NHL Rumours: Hischier Extension, Hellebuyck Blockbuster & Ovechkin's Retirement - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

‘Cobble Together Free Agent Goaltending’ — Jets Urged to Consider Trading Connor Hellebuyck To Eastern Conference Giants

Trade speculation around Connor Hellebuyck grows as an NHL analyst proposes a blockbuster deal involving an Eastern Conference contender.

Latest On Nico Hischier, Arseny Gritsyuk

June 20: Things continue to percolate toward a Hischier extension, Pierre LeBrun wrote for The Athletic on Friday. A team source told LeBrun this week that “those talks were now over the hump in terms of the meaty part of negotiations” and that a medium-term extension should be announced soon after he’s eligible to sign on July 1. While New Jersey wanted a max-term deal and Hischier’s camp wanted shorter term to start, LeBrun adds they’ve found …

Winnipeg Jets: Early Summer Update

Despite a plethora of rumours swirling around Winnipeg Jets’ goalie Connor Hellebuyck, things have been pretty quiet around the True North franchise lately. Unless GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, the tender’s agent Ray Petkau, and whatever NHL teams the Jets would have contacted to accommodate a trade request have been doing a stellar job from keeping that to themselves….I assume that this is largely… Source

NHL Rumours: Hischier Extension, Hellebuyck Blockbuster & Ovechkin's Retirement - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with Nico Hischier and the New Jersey Devils, who have been getting closer to agreeing on a new contract. Next, there is…