NHL Injuries: Blues, Stars, Bruins, Flames, Canadiens and More
On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: Jay Bouwmeester and Carl Gunnarsson are out tonight. Andy Strickland: Alex Steen will return tonight and will center David Backes and Patrik Berglund. On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Brett Ritchie…
NHL Rumors: Leafs, Zaitsev and Radulov … Oilers and Yakupov
On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nikita Zaitsev and Alexander Radulov ... Maple Leafs Hot Stove: Alessandro Rosso translated AllHockey.ru's report for MLHS that the Maple Leafs could be looking to bring Nikita Zaitsev and Alexander Radulov over next season. CSKA Moscow…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Isles, Bruins, Lightning and Blue Jackets
Garrioch rumor roundup ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It doesn't sound like the Coyotes will make a head coaching change, but GM Don Maloney could be under the microscope after they missed the playoffs again. A member of ownership may…
NHL Injuries: Devils, Ducks, Flyers, Pens, Hawks and Sens
On the New Jersey Devils ... Tom Gulitti of the Record: Cory Schneider will be sent to Albany of the AHL today on a conditioning stint. He was put on the IR retroactive to March 4th. The Devils aren't practicing…
NHL Rumors: Avalanche and Coyotes
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Colorado Avalanche: Joe Sakic said that Mikko Rantanen won't be playing in any more games for the Avalanche this season. He has only played in nine NHL games this year, so his contract slides and…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Panthers, Flames and Predators
On the Boston Bruins ... Mike Chambers: College sophomore winger Danton Heinen is not sure if he'll sign with the Bruins after his season ends with Denver. On European free agent ... Elliotte Friedman: Swedish defenseman Linus Hultstrom could be…
NHL Injuries: Blackhawks, Lightning, Ducks, Caps and Jets
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Corey Crawford is getting "close" to returning, but he still hasn't started skating yet. He's been out since March 14th with an upper-body injury. "We think he’s going to…
NHL Rumors: Sobotka, Stars, Jagr, Reimer and Vesey
On Vladimir Sobotka, Dallas Stars and Jaromir Jagr ... TSN Insider Trading: Pierre LeBrun: In June, Vladimir Sobotka has a one-month window to opt out of his KHL deal with Avangard. Indications are that he'll be returning to the NHL…
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Hultstrom, Oilers and Senators
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Aivis Kalnins: The game sheet had Ilya Kovalchuk playing today, but he's been removed from the lineup last minute. On another European Free Agent ... Elliotte Friedman: Defenseman Linus Hultstrom is another European free agent that…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Hawks, Bruins, Pens, Ducks and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Tampa Bay Lightning: Defenseman Anton Stralman is out indefinitely with a non-displaced fracture to his left fibula. Anton Stralman's injury... pic.twitter.com/hvCYT2OruW — Robert Söderlind (@HockeyWebCast) March 26, 2016 Erik Erlendsson: Ryan Callahan and Valtteri…
2. Lee Stempniak – New Jersey Devils
Lee Stempniak - New Jersey Devils - one-year, $850,000 cap hit In terms of best bang for your buck, I'm not sure there was a better off-season signing than Lee Stempniak. Stempniak couldn't land a contract until ~a week before the…
3. Michael Frolik – Calgary Flames
Michael Frolik - Calgary Flames - five years, $4.3 million cap hit The Calgary Flames have built up a nice core featuring the likes of Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, Sam Bennett, Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie. What they lacked was a…