Blue Jackets complete trade to move Yegor Chinakhov

According to NHL insider Pierre LeBrun, “The Blue Jackets are completing a trade involving Igor Chinakov [Yegor Chinakhov]. Columbus gets draft picks back.” The news comes after months of uncertainty surrounding the hapless striker, who had requested a trade earlier this season. LeBrun later updated the report to note that Chinakhov is headed to the […]

Oil companies lose promising future due to hurricanes in waiver claim

The Edmonton Oilers took a risk by placing Noah Philp on waivers Sunday afternoon. It was a gamble that apparently backfired. The Carolina Hurricanes have made this claim Philp is waiving, meaning the Oilers can’t place the promising forward in the AHL and get no asset in return. Everyone else cleared waivers, but Friedman suggested […]

Do last-minute scratches on blue jackets and oil companies mean a trading fit?

Late lineup changes around the NHL often raise eyebrows, but when it comes to recognizable names, speculation quickly increases. That was the case Monday evening Andreas Mangiapane was a late healthy scratch for the Edmonton Oil Companieswhile Sean Monahan was ruled out for the Columbus Blue Jackets under the vague designation of “maintenance.” Individually, each […]

What has changed? Analyst points to three attackers in the Mangiapane-Oilers shift

** Update: Oilers color analyst Bob Stauffer tweeted just minutes prior to the Oilers game against the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night: “Andrew Mangiapane is out of the picture. @EdmontonOilers tonight in Winnipeg. He is a healthy scratch.” When news broke on Monday that the Edmonton Oilers and forward Andrew Mangiapane were both open to […]