Hellebuyck Hot, Lohrei in Play | NHL News

Connor Hellebuyck’s future is heating up as the Jets’ Vezina winner draws interest from Carolina, Buffalo, and Utah—with Florida out. The Hurricanes could swap defenseman Nikishin, while Buffalo’s Tage Thompson, who played with Hellebuyck on Team USA, openly wants him gone, calling him “the best in the world.” Player-to-player chatter like this is perfectly legal. Meanwhile, Boston’s Mason Lohrei, once thought to be locked into a Bruins roster spot, is back in trade rumors. With ten NHL defensemen already on the roster, the Bruins might move him to address other needs—unless he secures his spot on the left...