing to give him a contract extension to stick around. Panarin's agent made it known to New York Rangers' GM Chris Drury that his client was only interested in heading to Los Angeles not long ago, taking out the...
Breaking: Top NHL Prospect Gavin McKenna Faces Serious Felony Charges
This is not the kind of news that the sport of hockey needed to hear. Top prospect Gavin McKenna is facing felony charges of aggravated assault after an alleged altercation at a downtown bar near Penn State University. JUST IN: Gavin McKenna is facing four charges, including a felony of aggravated assault, after an alleged altercation downtown Saturday night. https://t.co/PwFisKW9LV — Onward State (@OnwardState) February 4, 2026 The alleged incident took place this past Saturday night, in down...
BREAKING: Artemi Panarin Traded To West Coast
The New York Rangers have pulled the trigger, trading pending unrestricted free agent Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Ki ngs. He gets a two-year, $11M AAV contract extension. BREAKING - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers in exchange for a conditional 3rd-round pick and prospect Liam Greentree, per @AdamSchefter and @emilymkaplan pic.twitter.com/0RaKY7lChC — SleeperNHL (@SleeperNHL) February 4, 2026 The Rangers get a top prospect in...
Breaking NHL Trade: St. Louis Blues Trade Nick Bjugstad to Metro Division
Let the sell-off begin in St. Louis. The Blues have traded sizeable defensive center Nick Bjugstad to the New Jersey Devils in their first move of the trade season. Nick Bjugstad traded from STL to NJ for a mid-round pick and a prospect — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 4, 2026 The Blues get Thomas Bordeleau and a conditional 2026 4th-round pick in return. Bjugstad has one more year remaining on his deal, at a $1.75 million cap hit. The 6'6" depth center has played ...
Canadiens Urged To Target 2 Blues' Big-Name Trade Candidates
The St. Louis Blues are selling. And as they say in the bankrupcy sales: Everything must go. Well, pretty much. Unfortunately, shoppers (i.e. NHL teams) are finding the price tags far too high in St. Louis to do any buying just yet. But the Montreal Canadiens are being urged to go after two of the Blues' big-name trade candidates. Nicolas Cloutier of TVA Sports says the Habs should forget about their long-stated target of a second-line center, and instead go for an elite scoring wi...
NHL Rumors: Projected Maple Leafs Trade Return for Bobby McMann
The Toronto Maple Leafs are drifting closer to seller territory, and one name consistently coming up in league circles is Bobby McMann. With Toronto sitting outside the playoff picture and facing a shallow sellers’ market, McMann has quietly become one of the most appealing deadline pieces available. His combination of speed, versatility, and a bargain $1.35 million cap hit puts general manager Brad Treliving in a position of leverage as contenders search for uncomplicated scoring ...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs & Oilers Linked to Trade
With the Olympic break about to slam the door on roster movement, the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs are suddenly getting tied together in a surprising place: Brandon Carlo . On Elliotte Friedman ’s 32 Thoughts , the word is Edmonton may have at least explored Carlo’s availability, even if the league feedback sounds split between “yeah, I heard that too” and “no chance,” according to Friedman. Why Carlo is popping up in Edmonton’s orbit The Carlo chatter surfaced while Fried...
Tampa Bay Lightning Looking To Add, Dangling Top Prospect as Trade Chip
The Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday evening. They're also hosting scouts from 10 teams around the NHL, as the Bolts are sniffing around the trade market. 10 teams with scouts/reps on the list here in Tampa for Lightning/Sabres: ANA, CHI, FLA, LA, MTL, NYR, PHI, SJ, STL, WAS — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) February 4, 2026 The Lightning are looking to add, and GM Julien BriseBois told insider David Pagnotta that if he does make a deal, his priority would be ...
Conspiracy Theory Emerges of How Panarin Can Get to the Panthers
The Florida Panthers blew a two-goal lead in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Monday night, the latest debacle in a season that's just been fraught with troubles right from the get-go. In fact, it started back in training camp when captain Aleksander Barkov suffered a torn ACL and MCL. Without him and Matthew Tkachuk for the first half of the year, the Panthers have had a dreadful season, and are now nine points back of a playoff berth, with four other teams to leapfrog as well.&nb...
