BLH provides you with the latest NHL news, rumors, and speculation featuring Derek Stepan (OTT), Jake Virtanen (VAN), Thatcher Demko (VAN), Matthew Dumba (MIN), and more!
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NHL Rumors and Speculation
- Sportsnet: Insider Chris Johnston was asked on over the weekend what he was hearing with regards to the Vancouver Canucks and their horrid start to the year,
- “What I can tell you from an number of conversations in the last day or two is, there is a lot of ideas out there of what they may or may not do, but this is a challenging season to shake things up for a number of reasons.”
- “The one thing I do wonder about is if Jake Virtanen is someone they end up giving a fresh start too. He’s had a tough start to the year. He’s been in and out of the lineup. He’s scratched tonight in Toronto. Maybe there is a feeling that, that could be a short-term move that might shock their group a little bit and might be something that suits the player and the organization as well.”
- Ottawa Sun: In conjunction with what Elliotte Friedman has said in the past, Bruce Garrioch recently commented further on the Derek Stepan situation,
- “As I noted on @TSNHockey Thursday, Derek Stepan was excited to get dealt to the Sens , but the reality of not seeing his family until May 8 make the situation difficult. The couple has three children (including a newborn) and a visit would require 14-day quarantine.”
- Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman intimated on Saturday night that the Ottawa Senators might be looking to move a defenseman.
- “Also the other situation there is they now have a lot of bodies on their blue line. Erik Brannstrom after a long quarantine is back and ready to go, playing well. Artem Zub is playing well. I think they are looking to lessen the load on their D was well.”
- The Fourth Period: David Pagnotta has reported that the Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild were in talks over the off-season but GM Jim Benning didn’t pull the trigger because the price was too dear.
- “The Canucks also tried to get Matt Dumba from the Wild before free agency, but talks centered around Demko (not Brock Boeser) and a Minnesota source confirmed the ask included the 25-year-old netminder.”
- The Province: Patrick Johnston believes that the struggling Canucks have put a couple of forwards on the trade block to “test the waters” so to speak.
- “The Canucks have floated his [Virtanen] name on the trade market but there hasn’t been a taker. Hard to imagine what might change. (Adam Gaudette is also on the block but, similarly, given his poor play, there doesn’t seem to be interest.)”
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