Posts About "Mark Letestu"
Jets Weekly: Lowry, Hellebuyck, Maurice & More
November 4th, 2019 Welcome to Jets Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of Winnipeg Jets hockey. From hot topics to news and notes, this is where you can find all things Jets related throughout the 2019-20 season. The past week saw the Jets go 2-1 on their three-game road trip in California and Nevada. The Jets started off with a poor...
Jets' RFAs Giving Roster Hope to Fringe Players
September 2nd, 2019 With seemingly little to no progress in contract discussions between the Winnipeg Jets and restricted free agent young guns Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine, the chances of one or both of them sitting out to start the 2019-20 regular season are becoming increasingly likely. Related: Jets May Not Get Their RFAs Signed in Time While we...
Boston Bruins PTO Options
August 10th, 2018 We have reached the point in the summer where the talk shifts from free agent signings and trades, to training camp invites. Almost every team uses the professional tryout tool, and the Boston Bruins have been no exception over the years. Remember, prior to the 2015-16 season, the B's found backup goaltender Jonas Gustavsson via the PTO....
Vanek and Letestu Finding Their Way
March 6th, 2018 Two of the newest faces on the Columbus Blue Jackets, acquired at the NHL trade deadline, are forwards Thomas Vanek and Mark Letestu. Both were brought in to bolster big needs as the Blue Jackets searched for point production (Vanek) and center depth with special-teams experience (Letestu). As with any new acquisition, players have to...
Savvy Blue Jackets Ace Their Deadline Test
February 28th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets needed to do something, anything at this past trade deadline. A golden opportunity presented itself for the Blue Jackets. The question was would they take advantage of it? How much would it cost them? After the dust settled on an interesting deadline day, the Blue Jackets did exactly what they needed to...
Oilers Trade Letestu to Predators For Pontus Aberg
February 25th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers informed both Patrick Maroon and Mark Letestu that they would be moved before Monday's NHL Trade Deadline. Letestu just found out the Oilers are a team of their word. On Sunday, the Oilers traded Letestu to the Nashville Predators for young and speedy forward Pontus Aberg. The Preds then flipped Letestu to the...
Edmonton Oilers Trade Deadline Primer
February 24th, 2018 The NHL Trade Deadline is just around the corner, and Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli will be working the phones to get this team back on track. Saying the 2017-18 season has been a disappointment is an understatement. The question now is where does this team go from here? Patrick Maroon has an uncertain future, and...
Penguins Have a Smorgasbord of Trade Deadline Options
February 21st, 2018 For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline is quite unique. Jim Rutherford and the Penguins, after a few under the radar moves that included adding Jamie Oleksiak and Riley Sheahan, have placed themselves in a position to compete for a Stanley Cup championship as is. Their stars are hitting on all cylinders right now and...
Trading Mark Letestu: 3 Potential Suitors
February 12th, 2018 Everybody needs a Swiss Army knife come playoff time, even if the blade is a bit dull on this one. Mark Letestu has been a jack of all trades during his three seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, but that stint is likely coming to an end at this month’s trade deadline. The team is essentially out of the playoff race and Letestu’s...
Moving Mark Letestu: The For and Against
February 9th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers aren't mathematically out of the playoffs but it's a virtual guarantee they won't see the postseason in 2018. As such, trade deadline deals seem like a sure thing and beyond the rumored Patrick Maroon deal sitting near the top of most trade bait boards, veteran-depth forward Mark Letestu is a name that gets tossed...
NHL Trade Rumors: Tavares, Voynov, Rangers Selling
January 27th, 2018 In today's Rumor Rundown, we look at a few names on the rumor mill and a team that is rumored to be selling the farm to get younger. John Tavares Still Uncertain Arthur Staple of Newsday is reporting the situation between the New York Islanders and John Tavares is still very much up in the air and that while the team has the questions...
Facing Off: Weighing In on Oilers’ Ongoing Misery
January 25th, 2018 So is it Fallin’ for Dahlin? Or should it be Stallin’ for Dahlin? The Fall for Hall didn’t work — Todd McLellan and Peter Chiarelli didn’t give Taylor Hall enough time to work with Connor McDavid — but now Swedish defender Rasmus Dahlin is the new wunderkind. Nothing really rhymes with Andrei Svechnikov — I did...
Oilers Need Offensive Depth From Within
November 3rd, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers aren’t scoring this season — and, consequently, aren’t winning. Only three wins through 11 games, averaging fewer than three goals per game — way fewer, as in closer to two than three, at 2.18. That has got to change sooner than later — as in ASAP — for the Oilers to start bagging some points and...
