Morning Hits: Long List of Ex-Leafs Free Agents, Campbell and Eakin
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Lists ex-Leaf free agents that are still looking for a home: Tomas Kaberle, Ian White, Carlo Colaiacovo, Hal Gill, Steve Sullivan, Brad Boyes, David Steckel, Matthew Lombardi, Tim Connolly, Jamal Mayers, Ryan O’Byrne and Mikhail…
Free Agent Hits: Nonis Talks Kadri and Franson, Theodore Wants to Continue Playing and Nokelainen to Sweden
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis intends to have both Nazem Kadri and Cody Franson under contract by the start of training camp. "From our standpoint, we have enough cap space in our minds to get both…
Morning Hits: Melnyk Blames Barry And Is Losing $10 Million A Year, No Reason To Think Phaneuf Is Leaving
TSN: Senators owner Eugene Melnyk blames Daniel Alfredsson's agent, J.P. Barry, for him leaving the Sens. "For anyone to even suggest the remote possibility that Bryan Murray is not fully honest in his clear recollection of events should be ashamed of…
Daniel Alfredsson Press Conference Video: Quotes from Alfredsson, Murray and Agent Barry
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Daniel Alfredsson: "When I did my last contract for four years ending in the (2012-13) season, I was asked to help the team manage the salary cap by adding on a extra year to…
Free Agent Hits: Selanne, Kadri, Franson, Pominville and Cowen
Joe Yerdon of Pro Hockey Talk: A Finnish site is reporting that Teemu Selanne recently met with Ducks GM Bob Murray. Decision on if he'll play this season hasn't been decided yet. Sean Leahy of Yahoo! Sports: From a Eric…
Morning Hits: Giroux Injury, Devils, Sabres, Prout, Beaulieu and Landeskog
Philadelphia Flyers: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren's statement on Claude Giroux's injury. "Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux had successful surgery this afternoon on his right index finger performed by Dr. Katherine Boyd at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Canada. Giroux was…
Gabriel Landeskog Signs A Seven-Year Extension With The Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche have signed Gabriel Landeskog to a seven-year, $39 million contract extension. Landeskog will have a $3.75 million cap hit this year, then it will jump to $5.57 million starting in 2014-15. What are your thoughts on the…
Free Agent Hits: Nyquist, Franson, Kadri, Lundqvist, Petrell and Wellwood
Ansar Khan of MLive: After they re-sign Gustav Nyquist, the Red Wings will be over the salary cap and have 25 players under contract. Holland on Nyquist talks, “We've done a lot of talking in the last couple of weeks. I anticipate…
Morning Hits: Devils sale, No luck for Holland so far and Rangers name coaching staff
Tom Gulitti: The sale of the Devils was approved by the Board of Governors yesterday and will officially be announced today. The sale includes the operating rights to the Prudential Center. The total sale price is said to be more…
Free Agent Hits: Murray, Selanne and Boyle
Jim Jamieson of the Vancouver Province: Douglas Murray's agent said the Canucks are kicking tires on the defenseman. “We’ve talked to them off and on all summer,” said player agent Anton Thun. “At this point we’re not close to signing.…
Morning Hits: Eller, Subban, Burakovsky, Hamilton, Bartkowski, MacKinnon and NHL Records
TSN: Canadiens Lars Eller will be healthy when training camp starts. He suffered a concussion and facial fractures in the playoffs from a hit by Senators defenseman Eric Gryba. "Two to three weeks after the incident, I was already back has…
Stars GM Nill Issues Statement Regarding Evgeni Malkin’s Dad’s Claim
From yesterday's post: Igor Kleyner: Evgeni Malkin's dad told SovSport that the Dallas Stars offered Malkin more money than the Penguins did this summer. Malkin was still under contract with the Penguins. Malkin's dad also said that if Evgeni was to leave the Penguins,…