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Insider: Red Wings' Projected Demand From Canadiens For Larkin A 'Non-Starter'
Dylan Larkin is still a Detroit Red Wing. He hasn't been on the ice at training camp this week as he's nursing an 'injury' suffered recently during private workouts (at least that's the party line). But his trade request is still seemingly in place. Larkin will no longer be wearing the 'C', as he's had the captaincy stripped , understandably, after he made it clear he didn't want to be in Detroit any longer. Larkin held court with the media this past week , and played his cards clo...
Insider: Elias Pettersson Will NOT Finish Season With Canucks
The on-again, off-again trade rumors surrounding Vancouver Canucks beleaguered center Elias Pettersson are sure to be on again soon enough. There were several exploratory calls from teams on Pettersson, but one report indicated that never did the Canucks ask him to waive his no-trade clause, so a deal wasn't really that close. But that doesn't mean Vancouver has given up on the prospect of dealing him, according to insider Frank Seravalli, speaking on Oilers Now this past week. Bob...
Sabres Trade Talks For Connor Hellebuyck Hit Major Roadblock
Buffalo came closer than any team to landing Connor Hellebuyck this summer. Elliotte Friedman's latest reporting suggests the path to actually finishing that deal may have quietly closed. How The Draft-Week Deal Collapsed Talks between the Sabres and Jets got serious around the 2026 NHL Draft in late June, and by most accounts, a trade felt close. It fell apart over one specific sticking point. Winnipeg wanted Buffalo's fourth overall pick while holding onto its own eighth overal...
NHL Growing Concerned With Surge In Superstar Trade Requests
This offseason alone has produced trade requests from a captain, a franchise goaltender, and multiple other core players still under contract for years. The NHL is watching the trend closely, even if it isn't ready to do anything about it yet. Daly Puts The League's Concern On Record NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly addressed the issue while meeting with reporters at the Player Media Tour earlier this month, and Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin published his full comments this week. ...
Evgeni Malkin Makes Surprising Admission About NHL Future
Evgeni Malkin entered this offseason framing 2026-27 as likely his last NHL season, in Pittsburgh or wherever else he ended up. At training camp this week, that tone shifted. One More Season Turns Into Maybe More The Penguins signed Malkin to a one-year, $5.5 million extension back in May, a deal that came together after some uncertainty about whether Pittsburgh would bring him back at all following a first-round playoff exit. At the time, the expectation around the situation was...
Anaheim Ducks Sign 4th-Liner Tim Washe To Multi-Year Contract
With even bottom-six players pulling in exploding salary numbers these days, the Anaheim Ducks have finally taken a proactive step and locked up their fourth-line, grinding center Tim Washe to a four-year deal. SIGNED: The Washe Machine is staying in Orange Country! Tim Washe has signed a four-year contract extension ✍️ Details ⬇️ https://t.co/7ykMSsyxI6 — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) September 19, 2026 The contract carries a $2.25 million AAV. The 6'3", 215-pounder had two goals,...
Bruins Inadvertently Reveal Trade Offer For Canucks' Filip Hronek
It wasn't intended to come out this way, but the Boston Bruins have inadvertently let it slip that they had put together a trade package to make a pitch to the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Filip Hronek this past offseason. The revelation came during this week's airing of Behind the B, an all-access documentary series that gives fans an inside look at the inner workings of the Bruins. Apparently, the team was considering making an offer of their 2027 and 2028 first-round picks, ...
Former Oiler Curtis Lazar Finds New UFA Home In Unexpected Landing Spot
As a former first-round pick, Curtis Lazar has made a career in the NHL as a bottom-six checking forward and a 4th-line center for the last 12 years. However, as an unrestricted free agent again this offseason, there were no contracts coming his way, or even any PTO offers. So Lazar has taken his talents to Switzerland to play overseas for the first time in his career. Curtis Lazar has gone to Switzerland signing in Lausanne — Jim Matheson (@jimmathesonnhl) September 19, 2026 Lazar...
