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NHL Rumors and Speculation
- Ken Warren (Ottawa Sun): Says the Senators have too many forwards and defencemen now and could see the team possibly moving on from Artem Anisimov..
- “The simplest solution here would be to move on from Anisimov, whose game is too slow for the modern NHL, but it will be tough to find a taker for the $1.5 million left on his deal.”
- “…don’t be surprised if there are more moves to come.”
BLH’s Thoughts: I don’t know if there’ll be that many moves to be honest. Ice time is going to come on a merit basis and also when injuries crop up. A guy like Anisimov who’s been in the league as long as he has, he should have no problem cracking the Sens lineup and I don’t see someone like Logan Brown or Josh Norris pushing him out yet.
If the Sens want to stay out of the North Division’s basement, they need to keep as many real NHL players in their squad as possible.
Personally, I think they should take one more year to accumulate assets, but they’re not making the playoffs this year anyhow, so most likely that is what the plan is and there’ll be a firesale at the deadline that’ll see them ship off their tough guys and pests to the highest bidder to teams looking to emulate what the Lightning did last year.
- Shug McSween (NHLTradeRumors.me): Is this the worst Patrick Kane trade proposal in the history of Patrick Kane trade proposals?
- Blackhawks trade Patrick Kane to the Devils for forwards Pavel Zacha and Michael Mcleod, defensive prospect Nikita Okhotyuk and goaltending prospect Evan Cormier.
BLH’s Thoughts: Good Christ… This is bad. Why in the world would the Blackhawks deal a future hall-of-famer and franchise player for a handful of bottom-sixers and prospects that might never make the NHL? If I was the GM and the Devils came calling for Kane, they’d have to cough up either Jack Hughes or Nico Hischier plus a Ty Smith as well as someone like Dawson Mercer or Alexander Holtz. And even then, that might not be enough.
- Scott Powers (The Athletic): Says Dylan Strome and the Chicago Blackhawks are closer than ever on a new deal.
- “As of Friday morning, neither side had agreed on a deal. The Blackhawks had made an offer, Strome’s side countered and a compromise hadn’t been found yet. The sides are believed to be closer than before. But it’s still possible Strome won’t report to camp come Sunday. The Blackhawks are prepared for that possibility.”
BLH’s Thoughts: Strome is in a bit of a power position now eh? Chicago is down their no.1 and no.2 center going into the season. This could be the year he finally emerges, especially if he has the aforementioned Patrick Kane on his wing.
- Anthony Scultore (Daily Goal Horn): Reckons that the Winnipeg Jets could find a trade partner in the Blackhawks now that Jonathan Toews is going to be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future.
- “There just so happens to be a player that fits. Jack Roslovic is a 23-year-old RFA that’s not happy with the way the Winnipeg Jets have been utilizing him. He was a first-round pick back in 2015 and saw career highs with 12 goals and 29 points playing primarily as a third liner.”
BLH’s Thoughts: I don’t think Roslovic would replace either of Toews or Dach straight up but it would be good for Chicago to add another center. Maybe bring in Anisimov from Ottawa if they’re so eager to move on from him too.
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