{"id":48178,"date":"2019-06-03T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=48178"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:10:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:10:06","slug":"nhl-rumours-san-jose-philadelphia-los-angeles-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/03\/nhl-rumours-san-jose-philadelphia-los-angeles-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, L.A. Kings, More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s Monday and it\u2019s time for another edition of our NHL <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">umours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. We look at what teams may be making moves this coming off-season. Today we discuss NHL <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rumours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Jose Sharks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Coyotes<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All NHL <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rumours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are taken from the original source and are subject to change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NHL Rumours<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">San Jose Sharks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: Sportnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman said on Saturday\u2019s Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/karlser01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Karlsson<\/a> <\/strong>will decide if he wants to stay in the Bay Area in about a week. The former Norris Trophy winner wants to win according to Friedman and the Sharks have made a good impression on him.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He went on to say that four teams are in the race to get the 29-year-old defenceman. The Sharks, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Rangers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> were the teams identified by Friedman.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saturday Headlines: Erik Karlsson is apparently nearing a decision on his future, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FriedgeHNIC<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bjv1Q94GUB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bjv1Q94GUB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1135018976696840197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Analysis:<\/em> San Jose and Tampa Bay are in the best position to win as of right now. Both teams were in the race to get Karlsson from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> via trade in the most recent off-season. The Sharks and the Lightning have the potential to be a contender for the next few seasons. Tampa Bay would have to make some cap-space room in order to afford Karlsson, but they have made it work before.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vancouver and New York were both lottery teams, but they have cleared out cap space. The Canucks have over $30.5 million in space while the Rangers have just over $19 million. Both clubs have got young talent in the pipeline that has room to grown.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lundqhe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrik Lundqvist<\/a> <\/strong>has been trying to<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/05\/30\/nhl-rumours-san-jose-sharks\/\" target=\"_self\"> lure his close friend to Manhattan.<\/a> However, the Rangers are a long way from being a contender. His production would accelerate the Rangers move up the standings should Lundqvist be successful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Los Angeles Kings<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kypreni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Kypreos<\/a><\/strong> of Sportsnet said that defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/phanedi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dion Phaneuf<\/a> <\/strong>is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/kings-considering-buying-defenceman-dion-phaneuf\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a candidate for a buyout from the Kings<\/a>. Los Angeles was in the bottom of the Western Conference and in need of a makeover plus Phanuef has struggled in recent seasons.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Analysis:<\/em> The Edmonton native only had six points in 67 games this season with the Kings. He\u2019s 34-years-old and Los Angeles would likely trend to younger players.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phaneuf has $12 million and two years left on his deal. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capfriendly.com\/buyout-calculator\/dion-phaneuf#results\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buyout would be<\/a> $5.667 million across the four seasons saving the team $2.833 million and then Phaneuf would go into free agency on July 1.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A team may roll the dice on him, but he\u2019s clearly winding down his career.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: TSN\u2019s Bob McKenzie<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Prospects_Watch\/status\/1135229901198581760\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> said on the <\/a>Bobcast that<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gostish01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shayne Gostisbehere<\/a> <\/strong>could be the odd man out in Philadelphia. The Flyers have a glut of young defencemen in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/provoiv01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Provorov<\/a>,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Myers<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanhetr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Sanheim<\/a><\/strong>. McKenzie said that the Flyers may not want to trade the former Union College man but may not have room for him.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Analysis:<\/em> Gostisbehere does have plenty of offensive skill, but he\u2019s had some problems defending in recent seasons. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Provorov<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> looks to be the top <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">defenceman<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Philadelphia while <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sanheim<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and Myers have shown promise.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There\u2019s a market for puck-moving <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">defencemen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and Gostisbehere could be in demand should he get put on the trade block.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arizona Coyotes<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic and TSN said the Coyotes may be in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marlepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Marleau<\/a> <\/strong>sweepstakes. LeBrun went onto say that Arizona would have to get a premium asset back in order to make the deal happen.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leafs and Coyotes have also chatted about Patrick Marleau. My sense is that for Arizona to get more interested Toronto would have to attach a premium asset in the trade as well.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreVLeBrun\/status\/1135254451617509376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Analysis:<\/em> The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> would love to dump the $6.25 million contract for the next season in order to sign some of their players. The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leafs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> need <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">defence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and freeing up that money would help a lot. Marleau\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/01\/nhl-rumours-toronto-maple-leafs-pittsburgh-penguins\/\" target=\"_self\"> name has also been attached to the Kings as well<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arizona has been known to take on contracts for other teams a la<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/prongch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Pronger<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/datsypa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pavel Datsyuk<\/a>.<\/strong> However, Marleau would likely play and earn some of that money. They also wouldn\u2019t mind their younger players having a veteran like him in the locker room.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/05\/erik-karlsson-of-the-san-jose-sharks-looks-on-against-the-st-louis-picture-id1149384983.jpg\" alt=\"\">ST LOUIS, MISSOURI &#8211; MAY 15: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/karlser01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Karlsson<\/a> #65 of the San Jose Sharks looks on against the St. Louis Blues during the third period in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on May 15, 2019, in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Monday and it\u2019s time for another edition of our NHL rumours. We look at what teams may be making moves this coming off-season. Today we discuss NHL rumours surrounding the San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and Arizona Coyotes.\u00a0 All NHL rumours are taken from the original source and are subject to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":47077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,24,14,16,4321,25,18,21,26],"tags":[107,364,550,78,48,5715,3877,331,126,117,504,42,72,158],"class_list":["post-48178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-kings","category-rangers","category-flyers","category-rumours","category-sharks","category-leafs","category-mammoth","category-canucks","tag-arizona-coyotes","tag-dion-phaneuf","tag-erik-karlsson","tag-los-angeles-kings","tag-new-york-rangers","tag-nhl-rumors","tag-nhl-rumours","tag-patrick-marleau","tag-philadelphia-flyers","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-shayne-gostisbehere","tag-tampa-bay-lightning","tag-toronto-maple-leafs","tag-vancouver-canucks"],"modified_by":"William Grigsby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}