Top Five Under-the-Radar NHL Unrestricted Free Agent Forwards
With free agency looming, NHL teams will finish their player searches and settle on a UFA they feel can fill a lineup need. Following the yearly offseason chorus, GMs will announce their need for “help up the middle,” “scoring on…
Rumors VII: Maple Leafs and Kings
Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: The Leafs are in no rush to make a trade. “I came here for the draft. It wasn’t really the trade deadline,” the team president said. “Nothing really materialized that would benefit the Leafs.…
News: Kings Terminate Richards Contract … Bruins Trade for Rinaldo
LA Kings.com: The Kings have terminated the contract of Mike Richards. “The Los Angeles Kings today have exercised the team's right to terminate the contract of Mike Richards for a material breach of the requirements of his Standard Player's Contract.…
Rumors VI: Senators, Jets, Stars and Blue Jackets
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It's not looking like the Senators will land the top-six forward that GM Bryan Murray was hoping to get. He will focus on re-signing RFAs Mike Hoffman and Alex Chiasson before deciding on what…
Rumors V: Penguins, Avalanche and Maple Leafs
Jason Mackey of the Pittburgh Tribune Review: The Penguins might be thinking about using some of their extra money to improve their bottom-six forwards instead of their top-six. “I'm not totally convinced that it has to be one (big move),”…
Rumors and Notes: Capitals and Maple Leafs
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: GM Brian McLellan still thinks the trade route will be a better way to improve the Capitals than through free agency. “I anticipate not being active right off the hop,” MacLellan told reporters when asked…
Rumors III: Canucks, Sharks, Bruins, Hawks, Ducks and More
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Sharks and Canucks worked on a Kevin Bieksa trade for at least week according to multiple sources. Bieksa had even went to San Jose and looked at houses. Reports were that Bieksa was looking for…
Rumors II: Gagner, Oilers, Bieksa, Vermette and Sharp
Ed Barkowitz of the Philadelphia Daily News: Newly acquired Sam Gagner could fit into the their top-nine, something that GM Ron Hextall was trying to add, or he'll provide them with some extra cap space. The Flyers are about $7…
Rumors I: Penguins, Devils and Red Wings
Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford on free agency. “There aren’t as many top-end guys, what you would call the ‘impact guys,’ ” Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said. “But there are still good players who…
Rumors VII: Leafs, Kings, Rangers, Islanders, Penguins and Blue Jackets
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The market for Phil Kessel at the draft was thin and marginally active. The market for Tyler Bozak was non-existent as the Maple Leafs didn't receive one phone call asking about him. The Leafs…
Trade Analysis: A Closer Look at the Ryan O’Reilly Deal to Buffalo
On Friday, the Colorado Avalanche completed a trade for Ryan O’Reilly. Long-rumoured to be on his way out of Colorado, the Avs settled on a package of prospects and a second round pick from the Buffalo Sabres in return for…
Rumors VI: Hamilton, Bieksa, Lack and Staal
Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: One assistant GM on former Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton. “It was surprising,” said one NHL assistant GM. “It’s obvious there’s something going on that we don’t know about. From what I’ve heard behind the…