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The Boeser/Canucks Game. Gourde/Tampa? Marchand and Leafs. Nyquist out

March 1, 2025 - 2:48 PM ET

Start here today. On Yanni Gourde... Gourde is still a top 9 center, some say top 6, but what he mostly brings is huge playoff experience...He checks a lot of boxes to return to Tampa... On Brock Boeser... The Deadline Game is afoot! What I mean by that is the Canucks and Boeser have walked...

Trade! Rangers/Avalanche 5 player deal… Who do you think won the trade?

March 1, 2025 - 5:27 PM ET

To Colorado: Ryan Lindgren Jimmy Vesey Hank Kempf To New York Rangers: Jusso Parssinen Calvin de Haan 2nd Rounf Pick 4th Round Pick Who do think won this trade?...

Wild get Nyquist From Preds….

March 1, 2025 - 7:54 PM ET

for 2026 2nd round pick. Predators retain 50% of Nyquist contract. Great pickup by the wild...

Seth Jones to Florida for Spencer Knight and a First Round Pick

March 2, 2025 - 1:03 AM ET

Another major move by Florida’s magical GM Bil Zito… Florida get Seth Jones….Chicago retains 2.6M a year for 5 years….more to come...

Toronto, Wash , NJ, and Tampa to Respond to Florida. Rangers Smith trade?

March 2, 2025 - 3:39 PM ET

When the Cup champs lost Montour and Ekman-Larsson to free agency summer there was some concern about the power-play point man and defensive depth/skill. The reality was Florida couldn’t hold onto either of those players and continue to be a dominant team….. Suddenly… just when things start...

Rumors: Montreal Trying to Extend Evans..Provorov, Frederic, Byram, Schenn

March 3, 2025 - 6:05 PM ET

Some Quick hits…. Montreal and Jake Evans…. Talk of an extension heating up…but his name is still all over the place in th rumor mill….This could come down to the wire….There is a bit of a domino with Scott Laughton and Jake Evans…Winnipeg likes both… On Provorov…. The Jacket...

Marchand Deal? Leafs, Tampa and Wings in on Nelson, Laughton, Gourde

March 4, 2025 - 4:01 PM ET

Brad Marchand is not at Morning Skate….The Bruins announced he is week to week worth an upper body injury…. This hasn’t caused even a pause in trade talks…Hearing a deal could be close…Toronto, Vegas, Florida, and Dallas all possible…. Quick hit on the Centers market…. There are...

Oilers get Trent Frederick from Bruins…also on Marchand, Laughton, Nelson+

March 4, 2025 - 6:05 PM ET

done deal. Bruins trade Trent Frederic (50% retained) to New Jersey Devils for Petr Hauser……New Jersey trades Trent Frederic (50% retained) to Edmonton for Shane Lachance…..Boston trades Max Jones and Petr Hauser to Edmonton for Max Wanner, a 2nd in 2025, and a 4th round in 2026. There...

Habs Extend Jake Evans 4 years 11.4Million.

March 4, 2025 - 7:19 PM ET

Really lipke this signing… I think Montreal is heading in the right direction, and Evans is a parent of that….This is a really good contract for both sides…...

Rumor Update. Vanacek, Nelson, Cozens, Oleksiak, Rantanen, Donato, Boeser

March 5, 2025 - 6:04 PM ET

Quick hits… Vanacek dealt to Florida… Great insurance policy.. He’s a backup, but could always get hot if needed…He has that in him… On Nelson…. All signs point to Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri being moved, however….a big win vs. Winnipeg last night coupled with several t...

Bolts Respond to Panthers in Arms Race. Leafs on deck. Jack Hughes Done

March 5, 2025 - 8:36 PM ET

The Arms Race is soooo on! Following the Panthers grabbing Seth Jones and beating the Lightning Monday Night, It was all too clear that we were watching two of the best teams in the NHL down in Florida… Well today, Tampa responded….grabbing Oliver Bjorkstrand and former Lightning Yanni Gou...

Dumoulin to NJ

March 6, 2025 - 4:52 PM ET

Sounds done…Anaheim gets a second… Rumor Blog Up VERY SOON...

The Entire Rumor Chart Updated. Plus Trades. Smith back to Vegas….

March 6, 2025 - 5:12 PM ET

Trades! As predicted here earlier….Reilly Smith is heading from the Rangers back to Vegas. The Rumor Chart There is a new hockeybuzz coming this spring, so we are in the midst of a bunch of different changes, and some people are having trouble logging onto the rumor chart so for the first t...

Nine BIG NAMES Updated on Rumor Chart. Rantanen and Florida?

March 6, 2025 - 9:20 PM ET

The Panthers are heavy in rumors for Rantanen…. Rantanen would supposedly sign an extension there, but Florida would have to give up key pieces….we will see… Nine players updated on the free rumor chart...as thing are starting to come into a bit of focus...To see the rest of the chart see...

HockeyBuzzCast Trade Deadline Show

March 7, 2025 - 1:53 PM ET

To watch the show, click below at noon. ET...

