“St. Louis” made it clear to Barbashev that they were seriously interested in returning him in the summer, if he was free at that time, journalist Andy Strickland reports. He also writes that the Russian was pleased with how the club handled the whole situation.
All indications are that Patrick Kane will eventually be traded to the Rangers, but the deal itself is unlikely to take place before Wednesday, and may even take place closer to Friday’s deadline itself, ”writes Elliott Friedman. “
“Washington has a lot of interest in the future NSA Eller, Shiri, Jensen and others. I was also told that the club is negotiating new contracts with Jensen, Van Rimsdijk and Gustafsson,” writes journalist David Pagnotta.
“St. Louis” for Barbashev will receive the first-rounder and gold medalist of the MFM-2023 Zach Dean (he plays in the QMJHL).
Six Russian guys have already been exchanged (three today). Will Vladislav Gavrikov find a new team?
Ivan Barbashev moved to Vegas
And another Russian hockey player changes teams – Ivan Barbashev moves to Vegas, according to Elliott Friedman.
The St. Louis sale continues. First Tarasenko, then O’Reilly, now Barbashev.
Russian exchange — Guryanov to Dadonov
That’s right – Russian exchange. Dallas and Montreal waved Denis Guryanov and Evgeny Dadonov.
The Canadiens will keep half of Yevgeny’s salary for the remainder of this season (cap hit $5 million, actual salary this year is $6.5 million).
Dadonov in Montreal is completely soured – only 18 points in 50 matches. The situation is no better for Guryanov, who is not even close to the sniper he showed himself three years ago. Now he has 9 points in 43 matches.
The next name after Kane that circulates in a lot of rumors is the best scorer of San Jose, Timo Mayer, who has been kept out of the squad for three games as a precaution.
According to the latest information, the two main contenders for Mayer are New Jersey and Vegas.
A few more details on Patrick Kane. He has already left the location of the team, which is on the road, and flew to Chicago. He has not yet officially lifted the ban on the exchange, but when a person goes to the press and openly says that the exchange of Tarasenko to the Rangers is not the most pleasant news in his life, there will be no problems with this issue.
Chicago is resigned to the fact that Kane left them no choice and are willing to trade him for whatever the Rangers have to offer.
Insiders write that the exchange looks inevitable, the only thing that can prevent it is its complexity. So, for example, the Rangers need to find a third party who can take part of Kane’s salary.
The main dish of this deadline is Patrick Kane and his upcoming reunion with Artemy Panarin at the Rangers. The club from New York took the first step towards the exchange the day before and began to clear a place in the payment. To do this, Vitaly Kravtsov was traded to Vancouver, and forward Leshishin was put up for a waiver draft.
Read more about the Kravtsov exchange and what is happening in New York in our material.
The Rangers sold Russian talent for next to nothing. Is this preparation for the NHL Trade of the Year?
