NHL Rumors II: Gorges, Frolik, Colorado, Ferraro
Larry Fisher of the Kelowna Daily Courier: Former Montreal Canadiens' defenseman Josh Gorges is slowly moving on from the shock that came with Montreal trading him and adjusting to his new life in Buffalo. “I would’ve loved to stay and try…
NHL Rumors I: Calgary, McCann, Bishop, Sens
Scott Cruickshank of The Calgary Herald: The Flames have re-signed goaltender Joni Ortio to a new two-year deal, and Cruichskank says to expect RFA's Lance Bouma and Mark Cundari to be signed in the next few days. “We really think a…
Salary Cap Outlook – The Metropolitan Division
Continuing on from where we left off with the Atlantic Division, it’s now time to take a look at the cap situations of the other Eastern Conference teams in the Metropolitan (what a weird name) Division. *All figures according to…
NHL Rumors III: Stamkos, Maple Leafs, Sharks and Penguins
Stephen Whyno in the Toronto Star: Lightning Steven Stamkos will be a UFA in 2016 and thought of playing for the Maple Leafs could be there. “We’ll see what happens. It’s a couple years away,” Stamkos said Wednesday. “Right now…
NHL Video: State of the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan and GM Doug Wilson discuss the State of the Sharks. Discussing their goaltending situation, moving Brent Burns back to the blueline and some things going forward. (video from earlier this offseason, but it's…
NHL Rumors II: Senators, Wings, Leafs, Avalanche and Canadiens
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Before the Senators traded Jason Spezza to Dallas, they had been working on trading another forward. The deal may have fallen through or put on the back burner. Teams have told the Sun that…
NHL Rumors I: KHL Option, Mueller, Leafs, Red Wings and Analytics
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals coach Barry Trotz has been accused in the past of clashing with players from Russia. The Caps have three Russians, including Alex Ovechkin. Trotz has said that he'll have to sit down with Ovechkin…
NHL Video: Canucks Talking Kesler and Garrison Trades
Canucks TV going behind-the-scenes. Canucks management talking about what the returns for Ryan Kesler would be, along with talk about trading Jason Garrison.
Salary Cap Outlook – The Atlantic Division
The NHL’s salary cap system was put in place after the 2004-05 lockout to try to even the playing field between teams and eliminate over-spending. As you know, over-spending still happens, and there are still teams (Boston, Chicago, LA, etc.)…
The Offseason “Losers” So Far Are ….
Written by Greg Stamper, who can be found on twitter @g_stamp91. In part one of this article (which can be found here) we took a look at some of the teams that were blessed with a solid offseason and deserved their…
NHL News: Rangers Sign Kreider … Avalanche Sign O’Reilly
Larry Brooks: The Rangers and Chris Kreider avoid salary arbitration after agreeing to two-year contract with a $2.475 million salary cap hit. Darren Dreger: The Avalanche and Ryan O'Reilly agree on a two-year, $12 million contract. He'll get $5.8 million…
NHL Rumors II: Rangers, Devils, Honka, Sobotka and Mueller
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Source saying both Chris Kreider and the Rangers are not willing to move off of their bottom-line numbers. Their arbitration hearing is set for this morning. Kreider submitted a $2.8 million offer, with the…