NHL Rumors II: Malone, Panthers and Coaching Notes for Pens, Panthers, Caps and Islanders
Joe Smith: Lightning's Ryan Malone pleaded not guilty to charges of DUI an possession of cocaine. Broward Politics: Later this month or early July, Broward County is expected to hire a financial consultant to analyze the Panthers request for more…
NHL Rumors I: Avs Want O’Reilly … Others Are Interested
Adrian Dater: The Avalanche say they will continue to try and re-sign Ryan O'Reilly. Filing for salary arbitration is not a major deal. Negotiations with O'Reilly have never been easy for them. O'Reilly's agent said there is "nothing to report." The Avs…
NHL Rumors IV: The Stars and Oilers
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars put Aaron Rome on unconditional waivers for the purpose of using the first of their compliance buyouts. Rome had a year left on his contract and was scheduled to make $1.6…
Compensation For Signing A 2013-14 Restricted Free Agent
Will a team try to sign a restricted free agent to an offer sheet this offseason? Below is a list of draft pick compensation if a team decides not to match an offer sheet. Cap Hit of offer sheet Draft…
NHL Rumors III: The Rangers and Their Free Agents, Oilers and Flyers
Arthur Staple of Newsday: Brad Richards relationship with Martin St. Louis and his leadership role after Ryan Callahan left makes a buyout decision not as easy as it once was. Do the Rangers look for a No. 1 center, possibly…
NHL Rumors II: O’Reilly, Frolik and Salary Arbitration
Bob McKenzie: "Lots of talk within NHL circles that COL has or will file "club-elected salary arbitration" on Ryan O'Reilly. If so, it will make waves. O'Reilly is set to become a restricted free agent. If COL wants to retain…
NHL Rumors I: Compliance Buyout Candidates and Notes on the Predators
James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail: The Blackhawks, Canadiens, Flyers and Maple Leafs have used both of their compliance buyouts. Ten teams have used one of their buyouts. Slam dunk buyouts include Ville Leino and Brad Richards. Martin Havlat,…
NHL Rumors II: Flames Try For Spezza, Blues, Rangers, Sharks, Avs and Kings
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sources saying the Flames have made a pitch to the Senators for center Jason Spezza, but a deal is unlikely to happen. Sources saying Spezza isn't really interested in playing in Canada, with the…
NHL Rumors I: The Wild and Flyers
Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Sources saying the Wild are interested in re-signing Clayton Stoner and Cody McCormick. GM Chuck Fletcher reached out to Stoner's camp on Thursday. Dany Heatley and Mike Rupp won't be brought back. There isn't room…
NHL Rumors II: Boyle, Niskanen, Senators, Sharks, Hurricanes, Leafs and Lightning
Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Dan Boyle has a short list of teams that he might be interested in signing with if he goes to the open market. Sources saying the Penguins are one of those teams. Boyle doesn't…
NHL Rumors I: Chiarelli Comments on Marchand Rumors, Boyle and the Flyers
Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli on the trade rumors of a Brad Marchand for Patrick Marleau deal. “I have had no discussions for Marchand and I have no plans to trade him,” the Bruins general…
Morning Hits: Compliance Buyouts, Timonen, Neely and HNIC Closing Montage
John Shannon: Teams can start using their compliance buyouts just after midnight on Monday, June 16th. Craig Custance: The Flyers re-signed Kimmo Timonen to a one year deal with a base salary of $2 million plus bonuses that could bring…