Vladislav Gavrikov

That is when the 2023 NHL trade deadline is. Vladislav Gavrikov's name has been mentioned in several trade rumors as he will be an unrestricted free agent after this season. Gavrikov is 27, which is an important factor in these trade negotiations, as a team may offer more if they feel they can sign him to a long-term extension.

EDMONTON, Alberta – Vladislav Gavrikov is a popular guy at Rogers Arena. The Blue Jackets’ pending free-agent defenseman met with Edmonton reporters after practice Tuesday and was asked if he was aware the Oilers had interest in acquiring him before the March 3 trade deadline. Stalled in talks about a contract extension with Columbus, Gavrikov has surfaced as an intriguing “rental” option for quality depth.

If you’re part of Oilers Nation, there’s not a whole lot to get excited about when the 32nd-ranked Columbus Blue Jackets drop by Rogers Place on Wednesday. OK, maybe you liked Johnny Gaudreau when he was in Calgary, and Patrik Laine can really shoot the pill, but you might want to keep an eye on No. 4, Vladislav Gavrikov.

Vladislav Gavrikov has become the Topic Du Jour lately, as Elliotte Friedman mentioned during Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday that the Toronto Maple Leafs were among the teams who have reached out to the Blue Jackets about the shutdown defender. “I do think Edmonton and Toronto are among the...

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The Toronto Maple Leafs, according to Elliotte Friedman, are trying to trade for Vladislav Gavrikov. The Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman is 27, and is a hybrid top-pairing defenseman in the style of Jake Muzzin, who is unlikely to ever play for the Toronto Maple Leafs again. This is interesting news...

Last year the Leafs did pretty well by bringing in a large Russian defenseman from a terrible team who was on a reasonable contract. And while Ilya Lyubushkin didn’t lead the Leafs to the promise land, nor did anyone expect him to, he did provide a good physical presence that could play though out the Leafs defense pairings.

As rumoured at different times in the past, the Maple Leafs are interested in Columbus left-shot defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, Elliotte Friedman reported in the January 21 edition of the 32 Thoughts segment on Hockey Night in Canada. Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek described the current asking price as a first-round draft selection...

Gavrikov (upper body) is expected to play Thursday versus the Hurricanes, per the NHL media site. Gavrikov was considered a game-time decision for the contest after missing Tuesday's game versus the Lightning. The Blue Jackets will go with seven defensemen in the lineup, but Gavrikov can be expected to absorb significant defensive minutes in his usual top-four role.

Gavrikov (upper body) might return Thursday versus Carolina, Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen told Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. Gavrikov missed Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay because of the injury. He has two goals and nine points in 39 games this season.

With just 12 wins in 39 games, the Columbus Blue Jackets are mired at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with 26 points. As a result, general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen will likely become a seller at the trade deadline for the third straight season. Vladislav Gavrikov is...

Gavrikov will miss Tuesday's game against Tampa Bay because of an upper-body injury, according to Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda. Gavrikov has two goals and nine points in 39 games this season. With Gavrikov unavailable, Adam Boqvist will draw into the lineup.

The list is beginning to get longer for the interest in the services of the rental Russian. The 26-year old is a pending UFA at $2.6M. He has been playing top minutes due to the injuries of Zach Werenski and Jake Bean. Gavrikov has 2 goals and 7 assists for...

If we’re allowed to pivot away from Arizona’s Jakob Chychrun, the Oiler fans’ overwhelming trade choice for a left-shot second-pairing defenceman behind Darnell Nurse because he’s only 24 and he’s got a team-friendly $4.5-million US cap for two years after this one, let’s try the rental market, instead, shall we?

The defenseman showed his skill on the ice and personality off of it during 2021-22 season. Birth date: Nov. 21, 1995 (age 26) Contract: Signed through 2022-23 season (One year remaining before UFA status) Vladislav Gavrikov has never seemed out of place on the Blue Jackets blue line, but he...