Two potential commerce targets for the Buffalo Sabres
Michael Augello of The Hockey Information: After the Buffalo Sabres have traded JJ Peterka to the Utah Mammoth, they need to be out there for an impression top-six ahead. GM Kevyn Adams has younger gamers, prospects, and picks to make one thing occur.
Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust are two names which have come up. Rakell has a number of years left on his deal at a $5 million cap hit. He does have an eight-team no-trade listing, and like many gamers, the Sabres might be on that listing.
Zach Benson or Jack Quinn may curiosity the Penguins, and it may take one other prospect like Isak Rosen or Noah Ostlund, or a lottery-protected first-round choose to land Rakell.
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Michael Augello of The Hockey Information: One other ahead the Sabres may have a look at is Nashville Predators’ Michael Bunting. He’s bought a 12 months left at $4.5 million, and the Predators is perhaps trying to transfer the veteran and get a bit of youthful.
It may value somebody like Isak Rosen or a non-first-round choose.
The Chicago Blackhawks haven’t been capable of lure a high winger for Connor Bedard
Mark Lazerus of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Chicago Blackhawks do must discover a top-level winger for Connor Bedard, one thing that is ready to sustain with him bodily and mentally. They tried to signal Jake Guentzel final offseason.
The problems for the Blackhkawks has been that no stud winger who’s in his prime has been prepared to signal with the Blackhawks.
It’s potential that the Pittsburgh Penguins may get a few draft picks for Tristan Jarry
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Apparently, the Vancouver Canucks instructed the Edmonton Oilers they weren’t buying and selling goaltender Arturs Silovs to them whatever the value. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave up a fourth-round choose for him.
Tristan Jarry hypothesis to the Oilers continues. The associated fee to amass goalies is a cut price. Jarry carries a $5.375 million cap hit and has a profession .909 save share.
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The Anaheim Geese commerce John Gibson to the Detroit Purple Wings for a 2027 second-round choose, a 2026 fourth-round choose and Petr Mrazek. If the Penguins had been to retain some wage, it’s positively potential the Penguins may get a second and fourth-round choose.
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