NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens – Open To Offers On No. 3 And A Mutual Interest In Tomas Plekanec
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: The Canadiens hold the No. 3 pick in Friday's draft and GM Marc Bergevin is open to listening to trade offers for the pick. “I’ll listen, I’m open,” Bergevin…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Islanders
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: (interview with Mitch Marner) Marner will be restricted free agent after next season but is eligible for an extension after July 1st. When asked if he's ready for…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, and the Vegas Golden Knights
On the Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, and the Vegas Golden Knights ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Edmonton Oilers need a right-handed defenseman and a top-six right winger. The Oilers have called the Senators about defenseman Erik Karlsson,…
NHL Rumors: Player Movement In Draft Top 10 … Rangers Getting Calls On Hayes
On the NHL Draft ... Amir Basu: Bob McKenzie: "I can tell you this, Kotkaniemi got multiple votes in the top 5 from the 10 scouts I talked to, same thing with Dobson. Hughes and Bouchard had more than one mention…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Stars, Sabres, Kovalchuk, Lucic, Hutton, Grubauer and Carlson
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Jay Zawaski: Have been told that trading Marian Hossa's contract this offseason is a "priority" for the Blackhawks. On the Dallas Stars ... Jim Matheson: The Stars 2017 first-round pick Miro Heiskanen is heading to…
NHL Rumors: Teams Eyeing Noah Hanifin … Bruins Would Rather Move Backes Over Krejci
On Noah Hanifin ... Jimmy Murphy: It has been reported already that the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks have shown serious interest in Hurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin. The Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche are also interested. Jimmy Murphy: Things to…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Lightning, Maple Leafs and Bruins
On the Washington Capitals ... John Shannon: As of Friday night as 7:00 PM, have been told that the Capitals hadn't offered head coach Barry Trotz a contract yet. As of that time, there had been no meetings planned. On…
NHL Rumors: Oilers and Canadiens … Islanders and Tavares
On the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens ... Jimmy Murphy: Have been hearing that the Oilers and Canadiens could restart trade talks that they held before the trade deadline. There have been numerous names discussed but nothing concrete. Canadiens…
NHL Rumors: Stars and Sabres … Blues – Hutton, Free Agents, and Kovalchuk
On the Buyout Window ... Chris Johnston: The first buyout window is open. There had been some speculation that the Dallas Stars could buyout forward Jason Spezza, but the Stars won't do that and he'll play out the final year…
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers – Free Agency, Filppula, and Simmonds
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Daily News: Flyers GM Ron Hextall on free agency. “We have money to spend short term; we can do something short term,” said Hextall, who said he does not plan…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins
On the Calgary Flames ... Tim Campbell of NHL.com: Flames GM Brad Treliving said they'd like to back into the first-round, but it takes a good piece to do so. "The cost of getting into Round 1 is steep right…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Canadiens, Golden Knights, Senators, Coyotes, and Jets
On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Alex Broadhurst ... Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets could be close to re-signing pending Group 6 unrestricted free agent forward Alex Broadhurst. On the Montreal Canadiens and Max Pacioretty ... Jimmy Murphy: After the…