Sabres Pegula on Miller, Vanek and free agents … Senators looking for top-6 and to move up in the draft
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Sabres owner Tom Pegula on Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek who have let it be known they would accept a trade out of Buffalo: “I can tell the fans I’m concerned, too,” said Pegula, who…
Avalanche to pass on Jones … Little chance of Letang in Colorado … Wild trade and buyout rumors
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post:The Avalanche will pass on Seth Jones and draft one of the top three forwards: Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin or Aleksander Barkov. "If we do pick first, we're leaning more toward one of those three…
Free Agents and Buyouts: Dupuis, Briere, Lecavalier, Malone and Alfredsson
Rob Rossi: Contract discussions have started with the Penguins and Pascal Dupuis' representatives. Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Preliminary talks with Dupuis are underway and he's looking for a four year deal. Market value for him could be in…
Flyers won’t buyout Bryzgalov, not so fast and where Bernier may fit
John Shannon: Shannon had an email conversation with Ilya Bryzgalov's agent, Ritch Winter, who confirmed that the Flyers have told him that they won't be buying out Bryzgalov. Tim Panaccio: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren to CSN: "I didn't assure Ritch Winter…
Quick Hits: Hossa, Gretzky, Tippett, Devils and an Las Vegas arena
Tim Sassone: Marian Hossa's may have a hip problem from a Zdeno Chara cross check earlier in the series. Adam Jahns: Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said that Hossa is "likely" to play tonight. Caroline Cameron: Wayne Gretzky on rumors last week…
Free Agent Signings: Couture, Voynov, Chorney, Vincour, Cumiskey, Tedenby, Bourque and Ullstrom
Bob McKenzie: Sharks contract extension with Logan Couture is for five years at $6 million a season. Not official until July 5th. Lisa Dillman: Kings sign Slava Voynov to a six year, $25 million deal. Jeremy Rutherford: The Blues agree…
Flyers, Maple Leafs and Islanders said to be in the mix for Jonathan Bernier
Nick Kypreos: Kypreos is hearing that Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier will be traded sooner than later, and that the Flyers and Maple Leafs could be the front-runners. The Flyers if they decided to buyout Ilya Brygalov and there is the…
Flames acquire rights to Corban Knight
2:11 PM: Bob McKenzie: Flames sign Knight to a two-year entry level deal. It came down to either the Flames or Oilers. Knight is from High River, Alberta. 12:01 PM: The Calgary Flames have acquired the rights for center Corban…
Morning Hits and Rumors: NHL Draft, Weiss, Iginla, Canucks, Leafs, Datsyuk, Fistric and the Jets
Elliott Friedman of CBC: Friedman mentions again about the Avalanche turning down the Flames offer of all their 1st round picks for the 1st overall pick. They rejected it quickly as it didn't contain a player that is NHL ready.…
Free Agent news: Streit, Couture, Nilstorp, Scandella and Eriksson
Darren Dreger: Mark Streit's deal with the Flyers is for 4 years at $5.25 million per season. Bob McKenzie: Streit's deal in an over 35 contract, so if he retires before the contract expires, it still counts against the cap.…
Quick Hits: Bernier, Blue Jackets, Vigneault, Bryzgalov and Rask
Andy Strickland: Kings RFA Jonathan Bernier fired his agent on Sunday. Aaron Portzline: Portzline agrees with the executive who thinks the Blue Jackets needs to make two "pick" trades with a top a top prospect to get into the top…
Discussion: Trading for a bad contract with the purpose of buying them out
I've created a separate post for people to discuss the idea of a team trading for a bad contract with the purpose of buying that player out. As part of the deal, the team obtaining the bad contract would get…