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The UFA DAY Extravaganza Buzzcast:11am! All rumors and signings added here

July 1, 2025 - 2:40 PM ET

Happy Canada day hockey world! I’m gonna be listing all the rumors that I hear as I hear them in this blog today and I will keep saying when it’s updated in the titles and you’ll know to check it again… The BuzzCast UFA Day Extravaganza launches at 11 am, and will continue live throug...

5:30 RUMORS AND SIGNINGS Sabres Sign Ryan McLeod

July 1, 2025 - 4:56 PM ET

Signings: Gavrikov to Rangers Done. Vladar to Flyers Done Boeseer to Canucks Done. Pezzetta to Toronto Done Connor Brown to NJ Lingren to Seattl Tanev to Utah Shmidt to Utah Pearson to Jets Granlund McLeod to Buffalo Rumors: Ehlers to Jets Mangiapane to Edmonton Miller to Caro...

Offer Sheet Frenzy? Bow Byram…. Ehlers Day. Caps?

July 2, 2025 - 3:21 PM ET

Offer sheet frenzy? The NHL is a buiiz right now as rumored or circulating that there is at least one teams preparing a massive osheet for Bow Bryram. The Buffalo Sabres management has responded to questions quickly and by saying that they prepared for this. They have salary cap spave and they c...

Ehlers to Canes. What Trades Await?

July 3, 2025 - 4:04 PM ET

Carolina is the big winner. I would look very closely at St. Louis and Washington now, as their going to try to make some trades because they were in on this There is a hangup here, because there may be as many as seven teams involved. And if they don’t get Ehelrs, they will have to fill t...

Tradewinds begin again….How Toronto, NJ, and NYR are Trying to Make Room..

July 7, 2025 - 4:33 PM ET

Happy to be back after a couple days off as the NHL took a bit of a pause this weekend… But not anymore… we’ve already seen signings today and from all I’m hearing we’re about to see some big name players be moved to create space for some of the teams on the bubble of contention… R...

Gavin McKenna, the next one, is heading to Penn State Hockey…rumors

July 7, 2025 - 7:55 PM ET

Huge news in hockey today. Not just college hockey, but all of hockey, as young generational talent, Gavin McKenna has left Medici Hat and the CHL to attend and play for Penn State University in the States. This moment is historic in many ways. The NCAA in the United States now has a lot of mon...

Ilya Sorokin Rumors.….. Are teams calling? Are Isles listening?

July 9, 2025 - 4:47 PM ET

Isles Rumors? By golly its been a while …. About a week ago I wrote that there were some out there that feeling Ilya Sorokin could become unavailable this off-season… We haven’t heard a hole lot of rumors from the New York Islanders over the last several years, and there’s a reason for...

Source: Kings Still Prepping for Connor McDavid. Do they Know Something?

July 11, 2025 - 2:56 PM ET

Really interesting story that continues to devlop… Right after the Oilers’ playoff runt ended, I reported a strong rumor that Conor McDavid, who is entering his final last year of his contract, could very well be headed to the Los Angeles Kingmlinkls in a trade. My sources on this are very...

Rumors: Bruins Showing Major Interest in Kyle Conner (e4)

July 13, 2025 - 3:59 PM ET

I talked to a sourxce today who told me to keep a really god eye on this. This summer has been distinctly lacking big trades like we’ve seen in the past few summers… what is the reason for this? We have hit a major pause part of that is because teams are attempting to make space to make tho...

Hey all..A New Hockeybuzz is coming. Thanks for your patience!

July 14, 2025 - 3:36 PM ET

Hey gang. This website is 15 years old. Hockeybuzz itself has been around for 20 years, but this version of the website is 15 years old. As an in dependent website, paying our own boills and trying to create a place for you guys to come and be able to talk and discuss all sorts of hickey t...

Hockey Digest’s Who is Better: Tim Stutzle or Cole Caufield?

July 15, 2025 - 7:32 PM ET

Not much going on in the rumor world today. I have made a couple of calls that could lead to some interesting stuff that I could write about tomorrow…. So today, I thought I would get back to one of my favorite things to do….. a concept stolen from the old Hockey Digest Magazine I read when...

Montreal Signs Joe Veleno. Who is Joe, and What did they get?

