The NHL News of the Day
Las Vegas will have an NHL franchise. [Vice Sports]. Who is going to be their General Manager? [Along the Boards]
Does the Frederik Andersen acquisition speed up the Leafs rebuild plan? [Hot Stove], [The Hockey News]
Milan Lucic is officially a free agent. [The Province]. Are the Oilers a choice destination? [Edmonton Journal]
Zack Kassian is in some hot water. [CJAD]
Is Nail Yakupov the most likely Oiler to be traded? [Edmonton Sun]
The Florida Panthers have given a lot of coin (and term) to Keith Yandle. [Miami Herald]. The Rangers made the right choice moving on from him. [Full Tilt NYR]
Evgeni Malkin will not require surgery. [Pensburgh]
The Steven Stamkos saga may be finally nearing an end. [TSN]
I’m reasonably confident TOR will take Auston Matthews at No. 1. I’m not nearly as confident WPG will automatically take Patrik Laine at 2.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 23, 2016
(Draft intrigue!)
Is the Islanders Stanley Cup window now opened? [New York Post]
Are the Blackhawks really shopping Andrew Shaw? [Todays Slapshot]
Not everyone agreed with the award winners last night. [Sportsnet]
The Jets are hanging onto Ondrej Pavelec. For now. [Jets Nation]
And finally, did Tony X con the NHL into giving him a free trip to Vegas? [Puck Daddy]