Rumors I: Stamkos, Kopitar, Staal and Weiss
Darren Dreger of TSN: Looking like Steven Stamkos, Anze Kopitar and Eric Staal could start the season without signing contract extensions. Kopitar seems to be the closest of the three as negotiations have been ongoing and the plan is continue working…
Injuries: Blues, Sabres, Senators, Wings, Jets and More
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues Carl Gunnarsson has missed their past two games and his groin injury is still not fully healed. “At first I thought I might be back right after it happened,” he said. “It…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Sabres, Blues, Senators and Devils
Renaud Lavoie: Put on waivers yesterday: Bryan Bickell and Michael Leighton (CHI), Chad Ruhwedel and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (BUF), Drew Shore (CGY), Korbinian Holzer and Chris Mueller (ANA), Colin Greening (OTT), Zach Sill (WSH), Jayson Megna and Raphael Diaz (NYR), Brett…
Rumors III: Devils, Canadiens, Flyers, Jets, and Hurricanes
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Devils Travis Zajac has a no-trade clause, and a few sources including his agent, are pushing back against trade rumors and downplaying that anything happening at this time. Oilers VP of Hockey Ops Craig MacTavish attended…
Rumors: Oilers, Blackhawks, Flyers, Bruins and Penguins
Mark Spector: It is looking like Oilers defenseman Griffin Reinhart is NHL ready. The Oilers are trying to find a trade partner for either Nikita Nikitin or Andrew Ference. It may be hard to find a taker. Mark Spector: The…
Morning Hits: Expansion, Ducks, Sens, Sharks and Lightning
Joe McDonald of ESPN: Bruins owner and NHL chairman of the board of governors Jeremy Jacobs on the possibility of expansion. "There’s a lot of content there. There’s a lot of capability there, but I don’t know if there’s a…
Injuries: Kucherov, DeKeyser, Hammond, Muzzin, and Many More
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning's Nikita Kucherov left last night's game in the first period with a lower-body injury. He was hit hard by Stars winger Remi Elie. Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Blackhawks Artemi Panarin has…
2015-16 Important NHL Dates
A look at the key important dates for the 2015-16 NHL season. Once we can track down the official Christmas Roster Freeze and Brian Burke's Christmas Roster Freeze dates, we'll add them to the list. Oct. 7, 2015 - Opening…
Rumors: Rangers, Canadiens, Leafs, Devils, Islanders, and Flyers
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) 50-50 on the Rangers re-signing defenseman Keith Yandle as a lot will depend on how the team plays this year, where they sit at the trade deadline, the maturation of Brady Skjei, and their salary…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Pens, Avs, Oilers, and 2015 1st Round Picks
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Chris Porter and Colin McDonald (PHI), Cody Bass (NSH), Dominik Uher, Kael Mouillierat, Steve Olesksy, Reid McNeill and Will O'Neill (PIT), Chris Butler and Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (STL), Zach Stortini, Eric O'Dell, Michael Kostka and Fredrik…
Injuries: Oilers, Flyers, Devils, Capitals, Ducks, and Wings
Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun: The Oilers will be without right winger Jordan Eberle for four to six weeks with a shoulder injury. Eberle could miss as many as 16 games. “It wasn’t anything big, just kind of a…
Rumors: Hurricanes, Flyers, and Capitals
Renaud Lavoie of Le Journal de Montreal: (s/t Pro Hockey Talk) (through google translate) Eric Staal is looking for approximately $9 million a season. Mike Halford: Halford points out that Mark Giordano also reportedly asked for $9 million to start…