Surprising Name From Kraken Enters Latest Trade Board
The latest trade board has dropped, from Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, and a surprising addition from the Seattle Kraken has been included. While Shane Wright's name has been out there for a couple of weeks now, and Jamie Oleksiak is once again making the rounds, as a pending UFA, Kypreos now says in the Kraken's never-ending search for a top-scoring forward, top center Matty Beniers' name has now joined the conversation as potential trade bait. While trade conversations with the Kraken migh...
NHL Rumors: Predators Receiving Trade Calls On Michael Bunting
The latest name to watch for the Nashville Predators in the trade market is Michael Bunting. Insider Elliotte Friedman said on 32 Thoughts that Nashville is assessing the market for Bunting ahead of the Olympic roster freeze on February 4 and the March 6 trade deadline. Michael Bunting trade market is real This is the kind of winger contenders always like to check in on when the calendar flips to deadline mode. Bunting has 12 goals and 30 points this season in 55 games, and he has be...
NHL Rumors: One Flames Player Not Getting Any Trade Interest
The Calgary Flames are drifting deeper into seller territory as March 6 gets closer, but don’t expect Yegor Sharangovich to be the domino that falls. Even with his name tossed around as a possible trade candidate, the word is there’s just not much real traction on the 27-year-old right now, which says plenty about where his value sits around the league. Yegor Sharangovich trade market is ice cold A big part of it is timing, and a big part of it is the contract. Sharangovich loo...
Maple Leafs provide update on defenceman Morgan Rielly
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be finishing up their last two games before the Olympic break shorthanded on defence, as the team announced Monday that Morgan Rielly is dealing with an upper-body injury, and will not suit up in game action until the Olympics conclude. Rielly was hurt in the Leafs/Vancouver Canucks game on Saturday night, and will miss the last two games of the Leafs road trip Monday and Tuesday against the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. Word is the injury is something that h...
TRADE: Dallas Stars & Calgary Flames Complete 1-for-1 Trade
The Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames completed some business before the Olympic roster freeze kicks in on Wednesday, as the two teams constructed a minor deal, centered around some organizational depth on defence. The Stars acquired defenseman Jeremie Poirier from the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Gavin White. This is certainly a minor move to give both players a change of scenery and a fresh lease on hockey life. Both players are 23 years old and have spent their professional caree...
One Team's Interest in Nazem Kadri Has 'Cooled'; 3 Teams Named 'Serious' Suitors
Nazem Kadri's name has resurfaced as a legitimate trade candidate after the revelation last week that he would be 'open' to a move from the Calgary Flames. One of the primary candidates earlier in the season was the Montreal Canadiens, who were in desperate need of a second-line center. After the month of January, however, the Habs' interest in Kadri has 'cooled', per insider Marco D'Amico . Sources confirm the Canadiens checked in on Kadri early in the season, trying to gaug...
Breaking: Stunning News as Barry Trotz is OUT as Predators GM
In a shocking move that comes out of the blue, Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz is stepping down from the job. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet broke the news this morning: The Nashville Predators will need a new GM. Barry Trotz to step down as their general manager. https://t.co/3LNG1lNTOf — SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) February 2, 2026 Friedman reports that Trotz, 63, is stepping down as general manager and retiring — although he will remain on the job until a ...
ICYMI: Must-See Video—Stadium Series GOALIE FIGHT
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 ...
NHL Rumors: 3 Teams Will Not Give Artemi Panarin an Extension in a Trade
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...
NHL Rumors: Jets & Red Wings Talking Trade
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 ...
Panarin Trade Rumors: 6 Teams Willing & Able to Give Panarin Extension With Trade
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...
Edmonton Oilers waive goaltender Calvin Pickard
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...
5 Potential Trade Destinations for Calgary Flames' Nazem Kadri
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...
St. Louis Blues Robert Thomas undergoes surgery, out several weeks
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...
Vancouver Canucks set asking price for Evander Kane trade
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...
Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly leaves game with upper-body injury
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 ...
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