In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are still a few big names unsigned in free agency, and Dmitry Orlov is one of the biggest on defense. Why hasn’t he signed yet?

For weeks, it looked like Brock Boeser was done with the Vancouver Canucks. By late June, multiple reports pegged him as a “longshot” to re-sign. The Canucks failed to extend Boeser's contract during the season, explored trading him at the deadline, and ended up turning their free-agency focus to other targets.

Boeser, who was selected by the Canucks with the No. 23 pick of the 2015 NHL draft, has played 554 games over nine seasons with the franchise. He currently ranks eighth among all