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Trade Coming For Golden Knights' Tomas Hertl

The Vegas Golden Knights have a salary cap problem, and the solution may involve moving one of their key centers. Per Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, re-signing Pavel Dorofeyev may cost the Golden Knights Tomas Hertl, with the Minnesota Wild identified as a team that might have interest in Hertl as a center. The Cap Crunch Driving the Decision Vegas reached the Western Conference Final and has a long list of financial commitments to sort out this offseason. Dorofeyev is a restricted free agen...

Report: Penguins Going 'Big Game Hunting'

It's the time of year when teams have to decide: Are they going for it in trade season & free agency, or will they sit back and just nibble around the edges? The latest team that's said to be going 'big game hunting,' according to reports, is the Pittsburgh Penguins .  The Pens had an unexpected revival this past season, making the playoffs in a year when it was thought they'd still be in a rebuild. Now that GM Kyle Dubas knows he can do both at the same time, he won't be shy about trying...

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Blackhawks & Sabres Blockbuster Sends Bowen Byram To Chicago

Now that we've all caught our breath from the slew of big trades in the afternoon, it's time to ride once again. The Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks have completed a blockbuster trade for top-four defenseman Bowen Byram.  It sounds like talks are intensifying between Buffalo and Chicago involving Bowen Byram — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 24, 2026 The Blackhawks have landed a much-needed top-pairing defenseman to lead them out of their rebuild and into the future. But it co...

San Jose Sharks Shopping No.2 Overall Draft Pick

The San Jose Sharks had a busy Tuesday, dealing winger William Eklund to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for the ninth-overall draft pick at Friday's NHL Draft from Buffalo. Turns out the Sharks aren't finished. According to multiple insiders, the Sharks are listening to trade offers on the second-overall pick. General manager Mike Grier needs defenceman and just lost one of his best young wingers, so the Sharks' exec will try to get as creative as possible to land some immediate roster help....

Insider Links 3 Teams To Sergei Bobrovsky (+ 2 More Possibilities)

The Sergei Bobrovsky rumors continue to percolate around the water cooler. It sounds, from all accounts, that he very well might not be back in Florida with the Panthers next season.  Goalie Bob wants something like the Brad Marchand deal with term (six years), while the Panthers aren't interested in going there. If the pending unrestricted free agent makes it to July 1st without a new deal in place in Florida, the most recent report has three teams named as his most likely suitors, per i...

Maple Leafs & Blue Jackets Linked to Blockbuster Trade

The NHL's offseason is off to a blazing start, and apparently there's plenty more to come. Keep an eye on the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets as there's growing speculation around the media circles that there's been discussions about a potential trade between the two clubs, involving Matthew Knies and Zach Werenski. Knies has been linked to trade talks since March when Brad Treliving was trying to move him to the Montreal Canadiens for a prospect-laced package. Since then, Treli...

NHL Blockbuster: Jordan Kyrou Dealt To Washington Capitals

The pre-draft trading frenzy continues in the NHL, as the latest move has the long-awaited trade of Jordan Kyrou. The speedy winger heads to the Washington Capitals.  NEWS | The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Jordan Kyrou from the St. Louis Blues for forwards Connor McMichael and Milton Gastrin and Washington’s first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft. #ALLCAPS | @Shift4 — Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 23, 2026 It's a haul for St. Louis, as they receive Conn...

NHL Trade: Senators Acquire William Eklund From San Jose Sharks

The Ottawa Senators have made their first move of the post-Brady Tkachuk era on Tuesday afternoon. The Sens have swung a deal with the San Jose Sharks to acquire forward William Eklund. Oh Ek YEAH! The #Sens have acquired forward William Eklund, Kasper Halttunen, and the rights to Brandon Svoboda in exchange for the 9th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/Q2PYSDVvzN — Ottawa Senators (@Senators) June 23, 2026 So the Sens trade one of the first-rounders they got in the Brady Tka...

Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly Officially Submits Approved Team List, Ready For Trade

The writing has been on the wall for some time. The Toronto Maple Leafs ' longest-tenured player, Morgan Rielly, is poised to be heading out of town, as he has officially submitted his approved trade teams list to team management.  Insider Pierre LeBrun told the crew on TSN's Overdrive that it's a Western-team-dominated list. “Morgan Rielly, as Jonas Siegel reported last week, is open to a move," said LeBrun. "My sense is that teams like San Jose and Anaheim would be high on his list of d...

