{"id":204184,"date":"2025-10-11T02:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/204184\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T02:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:40:15","slug":"nhl-rumor-mill-october-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/204184\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumor Mill \u2013 October 10, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out the latest on Rangers winger Artemi Panarin<\/a>, Kings winger Adrian Kempe<\/a>, Sabres forward Alex Tuch<\/a>, and Avalanche forward Martin Necas<\/a> in today\u2019s NHL Rumor Mill.<\/p>\n

TSN<\/a>: With the top of next summer\u2019s free-agent market already thinning out, Pierre LeBrun believes the focus will shift toward New York Rangers<\/a> winger Artemi Panarin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The recent signings of Minnesota Wild<\/a> winger Kirill Kaprizov<\/a>, Edmonton Oilers<\/a> center Connor McDavid<\/a>, Winnipeg Jets<\/a> winger Kyle Connor<\/a>, and Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> center Jack Eichel<\/a> leave Panarin as the biggest name worth monitoring.<\/p>\n

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New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin (NHL Images).<\/p>\n

SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Panarin is the oldest among that group of stars, turning 34 on Oct. 30. The play-making winger is coming off a seven-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $11.642 million.<\/p>\n

Panarin won\u2019t get another long-term contract. However, another solid season on his part could ensure he receives at least a three or four-year deal with an AAV close to his current number.<\/p>\n

This situation could make things interesting for Panarin\u2019s contract discussions with the Rangers. He reportedly rejected their offseason proposal of a short-term deal with a hometown discount. Both sides are staying silent about the subject as they await the outcome of this season.<\/p>\n

LeBrun is also focused on Los Angeles Kings<\/a> winger Adrian Kempe<\/a>, Buffalo Sabres<\/a> power forward Alex Tuch<\/a>, and Colorado Avalanche<\/a> forward Martin Necas<\/a>. He believes the recent re-signings have affected the Kempe and Tuch negotiations.<\/p>\n

Contract negotiations have been ongoing between Kempe and the Kings, with Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> winger William Nylander\u2019s contract ($11.5 million annual average value) brought up in those discussions. Connor\u2019s new contract with the Jets ($12 million AAV) could also be mentioned, leaving LeBrun to suggest that Kempe\u2019s next contract could be between $11 million and $12 million.<\/p>\n

SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: The case can be made that Kempe isn\u2019t on the same skill level as Nylander and Connor and thus not worth between $11 million and $12 million. However, with the salary cap rising, his camp\u2019s asking price would be less than 12 percent of next season\u2019s $104 million salary cap, which would subsequently decline each year as the cap continues to rise.<\/p>\n

LeBrun said there\u2019s been good dialogue between Tuch and the Sabres, but nothing\u2019s imminent. Meanwhile, Necas wanted to start this season and see how it goes, as it\u2019ll be his first full one with the Avalanche. However, he could soon get his agent to open talks with them. LeBrun thinks Necas will eventually re-sign with the Avalanche.<\/p>\n

SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Tuch told reporters last month that he\u2019d love to sign a long-term extension with the Sabres. However, there could be another front-office housecleaning if the Sabres missed the playoffs again, which could leave Tuch facing an uncertain future in Buffalo.<\/p>\n

As for Necas, RG.Org\u2019s James Murphy cited an NHL source<\/a> casting doubt on his finishing the season with the Avalanche, citing the club\u2019s salary-cap crunch and the need to prioritize re-signing superstar defenseman Cale Makar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Murphy listed the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, New York Rangers<\/a>, and Anaheim Ducks<\/a> as possible playoff-rental destinations. The Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> and San Jose Sharks<\/a> could be clubs that trade for him with an extension in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out the latest on Rangers winger Artemi Panarin, Kings winger Adrian Kempe, Sabres forward Alex Tuch, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":["post-204184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}