Over the weekend, a big trade between the Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues was reported and neared completion. Unfortunately for us fans looking for something to talk about, the deal fell apart when a player refused to waive their no-trade clause. Many believe that player to be Torey Krug. It’s well within his right to stay where he is, though he wasn’t expected to stay in Philly long as a second rumored trade that was going to forward him to New Jersey was also leaked.
None of it happened, and both Doug Armstrong and Danny Briere look to be back at the drawing board. The deal might still go forward in a much more simplified form, with Kevin Hayes finally getting out of Philly. Five of the Blues defenders have no-trade clauses.
The waiting game continues this morning for the Flyers in a widely speculated multi player trade with the Blues.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) June 25, 2023
Hot potato DeAngelo might be dropped back on Carolina’s doorstep after being traded from the team not long ago. That trade wasn’t expected until after the Hayes deal but with that on hold, so is this.
The proposed Tony DeAngelo trade to Carolina from Philadelphia hit a snag late last night according to sources. It needs to get worked put or else that deal now doesn’t happen.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 25, 2023
The Flyers are having open season on many defenders as the Maple Leafs were rumored to be acquiring Travis Sanheim. Well, either him or Noah Hanifin.
As we wait to see how/if this Flyers/Blues deal pans out, a few teams spoke with Philly about Sanheim, including the Toronto Maple Leafs. If Sanheim doesn’t go to STL, I suspect those talks will pick back up (if they haven’t already). Leafs also have poked on Hanifin in Calgary.
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) June 25, 2023
Meanwhile, it looks like Pierre-Luc Dubois is heading to the LA Kings. The Kings were reported to be working on a contract extension with Dubois based on reports Sunday afternoon. So, unless those contract talks fall apart, he’ll be a King this week.
All eyes on the #GoKingsGo as they try to get to the finish line with the #GoJetsGo to acquire Pierre-Luc Dubois. Multiple players/pieces would be going to Winnipeg if this gets done, including Gabe Vilardi and Alex Iafallo, and an extension for PLD would be expected.
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) June 25, 2023
I’m hearing Los Angeles and Pierre-Luc Dubois are talking contract extension. Between that and the pieces of the trade, plenty to work out, but I’m getting the sense things are well on their way.
— Murat Ates (@WPGMurat) June 25, 2023
On some deals that actually got done, the Vegas Golden Knights rewarded their golden goaltender, Adin Hill, with a two-year contract worth a shade under $5 million each. The 27-year-old pending UFA made an estimated $6 million in his career, according to Cap Friendly. He’s going to almost triple that with this contract.
Some other stuff today: sounds like Stanley Cup champion Adin Hill is looking at an extension in Vegas around the 2x$4.9M range. Nothing official yet, though.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 25, 2023
Also signed, former Lightning prospect Connor Ingram to a three-year deal at a shade under $2 million in Arizona. He’s going to be the starter as their two goalie prospects battle for the backup job. We’ll see if either actually turn into much. The team needs to get much better to help the goalies out, too.
More on this…word is it will be 3x$1.95M https://t.co/YfyAQlTBet
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 25, 2023
And last but not least, a draft-eligible goalie who learned how to use his size from Andrei Vasilevskiy’s game.
In a conversation with @markhmasters, #NHLDraft prospect Michael Hrabal explains how he’s only just learning how to use his size to his advantage and reveals the part of Andrei Vasilevskiy’s game that he’s trying to learn from: https://t.co/AD84qHbgdi
— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) June 25, 2023
Preview of the Week:
- A reminder that tonight is the NHL Awards in Nashville.
- Wednesday night and Thursday all day is the NHL Draft.
- Saturday is the start of Free Agency.
