News: Blues Sign Vladimir Tarasenko To An Eight-Year Deal
St. Louis Blues: The Blues have re-signed winger Vladimir Tarasenko to an eight-year, $60 million deal, a $7.5 million cap hit. Andy Strickland: Salary breakdown: $8 million, $8 million, $7 million, $7 million, $9.5 million, $5.5 million, $9.5 million and…
Rumors and Notes: Predators, Stars, and Top Remaining UFAs
Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Predators GM David Poile wrapped up their free agency shopping pretty quick. "We improved the team by keeping the team together," he said Wednesday. "There's been so many changes in the last couple years, including…
Rumors II: Bruins, Oduya, Kruger, and Bernier
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins still need to find a top-four defenseman, preferably one that shoots right and has some offense to his game. It might have to wait until closer to the start of the season, and it…
Rumors I: Kostitsyn, Radulov, and the Avs Coaching Staff
Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Andrei Kostitsyn is ready to return to the NHL, and he's fine with signing a one-year, cap-friendly deal. “I’m ready,” Kostitsyn told Sportsnet from Minsk, Belarus on Thursday night. “I want to say when I come…
Rumors and Notes: Boedker, Stars, Oilers, and Arbitration List
Craig Morgan of Fox Sports Arizona: Coyotes Mikkel Boedker filed for salary arbitration yesterday, with Coyotes having the option to select either one- or two-years. Agent Jarrett Bousquet and GM Don Maloney have been having contract talks for about three months. "When…
Rumors I: Capitals, Kings, Senators, Blues, Flyers, and Blackhawks
Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: The Capitals have already extended Evgeny Kuznetsov a qualifying offer worth at least $945,000, and the sides continue to work on a two or three year contract. “I think we have a good dialogue,”…
Rumors II: Rangers and Stars
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers may have been hoping to re-sign RFA Derek Stepan to a deal in the $6.2 to $6.5 million range, but that likely changed when the Sabres signed Ryan O'Reilly to a seven-year…
Rumors I: Tyler Bozak and Blues Notes
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Teams that could use Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak include the Coyotes, Devils, Wild, Red Wings and Bruins.Brendan Shanahan isn't about to name himself or anyone else their new GM right now. Talk of…
Rumors II: Red Wings and Maple Leafs
Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The Red Wings have $6 million in cap space and need to re-sign RFAs Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Jurco, Teemu Pulkkinen and Landon Ferraro.They are probably finished with free agent market. If they look to make…
Rumors I: Flyers and Treliving’s Thoughts on Offer Sheets
Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: The Flyers aren't out of the woods with regards to their cap situation according to GM Ron Hextall. “Our cap is still not totally cleaned up,” Hextall said last Saturday, “but we’re a lot closer…
News: Blue Jackets Sign Saad … Sabres Sign O’Reilly
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Brandon Saad to a six-year contract worth $36 million, a $6 million cap hit. The Buffalo Sabres have signed Ryan O'Reilly to a seven-year contract worth $52.5 million, a $7.5 million cap hit. Elliotte…
Rumors III: Blackhawks and Bruins
Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Blackhawks still need to move some salary as they have more than $71 million committed to 19 players - 12 forwards, five defensemen and two goalies (13 forwards now as Andrew Desjardins just…