NHL Rumors: Islanders, Rangers, Capitals, Lightning, Devils, Blue Jackets, Canucks, and Bruins
Friedman's 31-thoughts rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, and Vancouver Canucks were among the teams that have been scouting in Sweden the past couple weeks. Some potential free agents include…
Western Conference News: Blackhawks, Avs, Kings, Predators, Sharks and Golden Knights
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: Coach Joel Quenneville was asked about days ago if Corey Crawford and his 'upper-body' injury would return this season and he immediately said "yes." Three sources have said that Crawford…
Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Jackets, Red Wings, Devils, Islanders, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, and Maple Leafs
On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forward Noel Acciari suffered an upper-body injury on Monday and missed practice yesterday. The Bruins are hopeful that he'll be able to play tonight. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Brian Hedger: The…
NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Luke DeCock: Wonder if Hurricanes GM Ron Francis should call up Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin and see what he could get for Justin Faulk or Noah Hanifin and Julien Gauthier or Nicolas Roy. "Pacioretty?…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Coyotes, Kings, and Maple Leafs
Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks ... Adrian Dater: The New York Rangers had two scouts at yesterday's Avs-Ducks game. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: "Per recent reports the Coyotes have made D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Niklas Hjalmarsson…
NHL Rumors: The Ottawa Senators Are Receiving Plenty Of Trade Calls
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators haven't been actively shopping anyone, but teams are calling GM Pierre Dorion. Talk is that no less than 10 teams are looking for forwards, an area in which…
NHL Rumors: The New York Islanders and John Tavares
On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: Pending NHL free agent John Tavares stated again that he hopes to remain with the Islanders. “I hope to stay in Long Island,” Tavares told reporters questioning…
Western Conference News: Stars, Kings, Predators, Blues, Sharks, and Golden Knights
On the Dallas Stars ... Shawn Simpson: The Stars made forward Jason Spezza a healthy scratch yesterday. He has another year left on his deal at $7.5 million. Scott Burnside: Stars GM Jim Nill said that he expects Spezza to…
Eastern Conference News: Hurricanes, Wings, Habs, Devils, Islanders, Flyers, and Maple Leafs
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Carolina Hurricanes: Forward Sebastian Aho has a concussion and a lower-body injury and will be out indefinitely. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Dana Wakiji: Coach Jeff Blashill on forwards Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm: “I don’t…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and Eastern Conference Team Needs and Wants
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: With Jack Johnson's trade request made public, it puts more pressure on GM Jarmo Kekalainen. “It's the same with (Jack) as it is with anybody else on our team,”…
NHL Rumors: The San Jose Sharks, Paul Martin And Other Trade Options
On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz: Sharks GM Doug Wilson confirms that he's working Paul Martin's agent "to explore options." Martin won't be traveling with the team on their road trip and could get into some games with…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators – Will Listen To Calls On Almost Everyone
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Pierre Dorion and his scouting staff have been Fort Lauderdale going over draft prospects and preparing for the NHL trade deadline. They've gone over which route they…