Winnipeg Jets teammates 'heartbroken' over Hellebuyck trade demands
The Winnipeg Jets are going through a tough situation with goaltender Connor Hellebuyck's trade demands, and it's certainly impacting their dressing room. Jets players have met with the media this week and opened up about seeing one of their long-time teammates turning his back on the franchise. It's a situation forward Kyle Connor described recently as heartbreaking. “Yeah, it's tough,” Jets forward Kyle Connor said just hours after Hellebuyck was suspended by the team for failing to re...
'It Does Not Compute!': Blue Jackets Blasted For 'Unforgivable' Delay In Fantilli Case
The Columbus Blue Jackets remain without their top-line center, who is absent from camp as he is still without a contract. And people around the sport are stunned that it's gotten to this point. Insider Frank Seravalli has torn into the team for the delay in getting Adam Fantilli signed. Speaking on Sportsnet 590 The Fan, he lambasted the team. "Each day that passes while a deal hasn't been consummated is unforgivable for the Columbus Blue Jackets." @frank_seravalli joins @ailishforfar a...
Report: Patrik Laine to the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings have made headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, and finally, there's some positive news linked to the franchise. TSN's Pierre LeBrun wonders if free-agent forward Patrik Laine is a good fit to sign in Motown. I wonder about Patrik Laine as a possible fit in Detroit ? https://t.co/4NsapYA6zx — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) September 19, 2026 Laine, 28, has been skating in south Florida and many felt he could be a potential fit with the Lightning or Panthers, but the...
Report: Montreal Canadiens Forward Becoming Prime Trade Candidate
The Montreal Canadiens are full of internal competition this season, and for some veteran forwards, it's quickly become a numbers game. This includes Kirby Dach, and Dach is quickly becoming a prime trade candidate for the Habs. Dach, 25, is a pending unrestricted free agent, set to earn $3.6 million this season, and doesn't own any trade protection on his contract. The Athletic's Arpon Basu recently published a piece on the Canadiens log jam of forwards, and named Dach as someone who doesn't ...
Report: Florida Panthers Talking Connor Hellebuyck Trade
Will Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito shock the NHL once again? With Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck wanting out of Canada, and currently suspended from the team, trade talks have picked up in a major way. The Panthers continue to be linked despite what many feel is a lack of trade assets. The Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, and Utah Mammoth are also recently linked, but the Panthers continue to be the wildcard team in play here. Frank Seravalli: Re Connor Helle...
Maple Leafs Defenceman Becoming Trade Candidate
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Philippe Myers is caught in a numbers game, and it could lead to a preseason trade. The 29-year-old blueliner has watched general manager John Chayka reshape the Leafs defense core this summer, and unfortunately for Myers, it's pushed him further down the depth chart. While the team added Emil Andrae and Darren Raddysh, they've also re-signed Troy Stecher and added Nick Blankenburg on a professional tryout agreement. Toronto also has top prospect Ben Danford, a f...
3 Potential Trade Destinations For Blue Jackets' Kirill Marchenko
Kirill Marchenko had to listen to trade rumors all offseason, and it turns out they were for good reason. The Columbus Blue Jackets forward isn't interested in staying in Columbus long term, and prefers to be traded. With training camps opening this week, Marchenko was put in a tough spot answering questions about his future. It became clear as day that the Russian forward wasn't interested in hanging around long term and signing a contract extension. The 26-year-old is owed $3.8 million AAV t...
Insider Predicts Canadiens Veteran Will Be First Player Traded
The earlier summer story was about Montreal having a decision to make in net. Now, an insider went a lot further than that. Seravalli Makes His Case Appearing on The Jason Gregor Show, Frank Seravalli didn't just say Samuel Montembeault could be traded. He said he expects Montembeault to be the very first player moved anywhere in the NHL this season. "Ask Sam Montembeault. He's my best example," Seravalli said. "A couple of years ago, 4 Nations Face-Off, he was the third go...
Blue Jackets Contract Standoff Takes Major Turn With Adam Fantilli
Adam Fantilli didn't show up for the Blue Jackets ' opening day of training camp on Wednesday. It's official now that this is a real holdout, not just speculation about one. Fantilli Follows Through On Missing Camp The Athletic's Aaron Portzline reported there wasn't much hope for an 11th-hour deal heading into Wednesday, and that's exactly how it played out. According to Pat Brisson, Fantilli's agent, his client will not participate in camp without a signed contract, a firm stan...
