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Rumor corner: Elliotte Friedman mentions the possibility of seeing Rantanen in Toronto
Marc-Olivier Cook
Rumor corner: Elliotte Friedman mentions the possibility of seeing Rantanen in Toronto
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Clubs have until Friday to improve their training.

There are guys who will change addresses before the NHL transaction deadline, and let’s just say that rumors are not lacking right now.

It’s starting to stir up all over the league, and we need to go for a spin to see what’s going on behind the scenes of the NHL!

We need to start with this rumor. Because it’s, how can I say… quite special.

In the recent episode of his podcast, Elliotte Friedman talks about the possibility of seeing Mikko Rantanen being traded.

In fact, no. I’m going to start my sentence again.

In the recent episode of his podcast, Elliotte Friedman talks about the possibility of seeing Mikko Rantanen being traded… to Toronto.

The informant wonders if the Leafs will get involved in the case of the attacker, who is still having difficulties in Carolina:

Let’s remind that the Hurricanes could keep 50% of Rantanen’s salary in order to trade him.

This would allow the Leafs to have Rantanen for $2.3 million until the end of the season… But is it really a good idea?

Can the Leafs really afford to empty (even more) their bank of hopes and picks to go get another big name?

Already, it’s not working with the guys and the talent in place. I don’t know, but it looks like it would do more harm than good…

Ryan Donato, a popular name

When we think of the best players in the National League, Ryan Donato’s name doesn’t necessarily come to mind.

But we’re still talking about a particularly interesting player this season.

The 28-year-old veteran, who is in the last season of his contract ($2 million per year), is having the best season of his career: Donato has scored 21 goals (43 points) in just 58 games since the start of the campaign… while playing in Chicago.

Because he’s in his prime, because he earns a very respectable salary, and because he’ll be a free agent as of July 1, it makes him a player who is attracting the interest of other teams in the league right now.

According to Kevin Weekes, several clubs are interested in his services:

What will the Canucks do with Brock Boeser?

It’s already been several times that we’ve heard that Brock Boeser’s name is on the market in Vancouver.

The rumors about him don’t date back to yesterday… And now, since the Canucks are inconsistent this season, we’re still talking about the idea of him being traded.

What we know right now is that the Canucks are looking at their options regarding the one who scored 40 goals last season.

But we also know that the Canucks offered him a contract extension at the beginning of the campaign.

According to Darren Dreger, that offer is no longer on the table…

You understand that Boeser is currently disputing the last year of his three-year contract.

The Canucks could lose him for nothing this summer if they don’t get involved in the case… But they could also keep him with the idea that they’re fighting for a playoff spot in the West.

The team is knocking on the door of the playoffs right now:

(Credit: NHL)

We need to keep an eye on the Golden Knights

It’s no secret: on paper, the Golden Knights have one of the best teams in the National League.

And it’s also showing when we look at the overall NHL standings.

The Vegas team is still ranked 4th in the standings!

But despite everything, David Pagnotta said in an article that we should expect to see the team make a move before Friday.

And the Golden Knights could do things big… as usual:

Everyone expects Vegas to do something big, again. – David Pagnotta

Last year, the Knights really improved by going to get Noah Hanifin and Tomas Hertl.

However, Kelly McCrimmon (GM) has work to do because right now, the Golden Knights have a cap space of $3.4 million.

Going to get another talented player will be difficult.

Unless Mark Stone miraculously gets injured before Friday, as has been the case for two seasons now…


In a nutshell

– To be continued.

– Notice to interested parties:

– Interesting…

– Beautiful contract.

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