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The Toronto Maple Leafs made waves late last Sunday, acquiring a forward who can help them in Nick Foligno from the Columbus Blue Jackets. While there’s much debate to be had over the price paid, there’s no question that his acquisition will be beneficial. These Leafs are team hungry to make their first deep run […] READ MORE
Some non-trade news has broken out of the Philadelphia Flyers organization. They’ve signed centre Scott Laughton to a five-year extension. The deal carries a $3 million cap hit, and will carry him through the 2025-26 season. $3M AAV for Scott Laughton on a five year deal in PHI. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) April 12, 2021 […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens, on Sunday afternoon, announced their acquisition of defenceman Jon Merrill from the Detroit Red Wings. In return, the team sent Detroit their 2021 fifth-round draft pick and minor-league forward Hayden Verbeek. The Canadiens have acquired defenseman Jon Merrill from the Detroit Red Wings, in return for a fifth-round pick in 2021 and […] READ MORE
Things are rolling for the Toronto Maple Leafs as of late. They sit comfortably at the top of the North Division once again and are currently on a five-game winning streak. I’m in the mood for celebration, so let’s dive into one of the biggest improvements made this season: reliable defensive depth. While much has […] READ MORE
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced this morning that Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon has received a $5,000 fine for throwing a helmet at Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland Wednesday night. Additionally, this fine comes just days after another star player in Connor McDavid, was fined for an elbow to the head of Jesperi […] READ MORE
Drafted third overall in 2012 by the Montreal Canadiens, Alex Galchenyuk has seen quite the odd hockey career. After an up-and-down career with the Habs, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes for Max Domi prior to the 2018-19 season. Since that fateful trade, Galchenyuk is now suiting up for his fifth NHL team in […] READ MORE
The Nashville Predators have signed 21-year-old defenceman David Farrance to an entry-level contract. The two-year deal will take him through the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. The team announced the deal Sunday afternoon. Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has signed defenseman David Farrance to a two-year, […] READ MORE
Yesterday, the presumptively weeks-long trade deadline got off to a booming start. Eric Staal‘s trade to Montreal should start a bevy of moves in the next few weeks. And while that’s certainly interesting (and very pertinent to the Leafs, as discussed here), it’s also never too early to start looking ahead towards the offseason. With […] READ MORE
It’s that time of year again, Leafs fans. Speculation around potential Toronto Maple Leafs trade deadline deals has run rampant over the past two weeks. It was only fuelled further by comments Kyle Dubas made at a presser last week: Kyle Dubas, asked if he’s willing to trade a top prospect before this deadline: “Yes.” […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another Saturday’s worth of NHL Rumours from Last Word on Hockey. With the trade deadline under a month away now, teams are looking to make moves sooner rather than later in order to avoid quarantine restrictions. The rumour mill is churning faster than it ever has before in March. We’ve got you […] READ MORE