#Pierre LeBrun

The bottom line is that the LIV players are not earning any OWGR points and plummeting in the world rankings as a result. Fair or unfair? OWGR ranking points are important, because a player's position in the rankings is used to determine qualification for some important events. The Masters, for instance, uses the OWGR points list to invite the top…

It's not too often a player 21 games into the first season of a three-year contract extension becomes a virtual lock to be traded. But here we are with right winger Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks. It's natural to view last weekend's drama as a catalyst and the reason why Boeser and agent Ben Hankinson have been granted permission by the…

Frank Seravalli: San Jose Sharks defenseman Ryan Merkley has requested a trade according to sources and the Sharks are trying to work out a deal. The 22-year-old was a 2018 first-round pick. He's still waiver-eligible. He's played in 39 NHL games. TSN: Pierre LeBrun notes that if teams at that the bottom of the standings plan on moving some rentals…

Leading to the NHL's holiday break is always a flood of NHL trade rumors and speculation about the coming changes. GMs have had a good look at their teams. They've had a lot of conversations. And with a couple of months to the NHL trade deadline, it's time to get serious. The St. Louis Blues could put big names on the trade block. The Edmonton…

The Vancouver Canucks are reportedly asking for NHL players in a potential Bo Horvat trade rather than draft picks and prospects. It's not set in stone that the Vancouver Canucks will trade Bo Horvat. The Canucks and Horvat may very well get past their contract impasse and find their way to a deal that satisfies both sides. But there's a reason why…

NHL Notebook: Oilers likely open to moving 2023 first-round pick, NHL not interested in negotiating salary cap increase, and more The Edmonton Oilers haven't used their first-round pick in a trade deadline move since all the way back in 2006. That year, the Oilers badly needed a starting goaltender so Kevin Lowe ponied up the team's top draft pick…

It's not too often a player 21 games into the first season of a three-year contract extension becomes a virtual lock to be traded. But here we are with right winger Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks. It's natural to view last weekend's drama as a catalyst and the reason why Boeser and agent Ben Hankinson have been granted permission by the…

This is going to be a critical campaign for the Toronto Maple Leafs and general manager Kyle Dubas in particular, who was given a vote of confidence by team president Brendan Shanahan despite yet another failure to advance past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It's a tired refrain that the fans are certainly tired of having to hear -…

On Friday, Vancouver Hockey Now's Rob Simpson reached out to Brian Bartlett, the agent of J.T. Miller, regarding contract extension talks with the Vancouver Canucks. Bartlett shared that talks may be coming to an end rather quickly. "It's possible we make a decision to cut off talks when the season starts, to avoid distractions for J.T. and his…