The NHL’s yearly roster freeze for the holidays starts on December 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET and ends on December 28 at 12:01 a.m. ET. That might encourage some general managers to make hurried trades and signings prior to that date, or maybe they’ll utilise it to complete transactions that happen after the lockout is lifted.
This month, there have already been four deals. The two most noteworthy were the Colorado Avalanche sending winger Tomáš Tatar to the Seattle Kraken on December 15 and the New York Islanders getting defenseman Robert Bortuzzo from the St. Louis Blues on December 6..
There have been rumours since last week that teams are interested in Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko. Regarding Patrik Laine’s future with the Columbus Blue Jackets, there is considerable conjecture in the interim.
Using our handy BS metre, we’re figuring out which of this week’s big rumours are worth believing as the holiday freeze draws near. As usual, you can use the app’s comments section to share your opinions on this subject.
The reconstruction The Philadelphia Flyers have performed better than expected so far this season. in 30 games with 37 points. They were in second place in the Metropolitan Division at the start of this week.
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