{"id":344455,"date":"2026-06-02T07:47:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=344455"},"modified":"2026-06-02T07:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:17:43","slug":"nhl-rumors-dupont-rudolph-ovechkin-tuch-and-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/nhl-rumors-dupont-rudolph-ovechkin-tuch-and-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: DuPont, Rudolph, Ovechkin, Tuch, and Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Top 2027 draft prospect Landon DuPont and 2026 first-round prospect Daxon Rudolph are US Colleges<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cam Robinson<\/strong><\/a>: Top 2027 prospect Landon DuPont will start visiting US college campuses before determining where he\u2019ll play next season.<\/p>\n

The Everett Silvertips (WHL) defenseman put up 73 points in 63 regular-season games, 23 points in 18 playoff games, and 6 points in 4 Memorial Cup games.<\/p>\n

Schools which are expected to be after him include Michigan, Denver, Michigan State and Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Daxon Rudolph is anticipated to make his decision this week, and that would impact DuPont. If Rudolph decides on Denver or Michigan State, it’d take them out of the running for LuPont.<\/p>\n

Quick hits on Alex Ovechkin, Alex Tuch, and Quinn Hughes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Emily Kaplan of ESPN<\/strong><\/a>: Communication between the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin<\/a> stays open while he\u2019s back in Russia. The Caps will give him his time and space to make your mind up whether to retire or sign a one-year contract. heard across the draft as a possible timeline, but when he needs more time, the Capitals are okay with that.<\/p>\n

With Alex Tuch<\/a> being the highest free agent forward available on the market, it\u2019s helping raise his price. Tuch and the Buffalo Sabres hadn\u2019t been close on money before they shelved talks towards the top of the season to deal with the playoffs. If the Sabres are to supply a competitive number, there may be a path to getting it done. Despite the fact that Tuch didn\u2019t register a degree against the Canadiens of their series, it\u2019s not expected to be a significant factor.<\/p>\n

When spoke with Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin per week or two ago, he seemed confident that they may get defenseman Quinn Hughes<\/a> signed to a contract extension. There are a lot of across the league who imagine Hughes will sign a three-year extension, which might put him at free agency similtaneously his brother Jack. Things didn\u2019t end well for the Wild, but injuries to Jonas Brodin<\/a> and Joel Eriksson Ek<\/a> for his or her series with the Avs really hurt their probabilities. The Wild will proceed their seek for a middle.<\/p>\n