BLH provides you with the latest NHL news, rumors, and speculation featuring Rikard Rakell (ANA), Derek Ryan (CGY), Ryan Getzlaf (ANA), Jamie Oleksiak (DAL), and more!
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NHL Rumors and Speculation
Pierre LeBrun (TSN): “The lessons of the Vegas expansion draft are truly being felt this time around. Front offices more prepared and sensitive to how any decision in the next 24 hours can affect their ability to prepare for the Seattle draft. It’s been brought up to me, unsolicited, countless times.”
Jim Matheson (Post Media): Anaheim Ducks forward Rickard Rakell is off the IR. There are many teams that would be interested in the top-six foward. The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins are among the teams showing some interest. The Ducks are wanting a first-round pick, plus, plus for Rakell.
Mark Spector (Sportsnet): Derek Ryan still represents as the best candidate for the center role and he can pop in a little bit of offense as well. The problem is that $3.125 million price tag. Can Holand negotiate around that? There is Brandon Sutter and maybe Ryan Dzingel but Sutter is coming off COVID protocol and Dzingel is someone Ottawa may keep.
Neal McHale (NHL.com): “Kulikov’s a low cap hit ($1.15M) so it would make sense that there’s interest in his services. But there’s been stretches this season that his pair (with PK Subban) have been impactful. Either way, being safe on trade deadline eve with this one”
Chris Johnston/ Elliotte Friedman (Sportsnet): On Ryan Getzlaf and Kurtis Gabriel.
- “This one was an eyebrow-raiser Elliotte. It’s Ryan Getzlaf. He’s a pending restricted free agent. There hadn’t been much talk about him, and all of sudden in the last 24, 36 hours, his name started to surface in the rumor mill. He has a full-movement clause in his contract with the Anaheim Ducks and obviously a life long player with that organization. As best I can tell now Elliotte, is that he’s not moving anywhere at this point in time but certainly there’s a few teams that were tied to him. Maybe Vegas. I think you heard Montreal. I’ll let you answer that one. I don’t want to start too many fires tonight.”
Elliotte Friedman (Sportsnet): The Pittsburgh Penguins are in talks with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire Nicolas Deslauriers. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet first reported the deal was done, but now has since retracted his report.
Chris Johnston (Sportsnet): Believes the Edmonton Oilers intend to be bargain shoppers rather than big-game hunters at the trade deadline. He feels they’re looking for a defenseman and had an interest in Patrik Nemeth before he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. Columbus’ Michael Del Zotto could make sense.
NHLTradeRumors.me: The Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly been in contact regarding their trade needs and one name that has come up is defenseman Jamie Oleksiak of the Stars.
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