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NHL Rumors and Speculation
- 630CHED: Georges Laraque was on Oilers Now recently and when asked if he thought any team in the NHL would take overpaid Nashville Predators centre Matt Duchene if he was put on waivers, he said no but added that Duchene has a reputation for being a “cancer in the room”.
- The former NHL heavyweight also added that he would only pay Ryan Nugent-Hopkins $6Mx6yrs if he was GM of the Oilers citing that he doesn’t think the Oilers star could produce 60pts/yr on another team.
- TSN/NHL.com/Twitter: Three budding superstar youngsters out of New York will not be heading to the 2021 World Juniors. Jack Hughes (NJ), Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko (NYR) will continue to prepare for the 2020-21 NHL season instead of being loaned to their respective u20 national teams.
- Sportsnet: “‘I’ll do it’: Logan Paul agrees to bout with Sharks’ Evander Kane”
- The Score: Former Buffalo Sabres sniper Tomas Vanek doesn’t believe the NHL is tough anymore.
- “I don’t know if it was really dirty (in the past), that’s the way it was – if you go in front of the net, you’re taking a punishment,” Vanek said. “Now the game has changed. You’ve got a lot of smaller defensemen who are more mobile. They cross-check a little bit, but those guys are nonexistent really anymore.”
- James O’Brien (NBC Sports): Wonders if things don’t start well for the Bruins this season, will they decide to punt on the year and deal some veterans like Tuuka Rask, Jaro Halak, or David Krejci since their contracts are expiring at year’s end.
- Rory Boylen (Sportsnet): Ethan Bear is expected to re-sign with the Oilers but another move will have to accompany it.
- Josh Wegman (The Score): Predicts where these remaining UFAs will land: Erik Haula (SJ), Mikael Granlund (FLA), Anthony Duclair (LA), Andreas Athanasiou (NSH), Travis Hamonic (WPG), Sami Vatanen (PHI).
- Eric Duhatschek (The Athletic): Believes the Oilers are TWO GOOD pieces away from the Western Conference Final/Stanley Cup Final. A goaltender and a difference-maker on defence.
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