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Coins of rumors: Alex Tuch highly coveted by the Lightning
Michaël Petit
Coins of rumors: Alex Tuch highly coveted by the Lightning
Credit: March 7 is approaching quickly. There are only five small days left before the NHL trade deadline. Obviously, with just a week left before this critical date, trade rumors are coming out of nowhere and it’s harder to keep track of everything going on in the league. So here are three recent rumors: The Tampa […]

March 7 is approaching quickly.
There are only five small days left before the NHL trade deadline.
Obviously, with just a week left before this critical date, trade rumors are coming out of nowhere and it’s harder to keep track of everything going on in the league.
So here are three recent rumors:

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the favorites in the race for Alex Tuch

I’m not telling you anything new, but the Buffalo Sabres are having a tough season again.
It’s clear they’ll be sellers, being 29th in the entire NHL.
Dylan Cozens is getting a lot of attention, but another big name has been circulating around the Sabres recently: Alex Tuch.
The 28-year-old power forward is still very effective and knows how to score goals.
As the playoffs approach, a guy of his size (6 feet, 4 inches, and nearly 220 pounds) is always welcome, which is why there’s a lot of interest in him.
However, one team stands out in the race for his services, and that’s the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Adding a guy like Alex Tuch to a second line with Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli is enticing.
He won’t come cheap, but Tampa Bay seems willing to do whatever it takes to add Tuch to their lineup, especially since he has a $4.75 million cap hit until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Buffalo isn’t necessarily willing to give Tuch away, unless a team offers something very interesting.

There’s a lot of interest in Jordan Kyrou across the NHL

Another quality player who’s generating a lot of interest right now is Jordan Kyrou of the St. Louis Blues.
He’s a right-handed center who can almost deliver a point per game and is also defensively responsible.
Kyrou has already had a 37-goal season and scored 31 goals last season in a slightly more disappointing campaign.
He’s attracting a lot of attention, and the NHL Trade Rumors page has listed three logical destinations for the 26-year-old forward.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the first team mentioned in the article above.
If the Hurricanes ultimately trade Mikko Rantanen, Kyrou could be a great long-term option for them, given that he’s in the second year of an eight-year contract worth $8.125 million per season.
It’s worth noting that the Blues are in the midst of a playoff push and would probably like to have assets that could help the team right now.

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to trade Evander Kane

Evander Kane hasn’t played this season and is on the long-term injured reserve (LTIR), which means he doesn’t count against the cap.
There’s no exact date for his return, but he recently said he’d like to play at the end of the regular season and help the Oilers win the Stanley Cup, which suggests he’ll have to come off the LTIR.

However, Kane’s full no-trade clause recently expired, and he had to submit a list of 16 teams he wouldn’t want to be traded to.
Stan Bowman is reaching out to the other 15 general managers to see if a trade involving Evander Kane could happen.
If Edmonton doesn’t see how the 34-year-old forward can help the team and Kane is willing to return before the end of the season, the team would simply want to get rid of his salary ($5.125 million).


In a nutshell

– Good news for the Devils.

– What a beautiful goal.

– Jared Bednar makes some very good points.

– It’s always nice to see this.

– Indeed.

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