NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings
TSN: The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a much better start to the season than expected. Sidney Crosby trade speculation has slowed. General manager Kyle Dubas has been trying to get younger and make some adjustments to the roster while trying to keep Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang competitive. Pierre Le Brun:
“There’s only one thing that can make everything go away from this topic,” Dubas told me. won. “That’s what the Penguins have done in the opening month. I don’t know how sustainable it is, and we’ll see if Monday’s third-period collapse in Toronto has an impact. But it’s a perfect playbook to allow all trade talks to disappear into media speculation.”
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Toronto Maple Leafs continue trying to find new home for David Kampf
fourth period: The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to look for a better situation for forward David Kampf, who was sent to the AHL during training camp. Kampf has one year left on his contract worth $2.4 million. They have been trying to trade him since the offseason.
Trade talks continue and the Maple Leafs are believed to be looking for a draft pick, if not a lower one. Elliott Friedman reported over the weekend that Kempf has left the Toronto Marlies (AHL). If the Maple Leafs still can’t trade him, there’s a chance he could consider terminating his contract.
Los Angeles Kings looking for forward help
fourth period: The Los Angeles Kings are believed to be looking for a top-six scoring winger. The Kings have approximately $3.27 million in salary cap space and may need to move a player if they want to acquire an impact forward.
30-year-old forward Trevor Moore could be a trade candidate. He has two years left after this season and a salary cap hit of $4.2 million.
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It’s unclear who the Kings are looking at, but Kings senior advisor Mark Bergevin recently scouted some of the Philadelphia Flyers’ games.
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