Red Wings Didn't Like Steve Yzerman's Dylan Larkin Trade Warning
Detroit has had all summer to trade Dylan Larkin and never got it done. A new detail from Elliotte Friedman helps explain why, and it points squarely at a disagreement between the front office and ownership. Yzerman's Warning To Ownership Appearing on the 32 Thoughts Podcast , Friedman laid out what he described as one of the stories circulating around the situation. "Yzerman had warned the Red Wings and ownership that if they traded Larkin they would probably not win the deal in...
Maple Leafs Forward Gavin McKenna's Preseason Debut Announced
It is the middle of September, and with training camps across the NHL ramping up, we're bound to see teams' top prospects make their debut during the preseason. Today, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced the date on which Gavin McKenna (1st overall in 2026) will make his preseason debut . TORONTO -- Gavin McKenna will make his preseason debut when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDSI, TSN4). The 1st OA pick in 2026...
Predators' Ryan O'Reilly Opens Up On Future In Nashville
Under former Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz, veteran center Ryan O'Reilly was treated as if he had a no-trade clause in his contract, even though he did not. O'Reilly loves it in Nashville, and has fended off any trade interest from other teams. But now, as he heads into the final season of that four-year deal, there's a new sheriff in town, with Chris MacFarland taking over as the new president of hockey operations and GM. He has made no such promises to O'Reilly, and the 35-year-ol...
Flames Re-Sign Former 1st-Round Pick Brennan Othmann
One of the last remaining unsigned restricted free agents has got himself a deal. Brennan Othmann has re-signed with the Calgary Flames on a one-year, two-way deal. Signed, sealed, and delivered! We have signed forward Brennan Othmann to a one-year, two-way contract with an AAV of $975,000! 📄: https://t.co/gBEer791Jo pic.twitter.com/1sGGAjBE1M — Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) September 18, 2026 The contract is worth $975,000 at the NHL level, and $220,000 if/when he's in the American Hockey...
Kirill Marchenko Dodges Media Questions About Columbus Future, inc. Hilarious Answer
Just one day in, and it's already been a noteworthy Blue Jackets camp. Star center Adam Fantilli is absent in a contract dispute, and head coach Rick Bowness is already in 'rant mode', ripping two players for their lack of conditioning . Today, Kirill Marchenko took the spotlight. The pending UFA sniper is rumored to be uninterested in re-upping with Columbus at the end of his deal after this season, and trade rumors followed him around all summer. His meeting with the media on Friday began in...
Rick Bowness FUMING Over 2 Blue Jackets Players' Conditioning
The last we saw of Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness at the end of last season, it was one of the all-time epic press conference rants as he blasted his team for their disastrous finish to the season, missing the playoffs. Now he's back, and Bowness is still fuming. He's blasting two of his players for not being in ideal condition to start camp. #CBJ coach Rick Bowness said 2 players came to camp with sub-par conditioning, which pisses him off given the end-of-season me...
Nikishin's Agent Responds To KHL Return Rumor, Blasts Hurricanes
One of the biggest absences from training camp in the NHL this week is Stanley Cup champion restricted free agent Alexander Nikishin. The Carolina Hurricanes' defenseman remains without a deal, and rumors have started to spread that he might even consider heading back to Russia to play in the KHL if he doesn't get the trade & big-time contract he's looking for. But Nikishin's agent has spoken out, refuting those rumors, while at the same time ripping the Canes for dragging their feet on t...
Capitals' Ovechkin 'for peace and love' after recent ad for Putin-aligned party
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin spoke to the media on Thursday, and commented that he's 'for peace and love' after the Russian great appeared in an ad for a party aligned with Vladimir Putin during the summer. The video hit the internet this week and has certainly turned some heads throughout the hockey world. The Capitals social media and communications team have been taking a beaten online this week, littered with comments on their social posts about Ovechkin's stance, and his conn...
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