NHL Trade: Flames & Devils Complete Trade For Simon Nemec

A big trade on Tuesday in the NHL sees New Jersey Devils former No. 2 overall pick, Simon Nemec, being dealt to the Calgary Flames.  Simon Nemec is being traded to Calgary per @PierreVLeBrun pic.twitter.com/Rm3T0n7z6X — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 23, 2026 Elliotte Friedman is reporting that the deal is Nemec and young Russian  Maxim Tsyplakov to Calgary in return for two first-rounders (2027 & 2028) and a second-round pick (35th overall) this year, in addition to 21-year-old d-m...

Reaction Exploding Around Hockey As Mike Babcock Named New Oilers Head Coach

Well, there it is. It's now official. Mike Babcock is the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The NHL finished its investigation over the weekend into his brief and controversial run with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023 and gave the embattled coach the thumbs-up to return.  The @EdmontonOilers have hired Mike Babcock as their new head coach 🔵🟠 pic.twitter.com/AniyZMVA5D — NHL (@NHL) June 23, 2026 DJ Smith has also been named as an assistant coach.   Babcock made it clear at...

Insider Links Top Team To Trade For Jets' Connor Hellebuyck

The Carolina Hurricanes just won the Stanley Cup, and they may already be hunting for an upgrade in net. Darren Dreger of TSN linked the Hurricanes to Connor Hellebuyck on Overdrive this week, identifying Carolina as a potential destination for the Winnipeg Jets goaltender and pointing to a specific roster piece that could make a deal work. "Carolina could be a stop for Connor Hellebuyck," Dreger said. "They've got some interesting young guys who are unprotected, like Seth Jarvis, who's from...

Canucks & Blues In Massive Trade Talks

The St. Louis Blues have become one of the more active teams in the early offseason rumor mill, and the latest link connects them to Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson. Per CHEK's Rick Dhaliwal , the Blues are among the teams that have shown interest. "Somebody told me this morning that St. Louis is sniffing around Pettersson," Dhaliwal said. "I'm looking into it to see if it's true. The way it's been told to me is if the Canucks think they have a deal for Pettersson that makes sense ...

Report: Mason Marchment Finished In Columbus, Heading to Open Market

When Mason Marchment arrived in Columbus, he began his Blue Jackets run with  nine goals in his first 12 games and 16 points in 16 games. It seemed, at one time, that he'd be the one pending unrestricted free agent that the Jackets would be loath to let go to market.  However, according to insider David Pagnotta , it appears that Marchment's time with the Blue Jackets could be done, as there will be no extension reached before July 1, and he'll be hitting free agency and "prepared to...

Report: Dylan Larkin Requests Trade to Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings could be in for a draft-week blockbuster, as reports are surfacing stating Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has requested to be traded to the Stars. Nick Kypreos: It appears Dylan Larkin's destination of choice is Dallas - Sportsnet (6/22) Larkin and general manager Steve Yzerman have not seen eye to eye for years, as the Red Wings captain wasn't thrilled with how the roster was being managed, and more specifically, the lack of deadline deals that were made...

Toronto Maple Leafs Including Brandon Carlo In Trade Offers

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to reshape their blueline, and right-handed defenceman Brandon Carlo is a prime trade candidate to be moved this offseason.  Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka stated immediately after taking the job that he's going to concentrate on retooling Toronto's blueline, and that stems a lot from feedback from John Tavares, William Nylander, and Auston Matthews, who all reportedly had mentioned during exit interviews before Chayka arrived, that they felt t...

Boston Bruins Legend Patrice Bergeron Inducted Into Hockey Hall Of Fame

 The Boston Bruins ' Patrice Bergeron is a Stanley Cup champion, six-time Selke Trophy winner, King Clancy award winner, and Mark Messier Leadership award winner. Bergeron announced his retirement from the NHL at the end of  2023. Since then, we've not heard much from Bergeron's camp, other than a rare public appearance of that sort. The team  With a slew of hardware to his name, the Bruins superstar made it into the Hockey Hall of Fame during the first year of his nomination.&n...

Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski Could Be Requesting Trade

After Brady Tkachuk forced his way out of Ottawa, it sounds like Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman, and Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski could be next. According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, there's internal conversations ongoing in Columbus about Werenski's future and there's a lot of speculation brewing that he'd like a change of scenery. Werenski has only two years left on his current deal, paying him $9.5 million AAV and he holds a no-movement clause until next summer, when he'll be asked to ...

Shocking Team Linked To Jason Robertson, As Contract Ask Reaches Astronomical Proportions

We originally heard that Dallas Stars' restricted free agent Jason Robertson was looking for 'Mikko Rantanen money' on his next contract. That was suggesting a $12 million+ AAV would be needed.  But now we're getting a report from insiders Pierre LeBrun and David Pagnotta that Robertson's ask is soaring far past that, into astronomical proportions.  LeBrun told the crew on TSN Overdrive Monday that  Robertson's contract ask would "open eyes." And probably have them bulging, if t...

3 Potential Trade Destinations for Maple Leafs' Anthony Stolarz

The Toronto Maple Leafs are interested in signing free-agent goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on July 1, which could mean former starter Anthony Stolarz is on the trade block. Even with Joseph Woll being moved earlier in the offseason, John Chayka has made a point that he'd like to reshape the blueline and upgrade in net, and Stolarz is a prime trade candidate. The Maple Leafs have two young netminders in Dennis Hildeby and Artur Akhtyamov, who both starred in the AHL this season, leading the Toron...

4 Trade Targets Listed As Senators Going 'Big Game Hunting' After Dealing Tkachuk

The Ottawa Senators & Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world on Sunday with the blockbuster move of Brady Tkachuk to Ft. Lauderdale to join his brother. But the all-draft assets return that Ottawa got isn't the end of this story.  Insider Bruce Garrioch  of the Ottawa Citizen fully expects Sens GM Steve Staios now to take some of those assets and go "Big Game Hunting" to try to find some significant scoring help. A league executive told him that the Senators "were actively seeking...

Insider Links Pending UFA Sergei Bobrovsky To Maple Leafs

Insider Elliotte Friedman told the crew on the NHL Network Sunday night that he's heard that "it's unlikely that Sergei Bobrovsky will be back" in Florida next season.  With that, the rumors of the pending UFA goalie's next destination can continue, and the Friedge even dropped a big one himself on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Monday, saying he 'wouldn't be shocked' if the two-time Stanley Cup champion netminder wound up with the Toronto Maple Leafs.  🚨 Sergei Bobrovsky could emerge as...

Oilers Lock In Another Pending UFA, Connor Murphy Gets Long-Term Deal

For the second day in a row, the Edmonton Oilers have  gotten a long-term commitment from one of their key unrestricted free agents, signing defenseman Connor Murphy to a five-year deal worth $20.5 million ($4.1M AAV). MURPH 👊 The #Oilers have signed defenceman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract with an AAV of $4.1 million. pic.twitter.com/7avMhxiYDt — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 22, 2026 Murphy gets a full no-move clause for the first three years of the deal, then it revert...

Blockbuster Senators Trade Sends Brady Tkachuk To Join Brother Matthew With Panthers

In an insane move that is absolutely shocking, but at the same time, frankly, is not unexpected, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is heading to the Florida Panthers in a blockbuster trade to join his brother Matthew. Hearing that the Florida Panthers are getting close to acquiring Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators. I believe Ottawa will get three first-round picks and a second-round pick in the deal if finalized. More to come. — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 21, 2026 Ottawa wil...

Seattle Kraken Re-Sign Bobby McMann in 2nd Big Move Of The Day

Addressing their offense was the biggest priority of the offseason for the Seattle Kraken, and they've now taken two huge steps to that end on Sunday.  The Seattle Kraken are signing Bobby McMann to an extension, per @TheFourthPeriod . pic.twitter.com/rShDZFpYjR — PuckEmpire (@puckempire) June 21, 2026 Insiders Elliotte Friedman and David Pagnotta both dropped the news late Sunday afternoon that the Kraken have re-signed their crucial trade deadline acquisition, avoiding a trip to free ag...