Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser has reportedly turned down a five-year, $40MM contract extension per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, who adds that Boeser is looking for more term on his next deal. The $8MM cap hit on the rumored offer would be a $1.35MM bump from Boeser’s price tag this season. Boeser is certainly due for a raise on his next deal, after posting the first … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Notes: Boeser, Sharks, Schenn
Nikolai Kovalenko, Jan Rutta Won’t Travel With Team
According to San Jose beat writer Curtis Pashelka, forward Nikolai Kovalenko nor defenseman Jan Rutta are expected to join the San Jose Sharks on their upcoming road trip. Pashelka adds that Rutta is still relatively far from a return, which could affect his trade value at the upcoming deadline. Rutta is a pending unrestricted free agent right-handed shot defenseman who would … [Read more...] about Nikolai Kovalenko, Jan Rutta Won’t Travel With Team
Sharks Activate Nico Sturm Off IR
The Sharks will welcome back one of their regular centers (and best trade chips) to their lineup tonight. The team announced (Twitter link) that Nico Sturm has been activated off injured reserve. San Jose had an open roster spot so no corresponding move needed to be made. The 29-year-old has been out for a little more than a month due to a lower-body injury. So far this … [Read more...] about Sharks Activate Nico Sturm Off IR
Trade Deadline Primer: San Jose Sharks
With the 4 Nations Face-Off break now almost over, the trade deadline looms large and is less than three weeks away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make? We continue our look around the league with the San Jose Sharks. San Jose remains deep in a rebuild and is currently dead last in the NHL in points. As you would expect, they have already … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Primer: San Jose Sharks
Wennberg To Return On Sunday
San Jose will get a key veteran center back for their upcoming seven-game road trip as Alexander Wennberg told reporters including Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News (Twitter link) that he’ll be ready to return on Sunday. The 30-year-old has 23 points in 52 games for the Sharks this season and suffered an upper-body injury late last month. … [Read more...] about Wennberg To Return On Sunday