BLH provides you with the latest NHL news, rumors, and speculation featuring Kaapo Kakko, Elias Pettersson, Keith Yandle, Gabriel Landeskog, and more!
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NHL Rumors and Speculation
- Jeff Marek (Sportsnet): With regards to the WHL’s 24 game season, says the League is eyeing a late February start. Games will be on weekends only, some teams will share their arenas, and hubs are being discussed. In addition to that, some US-based teams may move to Canada.
- David Pagnotta (The Fourth Period): Notes that a trade between the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings that included Thomas Hickey was nearly completed this week.
- “Wouldn’t be surprised if Lou pulls something off before rosters are due on Tuesday.”
- Pierre LeBrun (The Athletic): Gabriel Landeskog’s agent says that he is looking forward to staying his whole career with the Avalanche.
- “We are looking forward to signing long-term here.”
- LeBrun also reported that UFA winger Mike Hoffman is going to sign with the Blues in the next couple of days.
- “Hoffman is going to sign a 1yr deal with the Blues in the neighborhood of $4M to $4.25, I think, between now and opening night.”
- Darren Dreger (TSN): A play-in was discussed, but dumped in return-to-play talks. The proposed idea would’ve had the 4th and 5th placed teams in each division face-off against each other in a 2-game series. The 5th place team would have to win both games to make the playoffs.
- Frank Seravalli (TSN): Former Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka is still waiting for an arbitration ruling from Gary Bettman on the contractual dispute when he quit his old club. He’s been linked to the New Jersey Devils’ parent club (HBS&E).
- Rick Dhaliwal (TSN): The Vancouver Canucks have a huge pending contract to take care of this year, but they’ve yet to engage in extension talks with dynamic forward Elias Pettersson.
- Elliotte Friedman (Sportsnet): Wondered on Twitter if there’s something brewing with Florida Panthers ironman defender Keith Yandle,
- “This is something to watch over next few days….FLA’s first two games (vs DAL) were postponed. Yandle’s 866 games consecutively-played streak is longest active (and 4th all-time). Will there be a spot for him?”
- Larry Brooks (NY Post): On the Rangers/Blue Jackets rumors involving PL Dubois,
- “If the Rangers ask about Dubois, then the Jackets would be pretty well obligated to ask for Alexis Lafreniere in return, don’t you think? And if Lafreniere is walled off, Kaapo Kakko would have to be next in line, and because Kakko is a wing while Dubois plays the middle, figure that the Finn alone wouldn’t be enough. So Kakko and Chytil? Or Kakko and Miller? Kakko, Chtyil, plus? The price would be that high.”
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