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NHL Rumor Roundup: Could Penguins Pursue Stars’ Jason Robertson Or Canucks’ Elias Pettersson? Plus Hellebuyck Buzz
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Recent rumors linked the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Dallas Stars’ Jason Robertson and Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson, while an NHL insider wondered if the Colorado Avalanche might pursue Connor Hellebuyck
Jason Robertson and the Dallas
Stars are heading toward a salary arbitration hearing sometime
between July 20 and Aug. 1, unless they agree to a new contract
beforehand
The Pittsburgh Penguins could be
watching the Robertson contract saga closely
According to Josh Yohe
of The Athletic, they are “very much open” to acquiring the
26-year-old scoring left winger. It’s believed Penguins GM
Kyle Dubas considers Robertson a potential building block
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Yohe citedwith the Stars. He
claimed the Penguins wanted to discuss a trade with Stars GM Jim Nill, but those talks never got serious
However, that could change if
Robertson winds up with a one-year contract through arbitration,
taking him to UFA eligibility next summer
If a long-term deal with the
Stars isn’t possible, Yohe thinks Robertson could be open to
joining the Penguins. It doesn’t hurt their chances when they
recently acquired his brother, Nick, from the Toronto Maple Leafs
Speaking of the Penguins, Dan
Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now noted that Sportsnet’s Elliotte
Friedman recently suggested that center Elias Pettersson of the
Vancouver Canucks might be a good fit with Pittsburgh
Kingerski pointed out that
Friedman was merely making a suggestion. Nevertheless, he disagreed
with the Sportsnet insider, citing the decline in the 27-year-old
Pettersson’s performance and his expensive contract. He’s signed
through 2031-32 with an average annual value of $11.6 million
If the Canucks hope to move
Pettersson anywhere, assuming he waives his no-movement clause, they
will likely need to retain part of his cap hit or take back an expensive contract in
the deal. Even then, the drop in his play over the past two seasons
hurts his value in the trade market
thehockeynews.comConnor Hellebuyck To Colorado Avalanche? Why The Rumor Doesn’t Match RealityThe Colorado Avalanche have no real path—or need—to acquire Connor Hellebuyck despite recent speculation linking him to Denver.
Meanwhile, there’s been no
indication that the Winnipeg Jets are any closer to trading
goaltender Connor Hellebuyck
There was talk of moving the three-time
Vezina Trophy winner to the Buffalo Sabres before last month’s NHL draft, but the deal reportedly fell through
According to Aarif Deen of
Colorado Hockey Now, Friedman said a couple of
teams told him they wondered whether the Avalanche might take a run
at acquiring Hellebuyck
Friedman didn’t indicate
whether there were trade talks between the two clubs regarding
Hellebuyck. He wasn’t sure that the Avalanche had the assets to
make a tempting offer or that the Jets would be open to it
Hellebuyck’s contract would be
a significant obstacle. He’s signed through 2030-31 with an average annual value of
$8.5 million and a full no-movement clause
The cap-strapped Avs
would have to move one or two players to free up room for his
contract, and it’s doubtful the Jets would retain any portion of it
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