{"id":97174,"date":"2021-01-07T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T13:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=97174"},"modified":"2021-01-07T08:12:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T13:12:10","slug":"nhl-rumours-bruins-panthers-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/07\/nhl-rumours-bruins-panthers-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Winnipeg Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020-21 NHL season is fast approaching, with puck drop on Wednesday night less than a week away. That hasn&#8217;t slowed down a constant onslaught of NHL rumours, and Last Word on Hockey continues to supply your daily dose of rumblings from around the NHL. Despite the imminence of the season&#8217;s start, teams are still rushing to finalize rosters and solidify their futures. Today&#8217;s edition of NHL Rumours focuses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bruins\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Florida Panthers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Boston Bruins<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: Per The Athletic&#8217;s Fluto Shinzawa, Bruins goalie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rasktu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuukka Rask<\/a> does not plan to play elsewhere at any point remaining in his career.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tuukka Rask is OK if an extension doesn&#8217;t happen now or during the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have no intention to play anywhere else besides with the Bruins. If I&#8217;m good enough to play another one, two, three years, so be it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fluto Shinzawa (@FlutoShinzawa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlutoShinzawa\/status\/1346866205802582018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>Unlike the ridiculous goalie carousel that was this past offseason, it appears as though Rask won&#8217;t partake in weirding out the entire NHL by joining a different team. The 33-year-old Finnish goalie is still one of the premier starters in the league and doesn&#8217;t show any signs of slowing down. His departure in free agency would mean another team gaining a more valuable commodity.<\/p>\n<p>Truthfully, Rask shouldn&#8217;t even consider retiring after this season for performance reasons. If he decides it&#8217;s the best choice for him personally, then so be it. But Rask is coming off one of the best campaigns of his career, posting a .929 save percentage in 41 starts and a remarkable 26-8-6 record. He&#8217;s won a Vezina Trophy, a Jennings Trophy. But while he was technically a part of the 2011 Bruins team that won the Stanley Cup, Rask has yet to carry his team all the way through. He&#8217;s lost in the Final twice, in 2013 and 2019. Rask obviously still has the drive to win a championship. And for the next few years at least, he should be able to supply the quality goaltending every Cup contender needs to win.<\/p>\n<h3>Florida Panthers<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour:\u00a0<\/em><em>Sportsnet&#8217;s Elliotte Friedman, on an episode of radio show Tim &amp; Sid, states that the possibility is real that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/borgshe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrik Borgstrom<\/a> has played his last game in a Panthers uniform.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I know there&#8217;s more important things going on right now, but some quick tidbits from Friedman on Tim &amp; Sid:<\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/borgshe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrik Borgstr\u00f6m<\/a>: &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure Borgstr\u00f6m&#8217;s ever going to play for them (FLA) again, he might get traded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Bratt: &#8220;I think him and the Devils weren&#8217;t even close.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL_Watcher\/status\/1346958640536842240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>Borgstrom&#8217;s life as a Panthers prospect has been interesting, to say the least. Their first-round pick in 2016, 23rd overall, has done well at every level except the NHL. He was only afforded one full season as an NHLer so far. In 2018-19, Borgstrom got into 50 games for the Panthers, scoring eight goals and 18 points. Those numbers certainly aren&#8217;t great, but they&#8217;re at least something to build upon. His usage that season wasn&#8217;t exactly conducive to higher production, either. Borgstrom played just 12 minutes a night. Outside of that season, however, Florida&#8217;s only played Borgstrom in eight NHL games.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish prospect&#8217;s displeasure with the Panthers organization is warranted. Borgstrom has been a top-tier producer everywhere he&#8217;s played, and at age 23, he still has the opportunity to grow into a full-time role. A trade is likely the best course of action for the player in order to continue his development, as the Panthers have mainly been interested in stunting it.<\/p>\n<h3>Winnipeg Jets<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: Winnipeg is still trying to move right wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lainepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrik Laine<\/a>, but their trade talks with certain organizations have stalled, per David Pagnotta.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Carolina Hurricanes are still very much interested in Patrik Laine, I&#8217;m told. The asking price remains an issue, though, as the Winnipeg Jets seem to want Pesce &amp; Necas in a deal and so far Carolina has balked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFourthPeriod\/status\/1346903171122212865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pescebr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brett Pesce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/necasma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Necas<\/a> are truthfully what Winnipeg is asking for, that&#8217;s quite the deal. But, quite frankly, that&#8217;s the price you have to pay for a 22-year-old who&#8217;s already money in the bank for 30 goals a season. While Necas has that ceiling, Laine&#8217;s is still even higher especially given a change of scenery. It&#8217;s not necessarily fair for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> to not even consider this move.<\/p>\n<p>Pesce is a great defensive defenceman who undoubtedly had a down year. His trade value is at an all-time low, but Carolina isn&#8217;t exactly itching to move him, either. While the value proposition on this deal makes sense at the moment, it doesn&#8217;t make sense for Carolina to pull this trigger. 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