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…
Vancouver Canucks 2014-15 Season Primer
It was busy offseason for the Vancouver Canucks, with big changes to their management, coaching staff and player personnel. Jim Benning replaced Mike Gillis, and Willie Desjardins replaces John Tortorella. Long-time Canuck Ryan Kesler was dealt to their division rivals.…
Rumors and Notes: Methot, Jagr, Gagner, Jets, Avs, Dion and Rangers
Chris Lund of Ottawa Senators.com: Marc Methot on contract talks. "It's the business side of it and it's not always pretty. It's definitely a process and in terms of what's to be expected and whatnot, obviously I'd like to get…
Morning Hits: Wild, Jackets, Flyers, Stars, Penguins and Wings
Bob McKenzie: Wild's Josh Harding was suspended by the team because his fractured ankle was not a hockey-related injury. Harding is out indefinitely, and as long as he's out, he won't be paid by the Wild, nor will he count…
Rumors II: Blackhawks, Bruins and Coyotes
Tracy Myers: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman knows they have to get under the salary cap, but will let everything fall into place as training camp starts. They looked at training camp as a time when a deal could be made. “A…
Rumors I: Jackets Reject Offer and Blues Going Quiet on Schwartz
Darren Dreger: The Blue Jackets rejected a two-year offer from Ryan Johansen's camp. They are only focusing on a short-term deal. The offer remains on the table. Chris Nichols: Elliotte Friedman: "There is no evidence here whatsoever, at this point,…
San Jose Sharks 2014-15 Season Primer
The San Jose Sharks had a quiet offseason with regards to transactions, but there was definitely lots of talk regarding Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. It will be interesting to see how it plays out throughout the season. Use the…
News: Teemu Selanne Would Still Be Playing If It Weren’t For Boudreau
Teemu Selanne is coming out with a book, English version in 2015. Juha Hiitela (@jhiitela) put out a bunch of tweets of Selanne talking about Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau ... ”It would have been wrong if we had won the…
Rumors IV: Ellis, Kuemper, Schwartz, Eakin, Dillon and Krug
Craig Custance: Negotiations between RFA Ryan Ellis and the Predators are not going anywhere. Will likely miss the start of camp. The Predators don't want to trade him, but if this situations drags out .... Michael Russo: Wild GM Chuck…
Rumors III: Another Ryan Johansen – Blue Jackets Update
Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets felt it was good idea to disclose the three offers they made to Ryan Johansen to show some much-needed transparency. “I think the reason for that is ‘hey, lets’ be transparent…
Rumors II: Spezza, Methot, Neal, Bylsma, Franson and Thornton
Luke Fox of SporstNet: The Stars don't see Jason Spezza a rental player and GM Jim Nill is "pretty confident" that they can sign him to a contract extension before the 2014-15 trade deadline. “We wanted Jason to get to…