Austin Stanovich

“New voice in the locker room” I imagine preferably one who doesn’t publicly dump on their franchise goalie after a playoff loss. That would be a good start.

Dallas Stars @DallasStars

NEWS: Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today Pete DeBoer has been relieved of his head coaching duties. 📰: https://t.co/kRYELYWFz8 https://t.co/vjgtMRgufM

It’s truly insane that McDavid has another level for the playoffs. There’s just no question about who the best player in hockey is, it’s McDavid pretty comfortably.

JFresh @JFreshHockey

Connor McDavid played some of the best playoff hockey in recent memory in the Conference Finals. Can he carry it forward to the Stanley Cup Final? https://t.co/btrcN2XG9M

In the last 6 seasons Kucherov has 3 Art Ross’, 2 Ted Lindsay’s and potentially 2 Hart’s. What a freak, maybe the best player in the league not named McDavid or MacKinnon.

NHLPA @NHLPA

Congratulations to Nikita Kucherov, who takes home his second career #TedLindsayAward with the players’ vote. The @TBLightning forward led the NHL in points, assists, primary assists ​and power-play points this season: https://t.co/E3CdPrc1yI #NHLAwards https://t.co/4X7IaJFXOK

RT @Nick_Offerman: Ron was best man at a gay wedding you dumb fuck. #HappyPride

There’s just no way to seriously put 37 year old Jonathan Toews, who hasn’t played in two years, on this list. To name a few, he’s above 29 year old Ehlers who averages 63 points per 82 games. And somehow above Giroux who’s the same age and just had 50 points.

Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli

New Top 50 Free Agents board. (#GoBolts Yanni Gourde at No. 24 has since re-signed.) https://t.co/8ejlKRRWKB

I’m not saying this will, could or even should happen. But I’ll bet Dallas would be interested in a skilled RD2 to replace Ceci and is also making under $1mil. A Clarke+ for Robertson trade sure would be an aggressive move from Holland. And would show commitment to winning now.

Given Dallas’ cap situation and the addition of Rantanen this wouldn’t be too insane, but I have no idea what a reasonable package for Robertson would look like. They can’t really afford an equal quality player against the cap but also don’t need futures.

Watched a few of Kirsanov’s VHL games. He’s aggressive in joining the play offensively and really aggressive defending in his own zone. I can see why there are some fans of his internally, there are some legit NHL traits. Some things to file under “needs improvement” too.

Haven’t been able to really watch Kirsanov since he’s been playing in Russia and no international tournaments. But he’s listed at 6-foot-2, 220, the same size as Jeannot. If the feet and puck play are even just NHL average I’ll bet he plays plenty of games.

LA Kings @LAKings

We've signed D Kirill Kirsanov to a two-year entry-level contract through the 2026-27 season! More Info 📲 https://t.co/6d5R4PgQBQ @Enterprise | #GoKingsGo https://t.co/lSR3fawHEn

Man I really thought this was Dallas’ year, but EDM really is a juggernaut. Also, at what point is the NHL no longer allowed to bang its chest about parity? Two straight finals with the same team and FLA is heading for their 3rd straight.

I’d bet only 1, at most of those players get traded. Maybe I’m missing an obvious example but when was the last time a team who wasn’t rebuilding, and is trying to chase a playoff spot, traded multiple core pieces in a summer.

NHL Rumour Report @NHLRumourReport

Frank Seravalli: At least a quarter of the Sabres roster unhappy with direction of team; Owen Power, Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson, other core players could enter trade market - DFO Rundown

Ideally this is more of the target contract for Laferriere than Coranato’s contract.

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC

$3.75M

I generally dislike the idea of trading another first for LA. But, Rossi will only be 24 at the start of next season and it’s unlikely you get an equal player at 24. All depends on his contract demands though. If it works out that’s your 2C behind QB moving forward.

Anthony Di Marco @ADiMarco25

Re. Marco Rossi: I don't think there is a fit w/ PHI at this time. Speaking with sources, the #MNWild    would want Tyson Foerster or one of PHI's late 1sts; PHI has no interest in either. Rossi's contract demands are said to be "too much" for either team. @DailyFaceoff

If the Kings can’t re-sign Gavrikov, or don’t want to because of price, Miller would be an interesting option to explore. There’s some legit tools but the defensive mistakes are glaring, I do wonder if playing in LA’s system would take care of that though. Miller-Clarke pair? 🤔

NHL Trade Alert @NHLTradeAlert

32 Thoughts Podcast: Elliotte says he had a couple people reach out to say he should expand his list of names of Dmen being talked about and one of them is K'Andre Miller. "That it's not a guarantee but they are testing the market on Miller." #NYR #NHL https://t.co/tF6ooBQkk8

Hard agree here. I’ve seen a few “the Kings were close to beating the Oilers and gave them a better series than VGK and DAL so far, they could have gone all the way if they’d not made X or Y mistake.” It just doesn’t hold up and they need to be more reflective than that.

Russell Morgan @NHLRussell

Don’t let anyone tell you the Oilers dominating other teams more than LA gives the Kings more of a reason to “run it back.” There’s still some major problems with the roster and strategically.

It’s sickening how effective Corey Perry is.

It will be really interesting to see Turcotte’s role next season. If he can lock down a top 9 role, having someone fill one of those spots at $775,000 would give them so much flexibility.

Zach Dooley @DooleyLAK

Alex Turcotte ranked third among regular Kings forwards in assists per/60 and high-danger chances per/60 at 5-on-5. Turcotte is signed with the Kings for two more seasons at a cap hit of $775,000.