- TSN: CBA talks made little progress last week, but both sides will meet again on Tuesday. Darren Dreger is saying that the league may present another offer.
- Detroit Free Press: Shane Doan will sign somewhere before September 15th.
“Shane is going to sign a contract before the CBA expires on the 15th,” Bross told the Arizona Republic. “(Ownership has to) be done before the 15th, otherwise we’re signing somewhere because we don’t know what the new CBA is going to look like, and I don’t know if it’s going to limit any scope of a contract, so we want to make sure we sign before then. I guess from that respect, time is ticking.”
- Mike Brehm of USA Today: Moscow Dynamo GM said “We will talk with Ovechkin. It will be up to the head coach,” regarding having Ovechkin join them if there is a lockout. Team president Arkady Rotenberg may be thinking otherwise though,
“I’m actually against it. And I don’t see any prestige in it,” Rotenberg told R-Sport. “I think that Ovechkin isn’t necessary.”
Though Rotenberg added that he may consent if Safronov and head coach Oleg Znarok “persuade me strongly.”
- Lance Hornby via twitter: MLive.com is reporting that the Red Wings have offered Carlo Colaiacovo a 2 year deal.
- Sam Carchidi via twitter: Flyers prospect Nick Cousins has been charged with sexual assault.
- Aaron Portzline via twitter: The Blue Jackets say that UFA Kristian Huselius won’t return their phone calls this summer. Huselius hasn’t been medically cleared yo play yet.
- Matias Strozyk via twitter: Lubomir Visnovsky said he doesn’t have a problem playing with thie Islanders. He said he’s doing this not for just himself, but to follow the rules. (via Hokej.sk)
- The Winnipeg Sun (Friday): Evander Kane’s agent on rumors that Kane asked to be traded,
“No truth to it,” Craig Oster of Newport Sports said in a text message on Friday afternoon.