Hockey Rumour Analyst

This account will look at all NHL rumours from trades to signings and everything in between and start a discussion of how likely it is to occur.

[Hockey Rumour Analyst @RumourAnalyst]

Holy

[Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli]

Trade call underway now. Full deal:

To #RaiseUp: Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall

To #GoAvsGo: Martin Necas, Jack Drury, 2025 2nd Round Pick, 2026 4th Round Pick (all from Carolina)

To #Blackhawks: 2025 3rd Round Pick (their own returned from Carolina), 50% of Rantanen’s salary

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Corey Perry, signed 1x$1.4M by EDM, is still an effective two-way winger after all these years. #LetsGoOilers

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Jeff Skinner, signed 1x$3M by EDM, is an all-offence scoring winger. Shoot-first player, great finisher, slow foot speed but plays off the rush, very little defensive involvement, forechecking, or physicality. Pure skill player. #LetsGoOilers

[Chris Johnston @reporterchris]

Jeff Skinner signs a one-year deal with the #oilers worth $3M.

Pretty good bet to see the first playoff games of his NHL career next spring.

[Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun]

Jeff Skinner, one year, $3M with the Edmonton Oilers

[Steve “Dangle” Glynn @Steve_Dangle]

SOON… https://t.co/C8tddTK111

[Sergei @berezin_goal]

I love Jani Hakanpaa.

Big, tough and he hits everything.

[Nashville Predators @PredsNHL]

IT'S STAMMER TIME IN SMASHVILLE

-> https://t.co/ct5dzvmDob

[luke fox @lukefoxjukebox]

Veteran Jani Hakanpää, 32, making half as much as Timothy Liljegren ($1.5 million AAV) and presents competition on the Maple Leafs' right side.

Big body (6-foot-6, 225 pounds). Averaged 18:39 with Dallas last season. Hits, blocks shots, kills penalties.

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Sean Walker, signed 5x$3.6M by CAR, is a skilled offensive defenceman who can carry the puck and create scoring opportunities and goals. Did well at basically everything this season on PHI's second pair. Concern would be size and if he can repeat this season. #LetsGoCanes

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Shayne Gostisbehere, signed 3x$3.2M by CAR, is a puck-moving offensive defenceman. Great passer, great shot (which he'll use plenty), no physicality, has the best penalty differential of any defenceman in the past three seasons (+34). #LetsGoCanes

[Sergei @berezin_goal]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson at $3.5M is significantly better value than Joel Edmundson at $3.8M or Ilya Lyubushkin at $3.1M.

[Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun]

Alex Carrier re-signs with Nashville: 3 years x $3.75M AAV ($4.6, $3.85, $2.8)

[Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC]

Alex Carrier 3 x $3.75M Nashville

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Juraj Slafkovsky, signed to an 8x$7.6M extension by MTL, is a talented big young winger whose game took a massive step forward in his sophomore season, especially playmaking. Still progress to be made but a no-brainer move for the Canadiens. #GoHabsGo

[Chris Johnston @reporterchris]

The NHL has officially reinstated Stan Bowman, Al MacIsaac and Joel Quenneville. They are eligible to seek employment on or after July 10.

[Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun]

Carolina signs Sean Walker to a five-year deal worth $18 million ($3.6 M AAV per season)

[Mark Masters @markhmasters]

Timothy Liljegren on signing extension with Leafs:

"Toronto was always the place I wanted to be. I’m happy we got it done ... it was pretty easy talking with Toronto so, you know, it feels good to get it done."

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Johnathan Kovacevic, acquired by NJ, is a puck-carrying two-way defenceman who's active in his own end and kills penalties. Has done solid work for MTL in a third pair role. #NJDevils

[JFresh @JFreshHockey]

Matt Grzelcyk, signed 1x$2.8M by PIT, is a puck-moving defenceman. Very active in transition. Once an analytical darling and has a 65% goal share at 5v5 in the past three seasons, but ice time is down and is a frequent playoff scratch. There are tools, but it's a reclamation.