Rumors and Notes: Penguins, Coyotes, and Devils
Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: The Penguins currently have nine players under contract that have a reasonable chance of claiming one of the three or four spots that could be open - Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary, Scott Wilson,…
Rumors and Notes II: Capitals, Red Wings, and Peverley
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Braden Holtby and Marcus Johansson have arbitration hearings set for July 23rd and 29th with the Capitals. “Nothing to comment on at this point other than we are preparing for the arbitration hearing on July…
Rumors and Notes: Blackhawks, Bruins and Predators
Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman on contract talks with restricted free agent Marcus Kruger. “We’re still talking and trying to get everything worked out,” Bowman said. “Nothing to announce yet, so when we do get to that…
Rumors I: Devils – Larsson and Zacha
Tom Gulitti of The Record: The Devils lone remaining restricted free agent is 22-year old Adam Larsson. Larsson is scheduled to have his arbitration hearing on July 29th, but GM Ray Shero hopes to get a deal done before then.…
Rumors III: Blackhawks, Flames and Oilers
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Blackhawks Bryan Bickell on how he avoids the trade rumors. "I do a lot of fishing and I don't watch TV, I don't listen to the radio and I don't look at my phone,"…
Rumors II: Capitals and NHL Expansion
Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: The Capitals had been looking to find a No. 2 center for awhile, but early offseason thoughts have them thinking that Evgeny Kuznetsov could fill that hole. UFAs Eric Fehr's third line center role…
Rumors I: Bruins – Still Looking For Defensemen?
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that he's keeping the door open for potential free agent defensemen. "You always want to have the best group that you can possibly have. There’s probably an element of unknown because…
Rumors II: Flyers – Voracek, Lecavalier, and the Blueline
Dave Isaac of the Courier Post: The Flyers avoided arbitration with Michael Del Zotto, signing him to a two-year, $7.75 million deal. The Flyers now have eight defenseman under contract for next year. Trade talk around the league for defenseman…
Rumors I: Devils, Predators and Bryzgalov
Tom Gulitti of The Record: The Devils and 2015 first round pick Pavel Zacha are getting close to an entry-level contract, and it could be done by the end of their development camp this week. If they agree to a…
Rumors II: Ehrhoff, Ladd, Hoffman, Oduya, Galchenyuk and More
Jason Brough of Pro Hockey Talk: Rick Curran, the agent for UFA Christian Ehrhoff, in an email to PHT. “ doesn’t mind having the flexibility of a single year commitment. He’s confident in his ability to provide a valued role…
Rumors I: Cullen, Burke, Coyotes, and Tarasov
Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Matt Cullen remains unsigned, but is hoping to play again next season. "I'm excited about the idea of playing again," Cullen said during a phone interview Monday. "I'm leaning a lot more that way. Now…
News: Kesler, Schultz, Fast and Miller Get New Deals
Anaheim Ducks: The Ducks have signed 30-year old Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension ($41.25 million - a $6.875 million cap hit).Kesler on the Ducks priority to sign him to a contract extension. "The feeling was mutual. They wanted…