{"id":52486,"date":"2019-07-24T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=52486"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:06:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:06:36","slug":"nhl-rumours-jets-canadiens-womens-hockey-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/24\/nhl-rumours-jets-canadiens-womens-hockey-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Women&#8217;s Hockey, More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re in the middle of summer, but we still have plenty of NHL <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rumours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to check out. Teams are trying to figure out their salary cap situations and see what they can get at a discount. Today we examine <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rumours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>, the 2020 free agency class and women\u2019s hockey.<\/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>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winnipeg Jets<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: Scott Billieck of the Winnipeg Sun speculates that the Jets should make a play for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/honkaju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julius Honka<\/a> <\/strong>of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Stars<\/a>. Honka is a restricted free agent but would come cheap. Billeck raved about the young defenceman\u2019s ability to create offence.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jets could find great value in acquiring Stars&#39; Honka <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ymeK9rGH31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ymeK9rGH31<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fmBWgUjNBY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fmBWgUjNBY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Winnipeg Sun (@winnipegsun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winnipegsun\/status\/1153081790560690176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 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\">Analysis: The 23-year-old seems to be the odd man out in Dallas with their emerging defensive group. He was a healthy scratch in 35 games last season as both<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindees01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Esa Lindell<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/heiskmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miro Heiskanen<\/a><\/strong> emerged last year.<\/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 are few obstacles preventing a deal as Stars\u2019 general manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nillji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Nill<\/a> likely <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">doens\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> want to help a team in his own division. Honka has also not found a spot under three different coaches despite being drafted 14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> overall in 2014. <\/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\">Winnipeg still needs to fill the holes after the losses of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Myers<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Ben <\/strong><\/span><strong>Chiarot<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in free agency. Honka could be an NHL-ready solution for the Jets.<\/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\">Montreal Canadiens<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: Sean Gordon of The Athletic (subscription required) reports that the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudonch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Hudon<\/a><\/strong> signing may not be the last move general manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bergema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Bergevin<\/a> makes this off-season. The Canadiens have 23 players on one-way deals and may have to do some roster juggling.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Analysis: Montreal still has $4 million in space let and will save some money if they send <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/alzneka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karl Alzner<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pecama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Peca<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/weiseda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dale Weise<\/a> <\/strong>go through waivers unclaimed. That would save the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Habs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> $1.075 million each time that happens.<\/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\/g\/gardija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Gardiner<\/a> <\/strong>is still out there and would be a solid option for Montreal if signed. Bergevin would probably have to deal someone like Hudon or others to make room. However, there are still options and Montreal may not be done.<\/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\">2020 Free Agent Class<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: NBC Sports came out with their free agent class for the 2020 off-season.<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/backsni02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicklas Backstrom<\/a><\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> tops the list while former Hart Trophy winner <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a> <\/strong>of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> is second. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/spurgja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Spurgeon<\/a><\/strong> is surprisingly third on the list while <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pietral01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Pietrangelo<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/josiro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman Josi<\/a> round out the top five.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Analysis: Backstrom has been a key part of the Capitals success and is the franchise leader in assists. Hall has already been the subject of plenty of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rumours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and there\u2019s talk his salary could top $11 million per season.<\/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\">Spurgeon is high on the list but does a lot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> on both ends of the ice. General manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fentopa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Fenton<\/a> would love to lock him down long-term. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pieterangelo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and Josi are key parts of their teams and both will likely get another big payday. Josi has been a steal at $4 million for the last few seasons.<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/predators\/\" target=\"_self\"> Nashville Predators<\/a> general manager David <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Poile<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> will <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">likley<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> give Josi a heck of a raise for his great play for the team.<\/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\">Women\u2019s Hockey<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: Kristina Rutherford of Sportsnet said that professional women\u2019s hockey players are \u201cstaying optimistic\u201d despite the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/03\/31\/cwhl-operations\/\" target=\"_self\"> collapse of the Canadian Women\u2019s Hockey League<\/a> and most of the notable players vowing to sit out next season.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Laura Stacey is still training hard (alongside Mitch Marner) and getting ready for next season even though she doesn&#39;t have a team to play on. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrRutherford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KrRutherford<\/a> on an uncertain off-season for many women&#39;s hockey stars.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uoitENqEY6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/uoitENqEY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1153406894192627715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>There\u2019s talk of showcase weekends of tournament-style games that will take place. The NHL said that it wants to give more help the the NWHL, but the players are hoping for more.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Analysis: Let\u2019s hope women\u2019s hockey can get a sustainable league that gets support from the NHL. There are plenty of talented women\u2019s players and the United States has embraced women\u2019s hockey on occasion.<\/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\">The NHL did kick in a bit of support, but it was paltry compared to what the NBA gives the WNBA. Women\u2019s hockey in North America is looking for support and a big commitment from the NHL would go a long way in helping.<\/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\/07\/julius-honka-of-the-dallas-stars-plays-the-colorado-avalanche-at-the-picture-id1065036184.jpg\" alt=\"\">DENVER, CO &#8211; NOVEMBER 24: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/honkaju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julius Honka<\/a> #6 of the Dallas Stars plays the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on November 24, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re in the middle of summer, but we still have plenty of NHL rumours to check out. Teams are trying to figure out their salary cap situations and see what they can get at a discount. Today we examine rumours surrounding the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, the 2020 free agency class and women\u2019s hockey.\u00a0 All [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":52490,"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":[2,1394,7,4321,33],"tags":[203,102,2167,264,152,5715,3877,1404,1373,194,357,1372],"class_list":["post-52486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-cwhlnwhl","category-canadiens","category-rumours","category-jets","tag-charles-hudon","tag-dallas-stars","tag-julius-honka","tag-marc-bergevin","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-nhl-rumors","tag-nhl-rumours","tag-nicklas-backstrom","tag-nwhl","tag-taylor-hall","tag-winnipeg-jets","tag-womens-hockey"],"modified_by":"Christian Holmes, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52486","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=52486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}