Sunday Overreactions: Lightning, Wild can’t risk losing stars for nothing

Nov 1, 2026, 8:46 AM ET|Comments (0)

from Sportsnet, by Michael Amato,

Last Friday, Connor Hellebuyck was on the move. A little over a year ago, Quinn Hughes was dealt on a Friday. So were Mikko Rantanen and Matthew Tkachuk before him. Now we’ve learned this past Friday that Nikita Kucherov doesn’t intend to re-sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning , and he has requested a trade. That news was nothing short of colossal, and it has the potential to completely reshape the balance of the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference.

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