{"id":321948,"date":"2026-04-21T01:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=321948"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:06:45","slug":"nhl-rumors-flames-leafs-sharks-canucks-predators-rangers-and-red-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/nhl-rumors-flames-leafs-sharks-canucks-predators-rangers-and-red-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: Flames, Leafs, Sharks, Canucks, Predators, Rangers, and Red Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 id=\"the-calgary-flames-ask-for-rasmus-andersson-from-the-toronto-maple-leafs\"><strong>The Calgary Flames ask for Rasmus Andersson from the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHLRumourReport\/status\/2045638506593276406\">NHL Rumour Report<\/a><\/strong>: Darren Dreger on TSN First Up on the Calgary Flames ask from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderra01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rasmus Andersson<\/a>: \u201cI consider the Flames wanted two 1sts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cowanea01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Easton Cowan<\/a> for Rasmus Andersson.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"could-sergei-bobrovsky-end-up-in-san-jose\"><strong>Could Sergei Bobrovsky find yourself in San Jose?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHLRumourReport\/status\/2045253773824508041\"><strong>NHL Rumour Report<\/strong><\/a>: Jeff Marek on the Sheet on Florida Panthers pending UFA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bobrose01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a>: \u201cThe opposite place I ponder about is San Jose for Sergei Bobrovsky, having the Russian mentor there for Askarov, I\u2019ve kinda been on that one for some time, we\u2019ll see if that gets there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhlrumors.com\/nhl-rumors-jonathan-toews-simon-nemec-nico-hischier-and-teddy-blueger\/2026\/04\/19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHL Rumors: Toews, Nemec, Hischier, and Blueger<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"canucks-leafs-and-predators-management-notes-adam-fox-and-dylan-larkin\"><strong>Canucks, Leafs, and Predators management notes, Adam Fox and Dylan Larkin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/32-thoughts-can-hellebuyck-and-the-jets-get-back-on-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet<\/a><\/strong>: The Vancouver Canucks don\u2019t want teams talking to AHL GM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=johnsry03,johnsry01&#038;search=Ryan+Johnson&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan Johnson<\/a>, and he\u2019s a contender for the Canucks GM position, but there will likely be a number of people to have a look at. Former Penguin Sam Ventura, the Sabres VP of Hockey Strategy and Research, will likely be one candidate. Will the Canucks block teams from talking to AHL coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malhoma01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manny Malhotra<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Among the many people believed to have Zoom meetings with the Toronto Maple Leafs: Ryan Bowness (Islanders), John Chayka, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gillimi01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mike Gillis<\/a>, Ryan Hardy, Ryan Martin (Rangers), Brandon Pridham, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/prongch01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Pronger<\/a>.  has also wondered about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/campbgr01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gregory Campbell<\/a> (Panthers), Evan Gold (Bruins), Brad Pascall (Flames) and Ross Mahoney (Capitals). Talks are progressing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sundima01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mats Sundin<\/a> for some role.<\/p>\n<p>People to have in-person interviews, or have have already got for the Nashville Predators GM position including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fitzgto01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom Fitzgerald<\/a> (next week), Jeff Kealty (internal candidate), Ryan Martin, Brett Peterson (Panthers), Bill Scott (Oilers), Darren Yorke (Hurricanes). Other\u2019s they\u2019ve talked to incorporate Scott White, Matt Keator (agent), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tayloti01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tim Taylor<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/getzlry01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan Getzlaf<\/a> could land some role with the Predators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhlrumors.com\/2026-stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-schedule-and-results\/2026\/04\/20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Schedule and Results<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latest York Rangers defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/foxad01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adam Fox<\/a> desires to win, so which may be something to control when the Rangers resolve what direction they&#8217;ll go in.<\/p>\n<p>One other lost season for the Detroit Red Wings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/larkidy01.html?utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_source=nhlrumors.com&#038;utm_campaign=2026-04-20_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dylan Larkin<\/a>. Can\u2019t see how trading him would make sense.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We needed to restart our X account. Please follow <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MyNHLRumorsX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MyNHLRumorsX<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Have you ever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NHLRumorsOfficial\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribed to our YouTube channel<\/a>? Rumor roundups and hot topics from across the league. We\u2019re also posting some stuff on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialnhlrumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When you love our reporting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nhlrumors.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">select NHLrumors.com as a preferred source on Google.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Calgary Flames ask for Rasmus Andersson from the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Rumour Report: Darren Dreger on TSN First Up on the Calgary Flames ask from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Rasmus Andersson: \u201cI consider the Flames wanted two 1sts and Easton Cowan for Rasmus Andersson.\u201d Could Sergei Bobrovsky find yourself in San [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":321949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[8137,8395,7919,649,11047,17629,1955,1296,12162,2988],"class_list":["post-321948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-canucks","tag-flames","tag-leafs","tag-nhl","tag-predators","tag-rangers","tag-red","tag-rumors","tag-sharks","tag-wings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321948"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321951,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321948\/revisions\/321951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}