The Chicago Blackhawks are building from within and staying patient Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times: With the salary cap increasing, it becomes more difficult to land free agents as many re-sign. It hasn’t made trading any easier either. Building a competitor with lots of outside moves could be a thing of the past. Chicago […]
About an hour after it was first learned that the Columbus Blue Jackets were trading Yegor Chinakhov, it was learned that he was being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and details of the trade emerged. The blue jackets confirmed that they did received a 2026 2nd RD pick, a 2027 3rd RD pick, and F […]
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 […]
Several Vancouver Canucks are in the rumor mill and Kiefer Sherwood knows he is one of them Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre: Vancouver Canucks awaiting UFA forward Kiefer Sherwood knows his name is in the rumor mill. “You know, I love it here and I love this group here, and I just want to keep taking it […]
Several Vancouver Canucks are in the rumor mill and Kiefer Sherwood knows he is one of them Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre: Vancouver Canucks awaiting UFA forward Kiefer Sherwood knows his name is in the rumor mill. “You know, I love it here and I love this group here, and I just want to keep taking it […]
Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets David Pagnotta: There were 21 team representatives and scouts from 19 different teams listed to attend Thursday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets. The list included the Seattle Kraken (2), St. Louis Blues (2), Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, […]
Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets David Pagnotta: There were 21 team representatives and scouts from 19 different teams listed to attend Thursday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets. The list included the Seattle Kraken (2), St. Louis Blues (2), Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, […]
Top 10 NHL Trade Targets Lyle Richardson of Bleacher Report: Top 10 NHL trade targets heading into November. 1. Nazem Kadri – C – Calgary Flames – $7 million cap hit2. Brennan Othmann – W – New York Rangers – $863,333 cap hit3. Rasmus Andersson – D – Calgary Flames – $4.6 million cap hit4. […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to equal value with Yegor Chinakhov and not just win a trade Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com: Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell on forward Yegor Chinakhov asks for a trade, but shows up early for training camp and does everything they asked of him. “First of all, it’s not […]
Quick word association game. When I say “Columbus Blue Jackets,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? Some popular answers include Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski and head coach Dean Evason. Some go further and say players like Sean Monahan or Kirill Marchenko. Maybe I’m thinking about the goalkeepers. There’s no shortage of immediate […]