Vladimir Tarasenko is no longer the elite sniper he once was, but he is still a very competent NHLer, propelling the Florida Panthers to their first Stanley Cup win as a franchise.
Vladimir Tarasenko is now among the last good talent on the free agency market, and it appears a frontrunner has emerged for his services - the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In this column from The Athletic, the 10 top remaining free agents were linked to teams. For Vladimir Tarasenko, he was linked to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he could reunite with countryman Evgeni Malkin, and possibly play beside Sidney Crosby with Kris Letang feeding him pucks. If Kyle Dubas could pull it off, he could be a natural fit.
Whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins can pull this off is unknown, but Vladimir Tarasenko could be in the City of Bridges very soon.
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Surprising contender linked to Stanley Cup champion Vladimir Tarasenko
POLL | ||
JUILLET 3 | 88 ANSWERS Vladimir Tarasenko linked to Pittsburgh Penguins after leaving Florida Panthers Do you think the Pittsburgh Penguins could make the playoffs if they added Vladimir Tarasenko? | ||
Yes | 46 | 52.3 % |
No | 42 | 47.7 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |