Tag: Ian Cole

NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers – Pending UFAs, Buyout? Possible Trade Targets

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac: GM Ron Hextall said that at the moment the plan is not to buy out forward Jori Lehtera but said that plans can change. The buyout window isn't until June. Dave Isaac: Hextall…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and the New Jersey Devils

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Emily Kaplan of ESPN: Keys to the Capitals offseason. 1. Sign Artemi Panarin to a contract extension and consider extensions for Zach Werenski and Sergei Bobrovsky - The 26-year old Panarin is in for a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Questions facing Senators this offseason. What is the future of Erik Karlsson? - Sources are saying the Senators will make a fair-market contract extension offer to Erik Karlsson. He'll…

Mark Easson

2018 NHL Free Agents: Scraping The Barrel – Part 2

Free agency is about three months away. This seems hard to believe. Some free agents could be down on their luck or about to net a significant rise in salary. Currently, there are 225 free agents that will be on the market.…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Stars, Flames, Kane, Karlsson, Green, Maroon and Johnson

On the Dallas Stars ... David Pagnotta: Could see the Dallas Stars acquiring a secondary scorer. The Stars need scoring depth and prefer a non-rental player. On the Calgary Flames ... Roger Millions: Feels like the Flames won't do anything…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Teams Interested in Ian Cole … Senators and Karlsson … Ducks and Vermette

** Ian Cole traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2020 3rd round pick and prospect Nick Moutrey On Ian Cole ... Pierre LeBrun: The Blue Jackets have showed some interested in Senators defenseman Ian Cole. wonders if a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Lightning, Maple Leafs, Capitals, Panthers, Sharks, Senators and Penguins

Time for the Lightning and Maple Leafs to step up? Darren Dreger: After the Bruins acquired Rick Nash this morning, it could prompt the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs to set up. The Lightning and Maple Leafs are…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Saturday Night Headlines Massive Rumor Round Up

Sportsnet: Hockey Night in Canada Headlines ... Elliotte Freidman: Belief is the Senators want to try to make a deal happen, and Erik Karlsson wants a deal to happen. They've been grinding for two or three days to see if…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Three or Four Teams Could Get Involved In An Erik Karlsson Trade

The Ottawa Senators are still open for business but are losing business ... John Rodenberg: Darren Dreger on TSN said that it's conceivable that the Senators trade all of Erik Karlsson, Mike Hoffman, Zack Smith, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Johnny Oduya…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade Analysis: Derick Brassard On His Way To The Penguins

The first trade attempt was rejected by the NHL, so Pittsburgh, Vegas, and Ottawa went back to the drawing board. What they came up was the following trade: To Pittsburgh: Center Derick Brassard, forward Vincent Dunn, 2018 3rd round pick…

Chris Wassel

NHL Trade: The Senators, Penguins and Golden Knights Make a Three-Team Trade … Finally

    The Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights have reworked their trade after the NHL rejected their first go around. To Pittsburgh: Center Derick Brassard, forward Vincent Dunn, 2018 3rd round pick (OTT), and prospect Tobias Lindberg.…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade That Didn’t Happen: The Ottawa Senators Trade Derick Brassard To The Pittsburgh Penguins

Update 6:00 PM ** Nick Kypreos: "Hearing NHL has rejected the Brassard trade unless Penguins, Senators, Golden Knights can restructure the trade to leagues satisfaction." updated 5:15 PM ** Bob McKenzie: "PIT-OTT deal involving Brassard is ultra-complicated, so much so…

Mark Easson