Would the Toronto Maple Leafs bring Matt Murray back next season? Jonas Siegel of The Athletic: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray is in the AHL on a conditioning loan as he works back from the bilateral hip surgery he had in October. Murray is a pending UFA and it’s possible that Maple Leafs could bring him back next but it would be as a No. 3 or a No. 4 goaltender on the depth chart. It would allow Murray to try and work his way back to the NHL from there. NHL Rumors: Stanley Cup Playoff Format, and Patrick Kane Marc-Andre Fleury says he’s only playing one more season Minnesota Wild ..read more

The never-ending story of the Arizona Coyotes is finally coming to an end. Nothing is final regarding the NHL’s relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, however, the wheels are in motion. The best solution for the NHL and the Coyotes is to relocate them and start over. It just has not worked out long-term for the Coyotes. When the franchise first came from Winnipeg, it was successful. They made the playoffs in five of their six seasons in the desert, but Arizona never made it out of the first round. NHL Rumors: NHL Continues To Listen About Potential Expansion and Relocation But th ..read more

26 teams were interested in Collin Graf TSN: 26 teams showed interest in college free agent Collin Graf before he signed with the San Jose Sharks last week. “It came down to six teams with the Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Colorado Avalanche among those six teams. But obviously, there is ample opportunity in San Jose. It’s a team that’s gutted its roster and trusts in where that rebuild is going. Graf and agent Jerry Buckley did Zoom calls with all six teams two weeks ago before finally deciding.” The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers Line Brawl Had To Happen Coach ca ..read more

26 teams were interested in Collin Graf TSN: 26 teams showed interest in college free agent Collin Graf before he signed with the San Jose Sharks last week. “It came down to six teams with the Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Colorado Avalanche among those six teams. But obviously, there is ample opportunity in San Jose. It’s a team that’s gutted its roster and trusts in where that rebuild is going. Graf and agent Jerry Buckley did Zoom calls with all six teams two weeks ago before finally deciding.” The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers Line Brawl Had To Happen Coach ca ..read more

The Philadelphia Flyers and Ivan Fedotov talking contract extension TSN: Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov is 27 years old and a UFA after the season, and it doesn’t sound like he’s going to make it to free agency according to Chris Johnston. “It sounds like considerable progress has been made towards an extension and it might not be something we see announced in-season here, might come a little bit after the year. But, certainly, from both sides of the equation for Fedotov and the Flyers, I think that they want this to be a longer-term stint together and I do expect him to be signed ..read more

It makes sense for the Toronto Maple Leafs to extend Mitch Marner and not trade him Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) This offseason isn’t the offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs trade forward Mitch Marner. He is a do-everything forward for the Leafs. He’s not taking less than his $10.9 million. You don’t trade someone like Marner unless you’re getting equal value back. It’s likely a trade the Leafs wouldn’t win unless they’re getting back a No. 1 one defenseman of similar age. The Leafs should sign him to a long-term extension and deal with Marner, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander making ..read more

It makes sense for the Toronto Maple Leafs to extend Mitch Marner and not trade him Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) This offseason isn’t the offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs trade forward Mitch Marner. He is a do-everything forward for the Leafs. He’s not taking less than his $10.9 million. You don’t trade someone like Marner unless you’re getting equal value back. It’s likely a trade the Leafs wouldn’t win unless they’re getting back a No. 1 one defenseman of similar age. The Leafs should sign him to a long-term extension and deal with Marner, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander making ..read more

Quick Hits on the Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, and Nashville Predators Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog is 10 months into his recovery which was expected to be 12 to 16 months. Landeskog has five years left on his contract so the Avs won’t be rushing him back for a short-term playoff gain if he’s not ready. The Minnesota Wild traded pending RFA forward Connor Dewar to the Toronto Maple Leafs as GM Bill Guerin noted they are cap-strapped and Dewar has arbitration rights. NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, and the Vancouver Canuck ..read more

Quick Hits on the Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, and Nashville Predators Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog is 10 months into his recovery which was expected to be 12 to 16 months. Landeskog has five years left on his contract so the Avs won’t be rushing him back for a short-term playoff gain if he’s not ready. The Minnesota Wild traded pending RFA forward Connor Dewar to the Toronto Maple Leafs as GM Bill Guerin noted they are cap-strapped and Dewar has arbitration rights. NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, and the Vancouver Canuck ..read more

The Los Angeles Kings Are Still Looking for Scoring Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Pagnotta writes Los Angeles Kings General Manager Rob Blake wants to upgrade his scoring at the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline. NHL Rumors: Who is Interested in New Jersey Devils forward Tyler Toffoli? Pagnotta has been reporting that the Kings and the New Jersey Devils are discussing Tyler Toffoli. Toffoli was held out of the Devils’ game Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues. Toffoli leads the Devils with 26 goals, and when he was with the Kings, he helped them win the Stanley Cup in 2014. Toffoli is en ..read more