NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Lucic, Sekara, No. 10, And Their Need On The Blue Line
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples: Oilers fans keep bringing up trade proposals for forward Milan Lucic and defenseman Andrej Sekera. They aren't going anywhere. "A) Both have No Movement Clauses. B) Both have massive negative value due to poor…
NHL Rumors: Kristains Rubins, Nashville Predators, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
On Kristains Rubins ... Aivis Kalnins: Have been hearing that there are a couple teams that are interested in 20-year old Latvian defenseman Kristains Rubins. "6'4" has a good reach and knows how to use his frame" On the Nashville Predators ...…
NHL News: Kings, Maple Leafs, Knights, Capitals and Jets
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Curtis Zupke: The Kings have signed defenseman Oscar Fantenberg to a one-year contract extension at $650,000. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Kristen Shilton: The Maple Leafs made four signings yesterday. Forward Pierre Engvall…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes and Ekman-Larsson … Canucks and Pettersson
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Arizona Coyotes and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson are talking about an eight-year contract extension that would have a salary cap hit of just above $8 million per season according to…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the Winnipeg Jets
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of The Athletic: The Red Wings are stuck with a bunch of bad contracts that they'll eventually be burned off, but for now there won't be a lot of turnover. There will…
NHL Rumors: Alexei Emelin, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Carolina Hurricanes
On Alexei Emelin ... Aivis Kalnins: If defenseman Alexei Emelin doesn't get an NHL contract that is worth him remaining, he could return to the KHL next year. On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: (answering question) Defenseman Ian Cole and…
NHL News: GM of the Year, Quebec City, Oilers, Wild, Flyers, Knights and Byfuglien
On the GM of the Year ... Steve Carp: Finalists for GM of the Year: George McPhee (Vegas), Kevin Cheveldayoff (Winnipeg) and Steve Yzerman (Tampa Bay). On Quebec City expansion/relocation ... Jimmy Murphy: Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs doesn't believe that…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vegas Golden Knights
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Matt Gajtka of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: They were $300,000 from the cap ceiling to finished the season. The salary cap could go up by at least $3 million. Carter Rowney is the only UFA for…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Blue Jackets and the Lightning
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Paul Fenton and Tom Fitzgerald appear to be the finalists for the vacant Minnesota Wild general managers position. Sources said that Fenton was expected to be in Minnesota yesterday for likely his final interview…
NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets, NY Rangers and the NY Islanders
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Jim Toth: Sources are saying that pending RFA defenseman Jacob Trouba has told his agent that he wants to remain in Winnipeg and wants to sign a long-term deal. Trouba's agent Kurt Overhardt wouldn't comment.…
NHL News: Sabres, Avalanche, Ovechkin, Stralman and Wilson, Kempny and Johnson
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: The Sabres have signed defenseman Lawrence Pilut to a two-year entry-level deal. John Vogl: Source saying that Pilut will get the rookie max of $925,000. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Ryan Boulding: The Avalanche have signed…
NHL Rumors: Nashville Predators – Ellis, Hartnell, Emelin, and Subban
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of The Tennessean: Defenseman Ryan Ellis has a year left on his contract and is eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1st. Ellis said he open to start extension talks this…