Mark Easson

21427 Articles

NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes added five more draft picks at the trade deadline. Scouts like having more picks, but the Coyotes director of amateur scouting Tim Bernhardt knows he may not…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche Notes

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Avalanche GM Joe Sakic didn't break up their six "core" players as he didn't get any offers that were enough for Matt Duchene or Gabriel Landeskog at the deadline.…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Devils, Habs, Wings, Jackets, Sabres and Capitals

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Forward Steven Stamkos has been skating with the team that past few weeks, and even traveled with the team last week. There is still no timetable on his…

Mark Easson

Western Conference Injuries: Jets, Blackhawks, Wild and Predators

    On the Winnipeg Jets ... Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun: Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec had arthroscopic knee surgery yesterday and could be out up to a month. “The normal window is two to three weeks for a player,”…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Hurricanes, Golden Knights and Bruins

On the Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights ... Sportsnet: Hockey Night in Canada headlines from Saturday ... Nick Kypreos: Alexandre Burrows seemed like a player the Montreal Canadiens were interested in at the deadline. “What stopped…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blues, Capitals, Bruins and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues were likely one of the teams that checked in with the Colorado Avalanche about forward Matt Duchene. With the Avs wanting a top young defenseman,…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Sabres, Bruins, Devils, Blues, Wild and Canucks

NHL injury heat map through 4 March. From seven healthy teams to just one in a week. pic.twitter.com/rI3kMiAQzR — NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) March 5, 2017 On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Coach John Tortorella doesn't think that Josh Anderson's…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Lightning and Flames

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Leading up to the trade deadline, two names that potential trade partners brought up repeatedly were defenseman Ryan Murray and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Valtteri Filppula ...…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Lightning, Goalie Market And A Busy June

On the Colorado Avalanche, Anahiem Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Goalie Market and a potentially busy June ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Mid-June through the start of free agency is looking to be really busy with the two drafts, free…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Devils, Flames, Sabres, Isles, Pens, Jets and Knights

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks are in a "transition period" according to GM Jim Benning and a "rebuild." The Canucks will have around $20 million in cap space heading into the offseason,…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Pens, Panthers, Habs, Devils, Rangers, Sabres, Sharks, Preds, Ducks, Wild and Stars

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins continue to not say what defenseman Kris Letang's injury is. He's been out for more than week, missing their past five games. It's not sounding like his…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Devils, Bruins and Avalanche

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made it clear without saying it that pending free agent Alexander Radulov would get a new contract but it won't be announced after the expansion draft. Eric Engels: Bergevin…

Mark Easson