Thank you Hockeyworld! Tomorrow We play Win/Lose/or Draw on the Deadline

March 8, 2025 - 2:14 AM ET

As always, I wanna thank everybody for visiting the site and continuing to support hockeybuzz. I know we’ve had a lot of technical issues lately and I really appreciate your patience. It’s gonna get a lot better. We are putting together a full new fancy site, but don’t worry we’re gonna kee...

The 6 Teams Who Won the Deadline…

March 8, 2025 - 6:54 PM ET

Win, lose, or draw? This year‘s deadline was definitely one of the most unpredictable, and for the first time in a few years, the whole thing lived up to its hype… For the sake of this article, I’m going to call the trade deadline beginning with the first Rantanen trade….. Let’s...

Aaron Ekblad Suspended 20 Games For Performance Enhancing Substance

March 10, 2025 - 10:33 PM ET

The NHL announced Today thst Aaron Ekblad is suspended for 20 games due to a violation for the NHL and NHLPA's Performance Enhancing Substances Program. The Panthers have 18 regular season games and he will also miss the first 2 games of the playoffs. Ekblad issued a statement through the NH...

Why in the world would the Leafs chose Rantanen over Marner?

March 11, 2025 - 5:08 PM ET

I really need someone to explain this to me. I’ve asked around and a lot of people in the league ALSO don’t understand it as well. The Maple Leafs were willing to give up Mitch Marner to get Rantanen…. And then put a salary extension on which would be about the same amount of money for...

Now, who do you think will represent the East in the Final?

March 13, 2025 - 2:22 PM ET

So much happened this trade deadline, and now that we’ve seen a couple games with each team in their new format, it’s time to look at who’s going to win the East. I’ll do the est tomorrow… Washington? It’s kind of amazing how little respect the Capitals get around the NHL right no...

Now, who do you think will represent the West in the Final?

March 14, 2025 - 5:11 PM ET

The West feels tighter than the East in some ways, but depending on your perspective ther could be a no brainer here….lets get into it… Winnipeg: The Jets are a machine from top to bottom. They have easily the best power-play in the NHL, and they have shown an ability to go on streaks, which...

Who is the MVP? McKinnon or Draisaitl?

March 15, 2025 - 4:42 PM ET

This is the Saturday comparison… and it doesn’t get any better than this…. Who is your pick for MVP at this point? Leon Draisitl or Nathan McKinnon? Or feel free to write in someone else…....

Crowdsourcing. Do you want a 10 minute 3-3 OT? And no Backsies

March 17, 2025 - 3:58 PM ET

Currently, the NHL GM’s are living it up in Florida for the annual GM meeting. There was a time when newspapers would send their reporters down for these meetings…back when newspapers were making a lot more money… This used to be the trip of the year for hockey reporters.. a lot of golf and a...

Are you Afraid to Play the Caps in the Playoffs?

March 20, 2025 - 5:37 PM ET

it’s amazing to me how many people are telling me that of all the teams they’re scared to play against in a playoff series, the best in the East, the Washington Capitals are not one of them. Here are some reasons I think you should be afraid of them…. 1. Next to John Cooper who is who...

The Salary Cap May Have to be Dropped Due to New Economic Realities.

March 21, 2025 - 4:30 PM ET

The world events and the relationship between the US and Canada are of course currently very strained. This articlee isn’t about this relationdhip, but rather about a factor that may play into the NHL’s Salary Cap as early as next year. And this is a very real problem.. The issue is a...

Looking for the Next Great Montréal Canadiens Beet Writer

March 22, 2025 - 3:46 PM ET

Hey all, it’s Eklund…. Many of you have been contacting me and saying we need more Habs content, and I couldn’t agree more! Huhgo is kind of our weekly columnist, but we really need a day-to-day beat writer…. The last two people we had here, Eric Engels and Karine Haines, both got their...

Hockey Digest’s “Who is Better:” Mikko Rantanen or Mitch Marner?

March 24, 2025 - 4:50 PM ET

In the spirit of my favorite Hockey Digest Article, we are back today with another “Who is better?” We all remember recently when Mitch Marner was asked to waive his No Trade Clause to be moved to Carolina for Mike Rantanen… the first thought that came to my head at the time was that isn’...

Caps Extend Jakob Chychrun 8years $72 Million

March 25, 2025 - 2:38 PM ET

This Just in… Good or Bad Number? Back soon with more.....

The times, they are a-changing…. Is this “The New Age of the Offer Sheet?”

March 26, 2025 - 3:33 PM ET

My good friend Kevin Allen used to poke fun at me all the time for putting out rumors about offer sheets. They really just didn’t happen and when they did happen, the other team was quick to match even if it made little economic sense for them…. The main reason we never saw offer sheets unmat...

Tortorella Fired in Philly.. Brad Shaw Interim

March 27, 2025 - 1:11 PM ET

itss done. Much more to come....

Guest Blog:An Open-Minded Look at Tortorella’s Tenure By HB Reader: Szandor

March 28, 2025 - 6:22 PM ET

EK’s Note I wanted to put this great offering out to the whole website because I thought it was very well done and a good look at Tortorello with the flyers…. An Open-Minded Look at Tortorella’s Tenure By Szandor All the time we hear the phrase “All coaches have an expiration date.”...