News of 26-year-old free agent defenseman Ethan Bear potentially finding a home has started to heat up. Bear remains unsigned similar to the Patrick Kane situation due to injury. Now that he is ramping up his recovery teams have begun calling according to one insider.
One team in the Eastern Conference has been hoping Bear would sign with them before news of his bidding war came out.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a severe lack of defensive depth due to several injuries. This has led fans to look for potential players to add. This has led Maple Leafs fans to call for the addition of Ethan Bear to the squad.
Whether or not Bear signs in Toronto remains to be seen. What is for sure is Bear looks to be heading towards competitive hockey with a playoff-caliber roster.
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POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 7 | 123 ANSWERS Eastern Conference Team Reportedly Eyeing Young Defenseman Where will Ethan Bear sign? | ||
Toronto Maple Leafs | 31 | 25.2 % |
Vancouver Canucks | 44 | 35.8 % |
New Jersey Devils | 24 | 19.5 % |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 19.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |