NHL Daily: Blackhawks, Senators, Cam Talbot

NHL Daily: Chicago Blackhawks Trying to Cut a Deal With the Vegas Golden Knights, the Ottawa Senators' Reflection on an Unhappy Season's End, Cam Talbot Proving His Potential And More! (Morning Coffee Headlines)

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NHL Daily: Morning Coffee Headlines

Blackhawks Looking to Strike Deal With Golden Knights

The Hawks are chatting the Golden Knights up in hopes that they might strike up a deal before the expansion draft comes around. Chicago is willing to use the pending expansion draft to their advantage in a reported two-way deal the Hawks are trying to pull off. Imagine, Trevor Van Riemsdyk selected by the Golden Knights in the expansion draft. But, the catch? The Knights would have to also take on the salary drumping of Marcus Kruger. The Hawks are attempting to fix their salary cap problem and this might be a help- if they pull it off. [Blackhawk Up]

New York Rangers Should Explore Options For Antti Raanta

The New York Rangers are at a high risk of losing their backup goaltender, Antti Raanta, to the Golden Knights in the coming expansion draft. Good goaltending can be hard to come by and the Golden Knights might find solace in the fact that Raanta is up and coming and posted some pretty good stats this seasn. Raanta also got a lot of attention with the Rangers opted for him rather than star Henrik Lundqvist early in the season. The Rangers have a few replacement options to explore. [Blue Line Station]

Ottawa Senators' Reflection on a Disappointing Sudden End

The Ottawa Senators' postseason run for the Stanley Cup ended abruptly when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated them in Game 7 of their exciting series. The Senators got extremely close to the Stanley Cup Final but couldn't close the deal. Ottawa did a lot of right this postseason but their run will still be considered the sudden end to a potential fairytale. [SenShot]

Edmonton's Starting Goaltender Cam Talbot Has Proven Himself

Goalie Cam Talbot has been in Edmonton for two seasons now and despite a rocky start last season has quickly settled in to what his potential truly is. Talbot oozed of raw potential when he was with the New York Rangers and when he was headed to Edmonton the expectatios were high. Despite an adjustment period, Talbot entered this season as solid and proven goaltender. Talbot has taken the Oilers through an incredible season and into the postseason; he has truly proven his potential and how much he can continue to bring to this team. [Oil on Whyte]