With the NHL season now in week two Detroit Red Wings Hats Authentic , there are plenty of rumors worth discussing. From looming and current free agents talking contract extensions to trade buzz, to some major changes in one NHL original-six city, things are already getting interesting.Will Matt Duchene, Pekka Rinne, Brayden Point, Artemin Panarin, and William Nylander stay in their respective cities?Here are the biggest rumors in the NHL this week.Multiple Contract Extensions In The Works? via TwitterMatt DucheneThere are reports out there, including one from Postmedia鈥檚 Bruce Garrioch, that the Ottawa Senators and center Matt Duchene鈥檚 camp have started preliminary conversations on a contract extension. Duchene does not want to get involved in those talks unless absolutely necessary but it is good news for the Senators that Duchene is willing to look at a long-term deal despite the uncertainty surrounding the organization.advertisingIf an agreement can鈥檛 be reached between now and the trade deadline in February Custom Detroit Red Wings Jerseys , Duchene will likely be dealt as a rental player. If he re-signs, it is expected he would like raise over the $6.5 million salary he has this season.Brayden PointTSN鈥檚 Pierre LeBrun reports that Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois held contract extension discussions with Brayden Point鈥檚 agent this week but both sides agreed to cease further talks until after the season.This could be beneficial for both sides as Point is guaranteed to get a raise of his $650K base salary and the Lightning can determine just how much he's worth with two consistently strong seasons.advertisingPekka RinneThe Predators have begun discussions with goaltender Pekka Rinne regarding a potential contract extension says TSN鈥檚 Bob McKenzie during an appearance on NBCSN (video link). There is some thought Rinne and the team might work out multiple short-term deals moving forward.At age 36, a long-term deal won鈥檛 work for Rinne, especially since the Predators have Juuse Saros under contract on a three-year, $4.5MM contract. He's being groomed as Rinne's replacement.New York Rangers Interested In Panarin? via Jackets CannonDarren Dreger was on TSN 1200 and suggested the New York Rangers are already looking to shortening the length of their rebuilding process by showing potential interest in one of the NHL's most dynamic forwards.advertisingThe Rangers have been tied to pending Columbus Blue Jackets UFA Artemi Panarin and the buzz is that Rangers GM Jeff Gorton聽is witnessing the struggles of the team so far this season and hoping that come the second half can change the team's direction.Dreger said, 鈥淭here is no way they鈥檙e not keeping a real close eye on what鈥檚 going on with Artemi Panarin and the Columbus Blue Jackets.鈥?He added that he believes Panarin would be interested in the New York Rangers as well.Changes Coming In Detroit (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News is reporting the Detroit Red Wings slow start this season has the team already looking at what changes are needed over the course of the year.聽He suggests head coach Jeff Blashill is safe but he might not be renewed after this season ends.advertisingHe also calls the Red Wings聽a team to watch heading into the February 25th NHL Trade Deadline. Pending unrestricted free agents, Jimmy Howard and Gustav Nyquist could be valuable rental players, defenseman Trevor Daley could draw some interest, forward Luke Glendening could be made available if Christoffer Ehn continues to progress and the always tradeable Thomas Vanek could fetch a mid-round draft pick.Maple Leafs Still Want William Nylander via Sporting NewsDespite the two sides still seemingly far apart on a contract extension www.officialoilers.com , the Toronto Maple Leafs recently sat down with William Nylander in Switzerland. There was some speculation that with the found success of young forward Kasperi Kapanen this season, the Maple Leafs might consider Nylander expendable. TSN is reporting, 鈥淧art of the reason Dubas made his pilgrimage to Switzerland reportedly involved assuring Nylander that the Leafs鈥?strong start doesn鈥檛 diminish how much they want him back in the lineup.鈥漚dvertisingThe latest buzz seems to be that a trade is not as likely as a shorter-term bridge deal for Nylander. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) For Tom Wilson, it didn’t seem as if anything was out of the ordinary. He’s seen Alex Ovechkin put on a show against plenty of teams.The Minnesota Wild are tired of being spectators to the show.Ovechkin scored his league-leading 34th goal and had three assists, and Wilson scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 5-2 win against the Wild on Thursday night.Article continues below ...Ovechkin assisted on Wilson’s opening goal in the second period before adding his own in a building in which he’s had plenty of success for Washington. In eight career games in Minnesota, Ovechkin has 11 goals.”I’ve seen him put on clinics all the time,” Wilson said. ”Maybe it’s another one. I’ve had a front row seat for the last four years. A bunch of milestones, a bunch of great games. Like I said Edmonton Oilers T-Shirts Authentic , Nicky (Backstrom) and him, the superstars of this team, they carry the team every night and it’s great to see all four lines chipping in the last couple and it’s good to have that support.”Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky each had a goal and assist for the Capitals, who had lost four of their previous six games, including back-to-back overtime losses. Philip Grubauer made 32 saves.Nino Niederreiter scored his 100th NHL goal and Eric Staal added his 26th of the season in the third period for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 shots as Minnesota’s franchise-record home points streak was snapped at 13 games.”For a guy that’s played so great recently, it could be arguably said that those were four soft goals tonight,” Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said of Dubnyk.Eight goals away from 600 for his career, Ovechkin has particularly tormented the Wild. In 14 career games against Minnesota, he has 15 goals and 10 assists and the Capitals are 10-3-1 in those games.He had a hat trick in each of his last two visits to the Wild’s Xcel Energy Center and has a point in 12 straight games against Minnesota.”I don’t know Edmonton Oilers Hoodies Authentic ,” Ovechkin said. ”Ice is good here, atmosphere is good, and I have good luck here too.”Wilson scored his eighth goal of the season just 59 seconds into the second period when his wrist shot went through the legs of defenseman Jared Spurgeon and beat Dubnyk, who tried to swipe at the puck with his glove hand as it sailed under his arm.It was the first time in nine home games that the Wild had trailed during regulation. Calgary scored the first two goals on Jan. 9 on the way to an overtime win.”I thought we played well,” Dubnyk said. ”They got a couple breaks and that’s the game. We just have to keep playing well. I don’t think we expected to win the rest of the games at home. We played a pretty good game. That’s all that matters and we’ll play a better game next time and get back at it.”Oveckhin ended up alone in front of Dubnyk for his goal less than five minutes later.”I know when he’s dancing out there, he’s going to get some points,” Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. ”He’s got a lot of points left in him. He’s very productive still.”Minnesota scored twice in the third as it put up 18 shots on Grubauer, but Washington countered each time.”I think today you can say thanks to Grubby,” Ovechkin said. ”He was obviously outstanding Edmonton Oilers Hats Authentic , especially in the third when they make a push.”NOTES: Washington C Jay Beagle was in the lineup after being slashed in the ribs during Tuesday’s overtime loss in Winnipeg. . Minnesota scratched D Mike Reilly for the third time in five games along with F Chris Stewart. . Ovechkin has four goals and eight assists in his past seven games. . C Mikko Koivu played in his 900th NHL game, all with the Wild. He’s the franchise leader in games, points and assists.UP NEXTCapitals: At Chicago on Saturday night.Wild: Host Anaheim on Saturday.—