The March 8 NHL trade deadline looms large and we’re starting to see some movement on the trade front. The mammoth trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes sent shockwaves through the league and could serve as the proverbial starting pistol for this year’s trade season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a couple of
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers publicly announced the timeline of Connor McDavid’s return from injury. It’s not great news for the Oilers, but it could have been a lot worse. Meanwhile, the team has called up two AHL players to help fill in while McDavid is away. Is there anything else the
Things have not gone according to plan ever since goaltender Elvis Merzlikins signed an extension to stay with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Although his 2023-24 season was better statistically than the previous year, his performance is not meeting the value of his contract. GM Don Waddell said over the summer that “nobody’s taking that contract”