{"id":81428,"date":"2020-07-26T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T12:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=81428"},"modified":"2020-12-21T14:49:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:49:12","slug":"nhl-rumours-sharks-coyotes-kraken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/07\/26\/nhl-rumours-sharks-coyotes-kraken\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: San Jose Sharks, Arizona Coyotes, Seattle Kraken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting closer to hockey returning, but we still have plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/rumours\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHL rumours<\/a> for you. The play-in round and round robin tournaments are less than a week away. However, teams that didn&#8217;t make it and even the newly-named Seattle Kraken are involved in rumours.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s edition is a Pacific Division-oriented one with plenty of West Coast bias. We have NHL rumours focus of 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\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a> and the Kraken.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumorus are taken from the original source and subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>San Jose Sharks<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour:\u00a0<\/em><em>Kevin Kurz of The Athletic recently shot down any idea of the San Jose Sharks trading for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boesebr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brock Boeser<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alexandar Georgiev<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good stuff by \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KKurzNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KKurzNHL<\/a> \u2069 bummed we won\u2019t be seeing the Sharks in this restart but that might be for the best. Start fresh next year  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7HpYgSRffx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7HpYgSRffx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; American Psycho (@Colton__Mc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Colton__Mc\/status\/1285977789372329988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> Georgiev was a name that got plenty of talk around the trade deadline. However, the Rangers decided to roll with him, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/shestig01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Igor Shesterkin<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/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> for the rest of the season. Georgiev is a young enough and shown plenty of promise that he should fetch a nice return. Shesterkin seems to be the goalie of the future while Lundqvist pretty much has an unmovable contract.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose signed their own Russian goalie to challenge <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesma02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Jones<\/a><\/strong> for the starting job. <strong>Alexei Melnichuk<\/strong> signed a two-year deal with\u00a0the Sharks recently. The former SKA St. Petersburg goalie went 8-5-1 with a 1.68 goals-against-average and .930 save percentage. He has the tools to push Jones for the job. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dellaa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Dell<\/a> becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and may not be back. Jones has struggled in recent seasons and the 22-year-old Russian could get the job.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been conflicting talk about if Boeser will be available in the off-season. The former University of North Dakota product is due $5.875 million a season until the end of 2021-22. Vancouver faces a cap crunch due to the flat cap like many other clubs. A player like Boeser the Minnesota native could kickstart a rebuild, but San Jose doesn&#8217;t have the assets to procure him.<\/p>\n<h3>Arizona Coyotes<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour:\u00a0<\/em><em>There&#8217;s plenty of speculation surrounding Coyotes general manager John Chayka. False claims that he was fired broke early Saturday, only feeding into a sense that his job was nearing its end. The team would not comment on these matters.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Further on this, my understanding, per league source, is that this happened about 6 weeks ago. Still unclear why it hasn&#39;t been resolved with a week to go before the play-in round begins. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTb7jnwoR7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lTb7jnwoR7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Craig Morgan (@CraigSMorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigSMorgan\/status\/1287163452998311936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> It seems like this is going to be a messy divorce between the two parties. Morgan stated this all started around six weeks ago. It also seems that it&#8217;s not an opportunity with another club.<\/p>\n<p>The team does have a new owner in Alex Meruelo and he&#8217;s installed a new president and CEO in Xavier Gutierrez. Most owners would want to have their own people in positions of power, but Merulo may have given Chayka a shot.<\/p>\n<p>All of this comes at an inopportune time with the start of the play-in round against the Nashville Predators. Arizona comes in as the No. 11 seed and trying to reach the first round proper. The uncertainty also comes before an important off-season, where <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/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> is a free agent. Arizona wants Hall back, but Hall wants to play on a winning team. The Coyotes would be smart to figure things out before a pivotal negotiation.<\/p>\n<h3>Seattle Kraken<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour:\u00a0<\/em><em>Darren Dreger of TSN confirmed that the Seattle Kraken are in no rush to hire a coaching staff, although names like Gerard Gallant could be in the mix for the head coaching role.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI, INSIDER TRADING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DarrenDreger<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coryworon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@coryworon<\/a> discuss&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Timeline for Kraken to hire coaching staff<br \/>&#8211; How Seattle could benefit from the flat $81.5M salary cap<\/p>\n<p>WATCH \ud83c\udf0d: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mw913BXu9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mw913BXu9A<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSNHockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TSNHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xaKOnkEHq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2xaKOnkEHq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNHockey\/status\/1286635434873888770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> Seattle is smart to wait it out because a team could fire a coach worth interviewing. Gallant seems to be a smart choice because of what he did with Vegas. He helped get that team up to speed very quickly in their inaugural season. However, don&#8217;t discount someone like<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/laviope01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Laviolette<\/a><\/strong> that is still out there. Laviollete won a Stanley Cup with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> and made the final with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> and Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle will have a lot of pressure to repeat the success Vegas had in their first season. General manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/francro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Francis<\/a><\/strong> will have his pick of plenty of talented players that will be made available. The Knights did a great job of identifying young talent and having a strategy for style of play. 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