Sharks Sign Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau To Contract Extensions
The San Jose Sharks have signed forwards Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau to three-year contract extensions. The 34-year old Thornton's three-year deal is for $20.25 million, a $6.75 million salary cap hit. He's coming off a three-year deal worth $21…
Morning Rumors II: Byfuglien, Kane, Vanek, Coyotes and Green
Craig Custance of ESPN: Jets forward/defenseman Dustin Byfuglien has been receiving a lot criticism of late. Can a team win with Byfuglien as a major part of their core? Heading into yesterday he had three points in four games at…
Morning Rumors I: Senators, Blues, Oilers, Leafs and Canucks
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators scouting meetings ended yesterday, draft and trade deadline lists have been created. The Senators are able to rent a top a top-six forward, but there may not be a lot available. Only the…
Morning Hits: Swedish Reserves, Sill, Whitney, Schneider and AHL Deal
James Mirtle: Victor Hedman is not on Sweden's reserve list: (from @puckarine) Lehner, Grossmann, Gustafsson, Brodin, S. Kronwall, Hörnqvist, Johansson, Nyquist. Shelly Anderson: The Penguins send Zach Sill to the AHL. Randy Miller: The Devils recall Joe Whitney from the AHL and…
Injury Notes: Stamkos, Steen, Cammalleri, Alfredsson, Maple Leafs and the Islanders
Shawn McKenzie: Lightning Steven Stamkos said yesterday that it was the best he's felt. He was to have an x-ray last night to see if his leg is 100 healed. Bruce Garrioch: Stamkos still hopes to get into a game before…
VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Panthers Brad Boyes
Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Florida Panthers will trade Brad Boyes by the trade deadline. The 31-year old Boyes is a pending UFA with a low cap hit of $1 million, could provide a contending team with secondary scoring.…
VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Predators David Legwand
Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Predators will trade David Legwand by the trade deadline. John Shannon thinks it makes no sense for the Preds to trade Legwand, and doesn't see it happening. Brian Lawton thinks that anything is up…
Morning Rumors III: Sharks UFAs and a Potential Target, Bruins Blueline, Oilers Options and Larsson
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: (mailbag) Kurz thinks the odds of the Sharks re-signing Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle are good. There is a very good chance that three year deals for Thornton and Marleau gets done…
Morning Rumors II: Should The Pens Trade Letang? Sabres Decisions … What about Weber?
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune: Kovacevic wonders if the Penguins should trade Kris Letang. The idea is not from any negative point of view. "It's that Letang remains so valuable that he can get you a mint. And if…
Morning Rumors I: Rangers, Ducks, Islanders, Maple Leafs, Sabres, Predators and Rafalski
Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: Rangers Dan Girardi will be looking for a raise from his $3.325 million cap hit. If his contract demands are too high, GM Glen Sather could deal him by the trade deadline. “I think…
Morning Hits: Kings-Leafs trade, Waviers, Avs, Sabres, Kings, Leafs, Coyotes and Starting Goalies
John Hoven: The Kings trade Brandon Kozun to the Maple Leafs for Andrew Crescenzi. Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Dustin Jeffrey (DAL) and David Leneveu (NYR). Mike Heika: If Jeffrey clears, the Stars could assign him to the AHL, but not…
Injury Notes: Parise, Datsyuk, Vitale, Visnovsky, Clarkson and McLaren
Chad Graff: Wild's Zach Parise practiced with the power play unit yesterday, a sign he could return tonight. Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk is back skating but he has no idea when he'll be able to get…