{"id":261771,"date":"2025-11-04T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/261771\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T20:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:05:08","slug":"nhl-rumor-mill-november-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/261771\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumor Mill \u2013 November 4, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadiens remain linked to Bruins center Pavel Zacha<\/a>, the Penguins need a left-shot defenseman, and the latest on the Oilers. Get the details in today\u2019s NHL Rumor Mill.<\/p>\n

CANADIENS INTERESTED IN ZACHA<\/p>\n

TVA SPORTS<\/a>: According to Nicolas Clouthier, one of the worst-kept secrets in the league is that Montreal Canadiens<\/a> general manager Kent Hughes \u201cadores\u201d Pavel Zacha<\/a>. He pointed out that Hughes was the Boston Bruins<\/a> center\u2019s former agent.<\/p>\n

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Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha (NHL Images).<\/p>\n

Cloutier cited \u201ctrustworthy sources\u201d within the Canadiens claiming the club is not on Zacha\u2019s list of teams he doesn\u2019t want to be traded to.<\/p>\n

The Canadiens need an experienced second-line center. Discussions took place over the summer, including one about Zacha. Cloutier believes follow-up talks are planned when teams decide to sell.<\/p>\n

SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Cloutier acknowledged the rarity of trades between the Bruins and Canadiens. Nevertheless, it shouldn\u2019t be ruled out.<\/p>\n

Zacha would tick a lot of boxes for the Canadiens, but there is no certainty that the Bruins will move him. TSN\u2019s Pierre LeBrun recently reported that they see him as an important part of their plans, adding that it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if he signs a contract extension next summer.<\/p>\n

Still, a lot can happen over the course of a season. The Bruins could consider trading Zacha if he shows little interest in an extension.<\/p>\n

PENGUINS SEEK A DEFENSEMAN<\/p>\n

PITTSBURGH HOCKEY NOW<\/a>: Dan Kingerski reported last week that the Penguins require a left-shot defenseman. They\u2019ve lost Caleb Jones<\/a> to a lower-body injury for eight weeks and need a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n

Kingerski said sources claimed that general manager Kyle Dubas is \u201ckicking tires\u201d on spare left-shot blueliners. One of them is Erik Gustafsson<\/a> of the Detroit Red Wings<\/a>, who is currently with their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids.<\/p>\n

LATEST ON THE OILERS<\/p>\n

EDMONTON JOURNAL<\/a>: David Staples cited NHL insider Frank Seravalli telling Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer that the Oilers are considering multiple player movements. That includes possible trades involving defensemen Troy Stecher<\/a> and Ty Emberson<\/a>, and forward Mattias Janmark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This news comes with Janmark, winger Zach Hyman<\/a>, and blueliner Alec Regula<\/a> poised to return from injuries. There is \u201czero chance\u201d that the Oilers will place Regula on waivers.<\/p>\n

SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: In case you\u2019re wondering, Stecher, Emberson, and Regula are right-hand shots. They won\u2019t be of interest to the Penguins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Canadiens remain linked to Bruins center Pavel Zacha, the Penguins need a left-shot defenseman, and the latest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-261771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261771","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=261771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}