Rumors: RFA Update, Isles, Blackhawks, Fleury, Blues and Habs
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Predators don't plan on trading RFA defenseman Ryan Ellis. "This is clearly one of those cases where we want to pay him X and he wants Y," veteran Preds general manager David Poile told ESPN.com…
Morning Hits: Expansion, World Cup and Panthers Tickets
Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Gary Bettman said there are no plans for relocation and added that they are "not looking to expand anywhere right now." Bettman on having two teams in the same market. “If we decided that…
Injuries: Staal, Malkin, Datsyuk, Drouin, Byfuglien, Couture and Edler
Dan Rosen: Hurricanes Jordan Staal broke a bone in his right leg last night. There is no timetable for his return. Shelly Anderson: Penguins Evgeni Malkin is not skating. He was walking around the dressing room with no sign of…
Top NHL Prospects – Eastern Conference Teams
As part of 2014-15 season primer series for each team, we included each teams top 10 prospects heading into the season. We've decided to re-list them all and breaking down by Eastern and Western Conferences. First up will be the…
Rumors II: Blue Jackets and Jets
Aaron Portzline: Ryan Johansen's latest offer to the Blue Jackets was for two-years and $9.4 million, $2 million a year lower than their original offer. The gap is now down to $1.7 million per year. Portzline still doesn't think the…
Rumors I: Sens, Blue Jackets, Bruins, Coyotes and Stars
Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: NHL team executives on Bobby Ryan's decision to wait a bit before committing to the Senators: “That’s a bad spot for Ottawa.” Marc Methot wants to remain in Ottawa, but there is a question on how…
Morning Hits: Hurricanes, Isles, Drouin, Fighting, Flames and Sharks
Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. said he would entertain offers for the majority stake in the team. “I’m 71 years old, and at 71 you start planning stuff like that,” Karmanos said.…
Rumors and Notes: Johansen, Coyle, Frolik, Ryan and Perlini
Elliotte Friedman: Sergei Federov, CSKA Moscow's GM, said there were talks about Ryan Johansen, but he did not and won't be making a contract offer to Ryan Johansen. Federov added that they needed to know if there was a commitment…
Edmonton Oilers 2014-15 Season Primer
The Edmonton Oilers are the last team in our 2014-15 season primer series. There is some optimism regarding the Oilers, but a playoff berth is unlikely once again. Use the below Tabs to view Oilers info for this upcoming season,…
Rumors: Johansen’s KHL Offers, Stars, Vermette and Green
Farhan Lalji: CSKA Moscow (KHL) were suppose to be sending Ryan Johansen a one-year $5 million offer last night. It would be his seventh offer from a KHL team. Mike Heika: There has been open dialogue between the Stars and RFAs…
Rumors: Trade Candidates, Staal, Oduya, Leddy, Bruins and More
Allan Muir of SI.com: Muir lists some players who could be traded this year: Bobby Ryan, Marc Methot, Adam McQuaid, Ryan Ellis, Mike Green, Joel Ward, Antoine Vermette, Dustin Byfuglien, Nick Leddy, Lubomir Visnovsky, Casey Cizikas and David Desharnais. Steve…
Quick Hits and Injuries: Sakic the GM and Players Hurting Already
Chad Graff: Ilya Bryzgalov is on a PTO with the Wild and said yesterday that he hasn't skated in four months. Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Avalanche's VP of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic is now officially the GM as…