Subj : NHL Rumors: Canucks, Wild, Blues, Oilers, More
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From : The Hockey Writers
Date : Wed Jul 15 2020 04:40 am
I'm today's NHL rumor rundown, Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning shoots down
rumors of a Brock Boeser trade, while the Minnesota Wild officially sign Kirill
Kaprizov. Alex Pietrangelo says he wants to stay in St. Louis and Ken Holland
of the Edmonton Oilers says all contract talks for his free agents will have to
wait.
Benning Says He's Not Trading Boeser
Earlier Monday Canucks GM Jim Benning met with the media (virtually) to talk
their upcoming matchup against the Minnesota Wild. As expected, the rumors
about Brock Boeser possibly being traded came up and Benning was quick to shut
them down.
"I have no intention of trading Brock Boeser. I haven't had one conversation
about that, so I don't know where this stuff comes from." - Benning- Vancouver
#Canucks (@Canucks) July 13, 2020
He specifically told TSN 1040 on Monday, "I have no intention of trading
Boeser. I haven';t had one conversation about that, so I don';t know where this
stuff comes from."
Well, that settles that.
It doesn't mean a conversation won't happen at some point down the road, only
that is hasn';t happened yet. The Athletic';s Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal
Boeser spoke with Boeser about the rumors and the comments and confirmed that
he was assured he wouldn';t be moved.
Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks, Nov. 21, 2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Per the article, Boeser said:
"I've felt I've always been pretty honest with the media, and I feel like it
was really unnecessary - and even the timing of the tweet was questionable with
us getting ready to make a deep run. The last time I checked, the trade
deadline has passed. source - 'Canucks Phase 3 training camp: ‘Unfit to play'
and the Brock Boeser dunkfest'; - Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal�
THN 1040';s Matt Sekeres (who reported the rumors) said he still believes he';s
correct and that, of course the active GM won';t admit to the rumors and put
the player in an awkward spot.
In other Canucks news, Vancouver Canucks announced that forward Micheal Ferland
has been deemed "unfit to play" and will not join the team for the opening of
its training camp. There are questions about whether or not he';ll join the
team at all.
Related: The Legendary Career of Roberto Luongo
Wild Sign Kaprizov
Michael Russo of The Athletic reports�that Kirill Kaprizov has officially
signed with the team after yesterday';s rumors of a deal were close. He reports
that the contract will include a European Assignment Clause for next season.
One of the stipulations is that if the Wild decide to try and assign him to
their AHL team, he can instead go overseas.�He also has the opportunity to go
play for an other team overseas before the 2020-21 season if the Wild have no
issues loaning him out.
Ted Lindsay Award Finalists Announced
With the official completion of the regular season, the league and player's
association released the finalists the�Ted Lindsay�Award. The award is given to
"the most outstanding player in the NHL" as voted on by members of the NHLPA.
View this post on Instagram The finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award
are in! This year it's Leon Draisaitl (@drat_29), Nathan Mackinnon
(@mackinnon29) and @artemiypanarin who are up for most outstanding player, as
voted by the @nhlpa. A post shared by NHL (@nhl) on Jul 14, 2020 at 7:53am PDT
The three finalists�this year are�Leon Draisaitl�(EDM),�Nathan MacKinnon�(COL),
and�Artemi Panarin�(NYR). Draisaitl is probably the favorite having already
won the Art Ross Trophy and having scored 110 points in just 71 games.
Related: 16 Active NHLers Destined for the HHOF
Pietrangelo Wants to Stay in St. Louis
The Score';s Sean O';Leary cites comments from�Blues defenseman Alex
Pietrangelo�to NHL.com's Louie Korac that Pietrangelo would like to re-signing
with the St. Louis Blues. There has been plenty of talk about whether or not
the Blues would be willing to let him leave based on upcoming contract demands
as the captain is in the final season of his seven-year, $45.5 million deal and
will potentially become an unrestricted free agent.
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)
Because of the uncertainty surrounding next season, Pietrangelo admitted he and
GM Doug Armstrong haven't held any contract talks. He figures that will happen
once the playoffs are over.
Holland Says All Deals Will Have to Wait
When asked about the contracts that need to be done with the Edmonton Oilers,
GM Ken Holland told Bob Stauffer on Oilers Now that all contracts will wait
until the end of the playoffs to get completed.
Meaning, extensions for players like Ethan Bear, Riley Sheahan, and Mike Smith
will happen (if they happen) after the Oilers are done. He says he';s too busy
getting his team ready for the play-ins and making it to the bubble to be
dealing with those types of contracts.
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