July 16, 2025 - 5:34 PM ET

Montreal signed the somewhat controversial Joe Veleno today following his buyout in Seattle Joe is a French Canadian born in Quebec….. He was highly thought of as a prospec. He made history, when in 2015 he became the first player from Quebec to receive “exceptional status” to play ma...

Who wants a Russian? Evgeny Kuznetsov and Yegor Chinahkov Can Be Yours.

July 17, 2025 - 4:40 PM ET

It’s rare this time of year to see two talented Russian forwards available on the market, but that is the case right now …. Evgeny Kuznetsov is the UFA looking for a team that’s a contender and willing to take much less. Yegor Chinakhov is under contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, b...

Leafs Trade for Dakota Joshua. (A trade made to play Panthers?)

July 17, 2025 - 9:00 PM ET

This trade might be a little bit under the radar, but I actually am a very big Dakota Johnson fan. The Leafs drafted Dakota back in 2014 but traded him to the blues and then he moved onto the Canucks where he had some pretty good success scoring in the last couple years. Two years ago he signe...

Jay: Challenging the Crown: Why the 2026 Draft Is More Than a One-Man Race

July 18, 2025 - 2:40 PM ET

Ek’s note: this morning feature article comes from Jay Tup…Enjoy! Picture the scene: It's June 2026 at the NHL Entry Draft. The team holding the first overall pick steps to the podium, and the commissioner makes the expected proclamation: “With the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draf...

Source: “It looks like Panarin AND Kaprisov Both Head to Chicago for 26-27”

July 19, 2025 - 6:27 PM ET

Here’s a relatively interesting one… I reported about a year ago that Kirill Kaprisov, a UFA one year from now, has a strong desire to play in Chicago. Looking back years before, this feels very similar to what I reported and wrote about Artemi Panarin a year before he signed with the Ranger...

Kaprisov and Wild Break off Extension Talks..

July 22, 2025 - 12:17 AM ET

This just in tonight… Karill Kaprisov and the Minnesota Wild have broken off discussions involving an extension. As I wrote a few days ago, I have no doubt that the Wild will put in the biggest offer for Kaprisov of any team, but I do feel like his heart is set on going to Chicago. If that...

Rumour: Erik Karlsson to Detroit for J.T. Compher +

July 22, 2025 - 4:17 PM ET

Quick hit here this morning…. There seems to be some momentum behind this as well…. The Red Wings are looking to bolster their defense and increase their scoring, and apparently are willing to take on a good portion of Erik Karlsson’s contract. The Red Wings would want Pittsburgh to...

McDavid Three Year Deal?

July 23, 2025 - 4:52 PM ET

Just a quick hit here today to start… She seems to be a lot of smoke around a three-year contract for Connor McDavid… The Oilers obviously want a longer deal, but it makes sense for a player who’s going to be getting paid near the max salary to sign shorter deals…. In three years, the max...

Players found Not Guilty. Are You Ok with These Players Back in NHL?

July 24, 2025 - 2:26 PM ET

The verdict is going down now,,, *Judge says she doesn’t find EM evidence credible. * Crown did not prove its case. * Hockey Players families crying and hugging..happy *Judge says there are inconsistencies in EMs testimony, *Judge is going through inconsistencies… What’s th...

Do you want one of the five? NHL and NHLPA battle over eligibility.

July 25, 2025 - 2:14 PM ET

The question on everyone’s mind today,regarding the five players who were found not guilty, is will they be back in the NHL? I was talking to a lot of people yesterday and many people. I remember what these players were like in the NHL and if they would be back in the league if this hadn’t happ...

Ryan Snow: The Oilers and Carter Hart? Resounding No.

July 27, 2025 - 1:03 PM ET

The Oilers and Carter Hart by Ryan Snow With the announcement that all five players have been acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, a lot of people have been discussing the possibility of singing some of these players to their rosters. For the Oilers, the one player that would s...

Calgary Wants to Keep Kadri, But Offers Getting “Very Tempting.”

July 28, 2025 - 3:49 PM ET

It’s summertime and of course, that means Nazem Kadri rumors! To be clear, Calgary wants to keep Kadri, who is under contract through 2029 and holds a full no-move clause until July 2026…when it shifts to a 13-team NMC. Talking to my sources around the league, it’s clear that Calgary is g...