NHL Rumors VI: Del Zotto, Niskanen, Ovechkin, Coyotes and Fayne
Renaud Lavoie: The Predators are trying to trade defenseman Michael Del Zotto. Josh Yohe: The Penguins have 14 players under contract and about $14.6 million in salary cap space. Sounding like they have four free agent targets. Ken Campbell: Penguins…
NHL Rumors V: Spezza Rejects Preds, Gorges, Yandle, Leafs and Devils
Ken Warren: Senators GM Bryan Murray said he has trade with Nashville done, but he couldn't get Jason Spezza to go there. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Predators have been on Spezza's no-trade list. “We need a top…
NHL Trade: Blackhawks Trade Bollig To Flames For Pick
The Chicago Blackhawks have traded winger Brandon Bollig to the Calgary Flames for a 3rd round draft pick, No. 83 overall. The 27-year old winger went undrafted. Bollig carries a $1.25 million cap hit for the next three seasons. What…
NHL Trade: Maple Leafs Trade Gunnarsson to Blues For Polak
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Carl Gunnarsson and 4th round pick (# 94) to the St. Louis Blues for Roman Polak. The 27-year old Gunnarson was drafted 194th in the 7th round of the 2007 draft by the Maple Leafs.…
NHL Rumors IV: Leafs, Pick Rumors, Spezza, Panthers, Jovanovski, Sabres and Penguins
James Mirtle: Rumblings of a potential Leafs trade, not involving picks. Pierre LeBrun: The Canucks, Flyers and Lightning all pushed hard for the Panthers No. 1 pick. Ian Mendes: Senators GM Bryan Murray tells Jason Spezza's agent: "Unless something improves, don't…
NHL Rumors III: Panthers, Canucks, Flyers, Sabres, Sharks and Islanders
Iain MacIntyre: Panthers GM Dale Tallon said that the Canucks were the "first team to make a serious offer" for the first overall pick. Jason Garrison was part of the deal. Harvey Fialkov: The Flyers apparently offered the Schenn and Lecavalier…
NHL Rumors II: Capitals, Blue Jackets, Flyers, Red Wings, Canucks and Senators
Mike Hume: The Capitals tried to move up. They came close but their potential trade partner thought that No. 13 was too far back. Alex Prewitt: The Capitals were looking to trade up to draft Hadyn Fleury. Vrana was their…
NHL Rumors I: Stastny, Boyle, Alfie, Santorelli, Kulemin, Grabovski, Weaver and Gionta
Craig Custance: Predators GM David Poile said they have the budget to add a center. Paul Stastny would be a great addition for the Predators if they could land him. Helene St. James: The Wings have spoken with Dan Boyle's…
Five Restricted Free Agents Who Could Receive An Offer Sheet
Written by Dale Lamontagne, can be found on twitter @Dale_Lamontagne. With the NHL offseason just beginning, I have put together a list of RFAs that could receive an offer sheet this summer. Starting on June 25th, Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) can start…
NHL Trade: Penguins Trade James Neal To Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded winger James Neal to the Nashville Predators for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling. The 26-year old Neal was drafted 33rd overall in the 2nd round by the Stars. Neal carries a $5 million cap hit and…
NHL Rumors XVI: Canucks-Panthers Talking, Oilers, Sens, Stars, Sharks, Avs, Canes and Alfie
Darren Dreger: The Canucks and Panthers are still talking. Canucks offered believed to be the 6th, 24th and Hunter Shinkaruk for the 1st overall. Bob Stauffer: If both Aaron Ekblad and Leon Draisaitl were available at No. 3 for the…
NHL Rumors XV: Sweeten the Pot for No. 1, Flyers Names Floated, Havlat Buyout
Nick Kypreos: The Panthers are sitting on decent offers, but would like teams to sweeten the pot for the first overall pick. One offer is believed to be from a mid-range team, possibly the Flyers? George Richards: Speculation, but one…