One Less Coaching Vacancy: While it ultimately took a little longer than most expected, the Canucks indeed went the route many thought they would with their head coach.\u00a0 As they embark on a rebuilding phase, new GM Ryan Johnson is sticking with someone he knows as he promoted<\/a> Manny Malhotra to take over behind the bench.\u00a0 The two had worked together previously with AHL Abbotsford.\u00a0 It\u2019s Malhotra\u2019s first NHL head coaching opportunity but he has seven years of NHL experience as an assistant to go along with a 16-year career at the top level.\u00a0 Now, he\u2019ll be tasked with maximizing the development of some of Vancouver\u2019s younger players as they begin what seems likely to be a multi-year rebuilding process.<\/p>\n Done For Good? After missing more than two full seasons due to Chronic Immune Response Syndrome, Jonathan Toews<\/a> returned to the NHL in 2025-26, signing a one-year deal with his hometown Winnipeg Jets.\u00a0 However, it appears the comeback will be one-and-done as the veteran is expected to retire<\/a>.\u00a0 Toews had 29 points in 82 games this season but struggled when deployed in the top-six role he was expected to fill.\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t rusty at the faceoff dot, however, winning over 62% of his draws.\u00a0 Toews likely would have drawn interest in a bottom-six role if he decided to keep playing but it appears his 16-year career is now over.<\/p>\n Oilers Seeking Defensive Shakeup: As the Oilers look to pick up the pieces after a first-round elimination, it appears they\u2019re looking to shake things up.\u00a0 One of the casualties could come on the back end following a report<\/a> that says the team is ready and willing to move veteran Darnell Nurse<\/a> as soon as they are able.\u00a0 That last bit matters as Nurse has full trade protection for next season so if he wants to stay, he\u2019s going to stay for at least one more year.\u00a0 Nurse has four years left on his deal at a $9.25MM AAV, a price tag that\u2019s on the high side for someone who is likely best utilized as a second-pairing option.\u00a0 But if Nurse is open to move, he could be a candidate to move for another veteran blueliner in need of a change of scenery in the hopes that the move yields a player who better fits their system.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The beginning of June certainly brought some exciting games on the ice as Carolina and Vegas began the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":694203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85,26176],"class_list":["post-722574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports","tag-week-in-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dylan-larkin-detroit-200x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Larkin Wants Out: It has been a rough go for Detroit as of late as they have missed the playoffs in 10 straight years.\u00a0 That has led to some frustration from captain Dylan Larkin<\/a> being vocalized in the past and now it appears it has reached a boiling point after multiple reports indicate that he has asked<\/a> to be traded.\u00a0 The 29-year-old has spent his entire 11-year career with the Red Wings and is their captain while locking down the top center spot for a significant chunk of that time.\u00a0 He has five years left on his contract with an $8.7MM AAV to go along with full trade protection.\u00a0 If Larkin gives GM Steve Yzerman a fair-sized list of teams to work with and Yzerman is willing to move him, he\u2019d instantly become one of the top players available on the trade front in a market that has many more buyers than sellers.<\/p>\n