NHL Rumors Swirl Around Malkin, the Oilers, and Brady Tkachuk

The rumor mill is doing what it always does this time of year - grinding out names that make every fan base sit up straight. Evgeni Malkin, the Oilers’ coaching search, and Brady Tkachuk all pop up in a report that gives the league plenty to talk about. Some of this is smoke, some of it has teeth, and front offices never stop separating the two. When those kinds of names start circulating, everybody in the business knows the real conversation is happening somewhere off the record.