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News broke on Tuesday that Philadelphia Flyers centreman Mikhail Vorobyev has signed with the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL. The contract is reported to be a three-year deal, with one publication even reporting his salary at roughly $562k. After failing to stand out in North America, Mikhail Vorobyev is reportedly headed back to Russia. […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey is bringing you its Black Aces Series, covering every team in the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs. Recently the NHL owners and NHLPA agreed to an expanded playoff format to finish the 2019-2020 season and award the Stanley Cup. There will be 24 teams participating as opposed to the normal 16 teams. […] READ MORE
Another Monday without hockey does not mean the news has to stop. There are still plenty of NHL Rumours to talk about. As always, the team at Last Word on Hockey will continue to keep fans updated on the latest NHL rumours and rumblings around the league. Today’s NHL rumours feature the New Jersey Devils, […] READ MORE
The Edmonton Oilers have announced that forward Kailer Yamamoto will be out week to week with an ankle injury. With Yamamoto sidelined, they have recalled Markus Granlund from their AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors. The #Oilers have listed forward Kailer Yamamoto as week-to-week with an ankle injury & have recalled forward Markus Granlund from the @Condors. […] READ MORE
The continued struggles of the Oilers bottom six has been a big story this season. The bottom six has provided virtually nothing offensively. READ MORE
The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Markus Granlund to a one-year contract. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported the deal. Financial terms are yet to be disclosed. Granlund has played three full seasons with the Vancouver Canucks after coming over from the Calgary Flames. He was one goal shy of a 20 goal season in 2016-2017. […] READ MORE
It’s time for another edition of our NHL rumours. We look at some of the possible moves coming this off-season. We’ve got one NHL game left in the 2018-19 season and general managers are making moves in preparation for 2019-20. Today we talk about NHL rumours surrounding the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes […] READ MORE
Vancouver Canucks have placed centre Brandon Sutter on the injured reserve list. In his most recent outing against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, Sutter apparently suffered a lower-body injury. Before the game against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night, Sutter was placed on the injured reserve to make roster space. According to NHL media website, […] READ MORE
News has come that Nikolay Goldobin has found himself back in Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Travis Green‘s doghouse. After hearing this, one has to wonder just what he has to do to get back in his good graces. There is no question that Goldobin is a talented young player. It’s his play without the puck that catches […] READ MORE
Another restricted free agent has been signed back by the Vancouver Canucks as this time it is forward Markus Granlund. He signs a one-year contract worth $1.475 million. Granlund has played two full seasons with the Canucks (the season before he played 16 games after getting traded from the Calgary Flames) and was one goal […] READ MORE
Hunter is an aspiring journalist who is looking to transfer to Virginia Tech next fall and major in multimedia journalism. He enjoys watching the Penguins, Steelers, Nationals, and Virginia Tech football. He's previously covered the Penguins for fanragsports.com and he also writes article for pensburgh.com of SB Nation NHL.