Tyler Myers has been a mainstay on the Vancouver Canucks for the past seven seasons and, by all accounts, loves it there, but the closer the March 6 trade deadline gets, the more real the uncomfortable question becomes. Ben Kuzma of The Province floated the idea that Vancouver could at least explore whether Myers would consider waiving his no movement clause for a shot with a contender, even if the initial answer might be a “resounding ‘no’.” With the Canucks shifting t...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have been living on the trade deadline carousel for years, but The Athletic’s Jonas Siegel made it pretty clear this time that every blue-line “fix” comes with a price tag that could sting in very different ways. With injuries piling up again and Chris Tanev’s status looming large, Toronto’s need for a right-shot defender feels obvious.
Rasmus Andersson
If you’re dreaming big, Siegel framed Rasmus Andersson as the best on-ice fit and the closest thing the Mapl...
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The New York Rangers ' season is crashing all around them, losers of six of their last seven games, capped off by an utterly embarrassing 10-2 thrashing at the hands of the Boston Bruins on Saturday. With that, insider Vincent Mercogliano of The Athletic is calling for the Rangers to "sell, sell, sell." Anyone who watched the New York Rangers play on Saturday could reach only one conclusion in regard to the internal roster decisions being weighed. It’s time to sell, sell,...
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The New Jersey Devils have been trying to trade Dougie Hamilton for months, and haven't had any luck thanks to Hamilton getting involved in the process. The right-handed defenceman has a 10-team trade list and used his control last offseason, denying a deal that would have sent him to the San Jose Sharks. The ironic part is the Sharks are one of the biggest surprises this season and sit in a playoff spot, so Sportnet's Elliotte Friedman wonders if the talks will continue. Elliotte Friedm...
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It was another disastrous performance by the Vancouver Canucks , in a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. The team is seemingly on the verge of selling some assets, starting with pending unrestricted free agent Kiefer Sherwood. But the gritty, hard-nosed forward is letting his current teammates have it before his impending exit. It's the NHL… F-----g bring it every night. To not be ready or just get out-willed in certain areas, it's unacceptable. It's ...
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The New Jersey Devils have quickly found out their mistake in signing both Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen to multi-year deals a year before they were free agents. There is no problem with Allen now, and he should be the starter in New Jersey if they are serious about winning games, but Markstrom is a problem this season. Allen has started one more game than Markstrom and the numbers are vastly different. Allen has a 2.61 GAA, .911 SV%, one shutout, and 5.38 goals saved above expected (GSAx). H...
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The situation around the Ottawa Senators has reached a new low. The unsubstantiated Linus Ullmark rumors and team's controversial statement about it have left many puzzled, and the players infuriated. Captain Brady Tkachuk spoke out in no uncertain terms about the circus enveloping the team with regards to the salacious rumors, calling it "F-----g mindblowing." (Warning: offensive language): It's pretty f-----g bulls--t. I don’t think anybody’s pretty happy about a narrative being ...
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The New Jersey Devils are making a shocking move by healthy scratching Dougie Hamilton for their Sunday game. With Simon Nemec back from injury and Johnathan Kovacevic ready to step into the lineup for his first game of the season, the veteran d-man, who's had a tough season and is on the trade block, is having more drastic action taken against him. Hamilton has a 10-team trade list, but reportedly blocked a trade to the San Jose Sharks at an earlier date. While that's his right as it's in his...
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The Vancouver Canucks are in a weird spot. They are definitely bad enough to commit to a rebuild, but even after trading Quinn Hughes, the feeling is that they are avoiding that course of action. They have the ability to go in that direction and succeed over the next few seasons by collecting younger players and draft picks moving off of their larger contracts as the upcoming drafts are good. One of the players that is in trade rumors is Jake DeBrusk, in just his second of a seven-year deal. B...
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The St. Louis Blues have locked up a key piece of their core, and a pillar on their blueline. 6 MORE YEARS OF PHILIP BROBERG! DETAILS ➡️ https://t.co/N92LUvyIay pic.twitter.com/iInVIe2EMM — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 10, 2026 The Blues announced on Saturday they've signed defenceman Philip Broberg to a six-year contract extension worth $8 million AAV. Broberg, 24, was a pending restricted free agent at season's end, and now both sides have some serious security moving forward. The...
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The New Jersey Devils and defenceman Dougie Hamilton are heading for a divorce. After several failed attempts to try and move the veteran blueliner, trade talks have ramped up in a big way in New Jersey, and now even Hamilton's agent is involved: Dougie was informed today that he will be not be playing now that Kovacevic is back in the lineup. In our view, this decision is all about business rather than his game right now. Singling him out seems very calculated at this stage. Dougie has a 10-t...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are red-hot as of late, sitting fifth in the Atlantic at 21-15-7. The idea making the rounds, and brought up by Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos would be a true blockbuster, a push to pry Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson loose if his next contract lands north of $12 million per year, more than what Mikko Rantanen got. Kypreos’ point was that Toronto could handle the money, where the Stars might not be able to, but the real problem is what it would cost in premium futur...
