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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The New York Rangers may have hit rock bottom with that ugly 10-2 loss to the Boston Bruins last weekend, but they haven't been able to stop the bleeding yet. They're now winless in five straight, and have just one win in their last nine. They're edging closer and closer to official "SELL" territory (if they aren't there already). The biggest name, of course, that GM Chris Drury could move, is pending unrestricted free agent—and Rangers top scorer—Artemi Panarin. It doesn't appear as if ...
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The Detroit Red Wings are a top-5 team in the NHL this season and are tied in second place in the Eastern Conference. It might finally be the year they turn things around and snap the nine-year playoff drought in a big way. The Red Wings have over $28 million in cap space, so there is so much room to add. Not only do they need a good defensive upgrade, they also need to address their forward group. Jeff Marek said, "A top-6 winger is what this team - I shouldn't say top-6 winger, a top-6 forwa...
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When Quinn Hughes was in talks to be traded from the Vancouver Canucks , there wasn't just one or two teams, Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils , that he would have liked to go to. At the very least, there was another, the Detroit Red Wings, that the star defenseman would have also been happy playing for until his contract is up. Elliotte Friedman said, "Hughes wanted to go to the Red Wings. They were one of the teams he was very interested in, but Steve Yzerman wasn't doing that without an ...
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The Edmonton Oilers have inserted Andrew Mangiapane back into the lineup for the last couple of games, and he still doesn't exactly seem to fit in. The third line of Jack Roslovic, Matt Savoie, and Isaac Howard was more exciting and had better chances. With that being said, the Oilers might be trying to get Mangiapane going to get something in return in a trade, but that isn't needed. There has been rumored interest in Mangiapane, as he is a middle-6 winger who can score and has a nasty side. ...
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Calgary’s trade board is getting louder again, and insider Elliotte Friedman says the Nazem Kadri noise is still just noise, but Blake Coleman has legitimate traction around the league. On the 32 Thoughts podcast, Friedman said he has “nothing to add” on Kadri, while adding that there’s “a lot of interest” in Coleman, even if Coleman himself would be fine staying put in Calgary.
Friedman’s read on Coleman interest
Coleman’s name keeps coming up because he checks every contender box: ...
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Philadelphia Flyers goaltending has officially reached a tipping point, and Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reports the club is now considering trade market alternatives if Samuel Ersson’s slide keeps costing them points. Ersson’s numbers have been rough over a two year sample, and this season has dipped to an .858 save percentage with a 3.33 goals against average. With the Flyers sitting in the thick of the playoff race, they cannot afford many more nights where the margin disap...
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The New York Rangers season went from bad to worse last weekend as they let the Boston Bruins put up a 10-spot on them, and now, all the attention has turned to GM Chris Drury, and exactly how he's going to handle his roster. The Rangers are last in the Eastern Conference and there's no doubt some big moves are coming for the blue shirts. They've had some injury troubles this season, including goaltender Igor Shesterkin, but it's certainly a disappointing season to this point on Broadway, as m...
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The New Jersey Devils are open for business as general manager Tom Fitzgerald appears to be willing to do whatever he can to turn around their season, and perhaps, keep his job. Fitzgerald met with the media on Wednesday and opened up about how things are going for his team, some of their struggles with injuries, and most importantly, the ongoing trade talks around a couple of his veterans, including defenceman Dougie Hamilton and forward Ondrej Palat. “These are two respected players,” Fitzge...
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The Vancouver Canucks have committed to a full rebuild and after moving captain Quinn Hughes, the attention has turned to forward Elias Pettersson. The Canucks have held trade conversations the past two seasons on Pettersson, and from all accounts, it sounds like these talks have advanced this season, and they are closer than ever to moving him. Pettersson, 27, is signed through the 2032 season at a whopping $11.6 million, and this season has a full no-movement clause. Word is the team has bee...
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