A World Cup in 2025? Kind of, Kevin Weekes: We’ve heard rumors that a scaled-down World Cup featuring only NHL players in 2025 is being discussed. Something between March Madness and the Super Bowl could be what they’re looking at. The Boston Bruins might be interested in the Calgary Flames. Eventually, Boston Hockey Now’s Jimmy Murphy Thus, negotiations for a contract extension between Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin, and the Calgary Flames have come to an end. Eric Francis of Sportsnet speculated that the Flames might be about to retool.”Not a rebuild from the ground up, as many are demanding, but a major retooling that would most likely entail trading the aforementioned Flames pillars.’

The Boston Bruins have previously expressed interest in Lindholm and Hanifin. However, the Bruins might not be prepared to make any significant trades just yet. Their current cap space is $687,500, but without Milan Lucic on the LTIR, that amount drops to $187,500.Hanifin comes in at $4.95 million, while Lindholm has a $4.8 million cap hit. The Bruins don’t have a first-round pick or any blue-chip prospects this year, aside from cap constraints. They probably aren’t prepared to part with a valuable roster member and a promising prospect like Mason Lohrei or Matt Poitras.With Sean Monahan, the Montreal Canadiens may need to make some decisions. Sean Monahan has been a major contributor to the Montreal Canadiens’ above-average play, according to Marco D’Amico of Montreal Hockey Now. His contract is only for a year, and it has a $1.95 million cap hit. When the trade deadline comes around, will the rebuilding Canadiens try to extend him or move him for more assets? Could Monahan play himself into another $6 million deal on the open market if he continues to perform well and the salary cap rises? Could the Canadiens complete a project for less than $5 million?