{"id":360329,"date":"2026-07-03T14:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=360329"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:03:03","slug":"nhl-rumors-minnesota-wild-and-the-tampa-bay-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/nhl-rumors-minnesota-wild-and-the-tampa-bay-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, and the Tampa Bay Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prices are too high for the Minnesota Wild yesterday, but they still have some trade options<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Update<\/strong>: Traded for Blake Coleman and Olli Maatta \u2026 Details here<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Russo<\/strong><\/a>: Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin said they\u2019ll be patient and pulled out of some things when the costs got too high, and a few others didn\u2019t work out. \u201d a brand new day.\u201d<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve still got plenty of time to fill their needs, they usually still have some trade options.<\/p>\n

Dennis Hildeby shall be the backup because the Lightning look to maneuver Jonas Johansson<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Diandra Loux<\/strong><\/a>: Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said that newly acquired goaltender Dennis Hildeby shall be their backup goaltender, they usually\u2019ll look to seek out a fit for Jonas Johansson.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Ovechkin, Canadiens, Jets, Sabres, Avs, and Hurricanes<\/p>\n

The Tampa Bay Lightning will circle back to Nikita Kucherov about an extension<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Diandra Loux<\/strong><\/a>: Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said there isn\u2019t any update on a Nikita Kucherov extension, but they shall be circling back.<\/p>\n

Diandra Loux<\/strong><\/a>: BriseBois said that he\u2019s had talks with Kucherov\u2019s agent, Dan Milstein. Over the past few weeks, he\u2019s been busy with free agency, greater than in previous years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat type of took precedent, I’d say the previous couple of weeks, but I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll circle back. I do know we’ll. We\u2019ll circle back to his representative, and when we’ve got something to announce, we\u2019ll make an announcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Zach Werenski, Jason Robertson, Dylan Larkin, and Connor Hellebuyck<\/p>\n

Lightning GM on adding right-handed defenseman<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Diandra Loux<\/strong><\/a>: Lightning GM BriseBois, when asked about adding a right-handed defenseman, he did say that Moser, D\u2019Astous, and Lilleberg can play each side, but did add:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still some players on the market, there\u2019s some trade talk occurring. I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s necessarily going to steer to anything within the short term but I’d say straight away we’ve got 7 defensemen which might be really good NHL defensemen that we like.\u201d<\/p>\n

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