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NHL Rumor Mill – September 29, 2026

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from Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey,

The fallout from the Marchenko-for-Knies trade, plus the latest on Connor Hellebuyck , Alexander Nikishin , Kirby Dach , and more in today’s NHL Rumor Mill.

SPORTSNET : In his latest “32 Thoughts” column, Elliotte Friedman listed the factors that led to the multi-player trade in which the Columbus Blue Jackets shipped winger Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies .

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