Things are Getting Heated With Ryan Johansen’s Agent
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson called Kurt Overhardt's (Ryan Johansen's agent) tactics as "extortion," "embarrassing" and "absurd." “It makes no sense,” Davidson said. “When you see the numbers that are thrown…
Calgary Flames 2014-15 Season Primer
The Calgary Flames will once again be in tough this season, and should finish close to the bottom of the Western Conference. Use the below Tabs to view Flames info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from…
Rumors II: Friedman’s Thoughts, Handzus, Nylander, BizNasty and Timonen
Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: CBA talks between the NHL and the Refs/linesmen are moving well.Will a team offer Mike Babcock a role similar to Patrick Roy's position with personnel control? Roy is also the VP of Hockey Operations. With five…
Rumors I: Johansen, Ryan, Kuemper, Brodeur, DeKeyser and Ellis
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen questions Ryan Johansen's agent Kurt Overhardt motivation. “Our success is going to come from being a team, not a bunch of individuals or stars, or whatever,” Kekalainen said during…
Morning Hits: Alfie, Lucic, Price … PTOs – Coyotes, Wings, Caps and Devils
Helene St. James: Daniel Alfredsson's back pain is bad enough that they don't expect him at training camp later this week. SportsCentre: Alfredsson's agent said they'll wait till his back settles down before making any decisions. Matt Kalman: Bruins Milan…
Arizona Coyotes 2014-15 Season Primer
The Arizona Coyotes will be in tough to get into the playoff this season. The Pacific, and Western Conference is filled with teams that have more firepower than the Coyotes. Use the below Tabs to view Coyotes info for this…
Anaheim Ducks 2014-15 Season Primer
The Anaheim Ducks will once again be a solid Stanley Cup contender. They lost Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu to retirement, but were able to trade for Ryan Kesler, who will give them a nice 1-2 punch up the middle…
Rumors: Bruins, Blackhawks, Sharks and Senators
Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli wouldn't comment on contract negotiations involving Torey Krug and Reilly Smith. Chiarelli has all but said that he'll be trading one of his nine defensemen. “Around the fringes, guys have…
Rumors: Soderberg, Johansen, Bobrovsky and Bellemare
Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Bruins center Carl Soderberg will be a UFA at the end of the season and he could explore the open market. He won't be a top-two center with the Bruins, but another team might…
Winnipeg Jets 2014-15 Season Primer
The Winnipeg Jets are the final team in the Central division in our season primer series. There was lots of speculation this summer about Evander Kane's future, but he'll be with the team heading into training camp. Use the below…
Rumors: Blue Jackets, Stars, World Cup, Capitals and Vokoun
Katie Strang: Kurt Overhardt, Ryan Johansen's agent, spoke with Blue Jackets assistant GM Bill Zito yesterday. There is a still a big gap, but both sides will continue to talk. Aaron Portzline: Boone Jenner would likely move back to center…
Morning Hits: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Kings, Lightning and Devils
Kevin McGran: MLSE's Tim Leiweke: “There are players we have in our org today whose numbers are off the chart good + whose character is just terrible.” Pierre LeBrun: In an email, Leiweke said that he was talking about players…