In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news surrounding the Ottawa Senators and an RFA, the Washington Capitals are letting one of their non-qualified players skate to the KHL while another one of their forwards has recovered from injury, and there are updates on what Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski is looking for in a
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The Arizona Coyotes avoided the RFA meltdown BUT….. Craig Morgan of The Athletic: John Chayka avoided the logjam by signing players like Christian Dvorak, Jacob Chychrun, and Nick Schmaltz to longer deals early in the process. This was to avoid the logjam. “I don’t think it was being clairvoyant or anything like that,” said Chayka,
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and Rasmus Ristolainen … Toronto Maple Leafs and… © Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Will the Sabres move Ristolainen before the start of the season? Lance Lysowski of the Buffalo News: (mailbag) Don’t think that defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen starts the season with the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres would
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Jared Spurgeon out of Minnesota, there is a report by Elliotte Friedman that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner may not be far apart on a short-term deal, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a plane to replace their assistant GM and George Laraques finds an easy
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Mitch Marner’s Agent Talks To Zurich … Stalemate With The… © John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Darren Dreger: “Reports are accurate the Marner camp has had discussions with Zurich. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him go there to train in early Sept. Dubas and Ferris met last week. Positive
Despite his current situation, Mitch Marner was arguably the Toronto Maple Leafs most popular player last season. He had the complete package. He is a young, good looking, highly skilled, hometown player and he was playing on a good team. He posted a career-high 26 goals and 68 assists for 94 points in 2018-19. Marner
© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Jesse Puljujarvi and the Edmonton Oilers again… Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: The Edmonton Oilers ruined many a young prospect in their time. Jesse Puljujarvi remains far from an exception. Nail Yakupov appears to be the closest comparison as he started with 17 goals as a rookie. Subsequently, Yakupov
© Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Hall could look for Panarin money … Expect Marner to be the first RFA to sign Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Think that Taylor Hall will sign a long-term contract extension with the New Jersey Devils but it may not happen until at least halfway through the year. Hall can
Ristolainen may have asked for a trade Buffalo News: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen implied during a Finnish TV interview that he’s asked for a trade from the Sabres. He added that he wanted to keep things between him and management. “I cannot say anything other than the fact that on the 12th of September,
Bruins considering Boyle? Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now: A source is saying that free agent forward Brian Boyle has had some talks with the Boston Bruins to see if there could be a fit. The source did not know how far long the talks got, but there is a mutual interest. A problem for
© Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Oilers have some interest in Brassard … Puljujarvi should take a fresh start with Tippett and Holland Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal: Don’t expect the Edmonton Oilers to bring in a bunch of players on PTOs this season. The Oilers have some interest in free agent center Derick Brassard
© Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Health could determine if Neuvirth beats out Hutchinson … Two teams that should look at Shattenkirk Shattenkirk signs with Tampa Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Michal Neuvirth to a PTO as they felt he was the best goaltender who wasn’t signed at the time.
© Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Trade option for the Bruins to clear some space Evan Marinofsky of CLNS: The Boston Bruins have about $7.29 million in salary cap space and still need to re-sign RFAs Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo. Defenseman Torey Krug is eligible for a contract extension as he enters the final year
In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is an update out of Edmonton as it pertains to Jesse Puljujarvi and for the Oilers. For Oilers fans, the news is not good. The Toronto Maple Leafs also got what many will consider bad news when they received Mitch Marner’s counteroffer to an eight-year contract extension. There is
When the Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Auston Matthews first overall in 2016, he already exuded elite, superstar potential after a standout draft season playing with the Zurich Lions in the Swiss Hockey League. Since Mats Sundin left, the team has dreamed of acquiring a number one centreman to help lead this team to a Stanley
Using the old Yogi Berra adage, “It’s déjà vu all over again,” it seems that each week goes by for Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fans without any news about favorite son, and still unsigned restricted free agent (RFA), Mitch Marner. This past week has been no different. In the meantime, there are rumors and news
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of Columbus when it comes to defenseman Zach Werenski, the Tampa Bay Lightning will likely have to shed salary next summer and there are questions around the NHL as to why no restricted free agents are being signed? Speculation is that everyone is looking to Mitch
In this Toronto Maple Leafs news and rumors post, I have pulled together some of the recent stories that are surrounding the team. Things sort of seemed to be on hold this past week, with no indication of whether Marner would sign or not in the near future. Item One: Why Are Other RFAs Waiting