NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild – Fletcher, Ennis, Zucker, Dumba, Coyle and Niederreiter
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of The Athletic: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher contract expires after this season. They've lost in the first round for the third consecutive season and have lost 16 of their past 20 playoff games. Owner…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Allan Mitchell on Lowetide.ca: The Oilers need to acquire puck moving defenseman (left or right handed), a winger or two, and a backup goaltender. Assets the Oilers could move out to acquire their needs. First-round…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, Arizona Coyotes and the LA Kings
On the Minnesota Wild ... Emily Kaplan: Keys to the Minnesota Wild offseason. 1. Re-sign defenseman Matt Dumba and forward Jason Zucker - Both are RFAs and are easy decisions for the Wild. The 23-year old Dumba put up 50…
NHL Rumors: Flames and Sabres … Capitals and Carlson
On the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet 960 and Sabres Ryan O'Reilly was brought up with the possibility of the Flames being able to acquire him and having Sean Monahan,…
NHL Rumors: Anaheim Ducks – Need To Get Younger, Faster … Do They Look To Trade Corey Perry?
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens of the OC Register: The Ducks were 19th in scoring this year averaging 2.82 goals per game, and were only able to score four goals in their four games against the Sharks. Overall,…
NHL News; NHL Player Safety, Bruins, Blue Jackets, Devils, Sharks, Capitals and Jets
NHL Player Safety on four recent hits ... NHL Player Safety: The NHL Department of Player Safety explains how they determine the main point of contact of a hit under Rule 48. It is important to note that the head being…
NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Ben Hutton and Sven Baertschi
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: Canucks defenseman Ben Hutton is changing up his offseason workout to improve his speed and strength. Hutton was a healthy scratch at times during the season and there was…
NHL News: Peters Opts Out, Avs, Wild, Flyers, Penguins, Lightning, Capitals and Jets
On Bill Peters ... Pierre LeBrun: Source is saying that the Flames called the Hurricanes yesterday and asked for permission to speak with head coach Bill Peters. The Hurricanes had no issue. Peters opted out of contract with the Hurricanes…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and the New York Rangers
On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of The Athletic: (mailbag) Kari Lehtonen is finished in Dallas. Have been told that they don't plan on re-signing him and will go in a different direction for their backup next season. would…
NHL Rumors: Coaches – Rangers, Stars, Flames and Hurricanes
On the New York Rangers ... Darren Dreger: College coaches who are in the mix for Rangers vacant head coaching position: Jim Montgomery (U of Denver), David Quinn (Boston U) and Scott Sandelin (Minnesota-Duluth). On the Dallas Stars ...…
NHL News: Bruins, Avs, Devils, Flyers, Penguins, Lightning, Capitals and Jets
On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Coach Bruce Cassidy said their decision to hold Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup last night was made right before the start of the game. Cassidy added: "Hopefully he's better and ready to go…
NHL News: Wild, Predators, Flyers, Penguins, Lightning, Leafs, Capitals and Jets
On the Minnesota Wild ... Minnesota Wild: Coach Bruce Boudreau on defenseman Ryan Murphy getting into the lineup: "He's a really good puck mover. We really like what Soucy has done for us...there's just more experience in Murph and he's an offensive…