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The Evgeni Malkin rumors are starting to get loud again, and this time it comes straight from Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos , who says there are clubs that would love to add the Pittsburgh Penguins star if he is willing to consider it. Malkin has a full no-movement clause, meaning nothing happens unless he personally signs off. Evgeni Malkin holds all the leverage Kypreos wrote that “there are teams that would dearly love to land Evgeni Malkin,” but added that Malkin is “in full control of th...
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The Carolina Hurricanes have a problem on their hands and it's finding ways to get Jesperi Kotkaniemi going. The struggles are real for the 25-year-old forward and recently, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman revealed the team is open to a trade. Elliotte Friedman: A name to watch closely: Carolina’s Jesperi Kotkaniemi; word around the NHL is the Hurricanes recognize he needs a fresh start; Carolina is considering offers as you read this. Kotkaniemi has appeared in 25 games this season, scoring jus...
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After a great start to the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets haven't been able to keep pace in the Eastern Conference, and enter Saturday's action at the bottom of the standings. CBJ has posted 18-18-7 record so far this season, and has fallen eight points out of a playoff spot, with a huge group of teams to leapfrog. GM Don Waddell hasn't been shy pulling off some moves already this season and there's expectation that teams are calling him right now asking about a few of his players. He...
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Somebody tell everyone new to hockey in Utah that you don't whistle during a game. Especially collectively over 10,000 of you at a time. It's turned into a whacky arena in Utah as this weird tradition started a couple of weeks ago, and has seemingly taken off. The players have noticed though, and shocker, they don't want to hear it. Utah Mammoth forward Clayton Keller was recently asked about what the fans have been up to and he made it as clear as day, enough is enough. Mammoth games st...
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It is well known that the New Jersey Devils were heavily in on Quinn Hughes. The Vancouver Canucks ended up making a deal with the Minnesota Wild and sent him there instead. There have been reports and rumors of who may have been included in the deal to acquire this third Hughes brother by the Devils, and it may have caused some unintended damage to the team this season. The Devils are 6-13-1 in their past 20 games going back to the start of December, have lost three games in a row, and lost s...
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The Edmonton Oilers have gotten a very strong season from Jack Roslovic that was unfortunately broken up by an injury. He was dominating in the top-6 and playing on the top power play for a time. Now, with the team healthy, he is being tried out as the third line center, a position that is of need to the Oilers. Roslovic has the fifth-most points among Oilers' forwards and has 12 goals and 20 points in 31 games. He is now centering a line with Isaac Howard and Matthew Savoie and the line looks...
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The Edmonton Oilers are quickly moving towards a decision on where to trade Andrew Mangiapane. He just hasn't been the right fit in Edmonton since signing a two-year deal at $3.6 million AAV. The contract has trade protection, but the forward is willing to waive his no-trade clause to go to a team with a better opportunity, and it doesn't even have to be a contender. That makes things a lot easier for the Oilers and there is one team that is being agree upon by insiders. That is the Winnipeg J...
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It's been heavily speculated that the New Jersey Devils would like to get off the last 2 1/2 years of defenseman Dougie Hamilton's $9 million cap hit to alleviate their difficult cap situation. Speaking on The Sheet with Jeff Marek , insider David Pagnotta says the particular construction of Hamilton's 10-team trade list could be a sticking point for the Devils. The Devils would like something to happen. They've had a lot of discussion... I heard that his 10-team list is very strat...
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Well, this isn't ideal. The very first Olympic hockey arena test event at the much-maligned Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena is being delayed because there's... a giant hole in the ice. Yikes. The first Olympic test event at Santagiuliana Arena is being delayed because there's a giant hole in the ice. They brought out a watering can to try and patch it. pic.twitter.com/357xeAY3kQ — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 9, 2026 For weeks and weeks, we've been hearing about conc...
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The Ottawa Senators ' strange season has reached a boiling point. Goaltender Linus Ullmark took a 'personal leave' on December 28th, and some ugly rumors have now started spreading online about what's behind it. Senators GM Steve Staios even released a controversial statement Thursday night to deny the rumors , but that did absolutely nothing to calm the situation. In fact, many say it made it worse. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period has revealed on The Sheet on Friday that there's som...
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The Carolina Hurricanes are past the point of redemption with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and have not only been offering him up in trades, but are listening to trade offers for him according to Elliotte Freidman. While Kotkaniemi is only 25 years old, he came into the NHL a bit early and hasn't come close to living up to his third overall selection by the Montreal Canadiens . The Hurricanes wasted a first and a third-round pick to offer sheet him and have been stuck with his contract ever since. Kotka...
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The Buffalo Sabres seem to have finally turned a corner and are in the thick of the tight playoff race in the East. The Sabres have won 12 of their past 13 games and sit at eight games over .500 and in a wildcard spot. They are playing like their jobs in Buffalo depend on it because it might. One of the players in the last year of their deal that the Sabres would like to keep around is Alex Tuch. He is a UFA after the season and has been a big part of the team the last number of years. This se...
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The Edmonton Oilers are looking to trade Andrew Mangiapane as his role has diminished and many of the other players have played and fit in better this season. He has been a healthy scratch as of late and seen more of a player in a fourth line role. There are plenty of other players on the team and in the system that can take up top-9 roles right now, especially with the return of the final injured forward in Kasperi Kapanen. Elliotte Friedman said, "I've not confirmed it through the Oilers, bu...
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