NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes – Open For Business
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Nichols of FRS Hockey: Bob McKenzie put out his 'Bobcast' this week and was talking about the Carolina Hurricanes. 'Change' is a word associated with the Hurricanes since owner Tom Dundon has taken over.…
NHL Rumors: Bruins And Their Blue Line … Sabres And Tavares
On the Boston Bruins ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: One of the items on the Bruins offseason to-do list is to improve their blue line and get a little bigger. “As far as size goes,” said Neely,…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Lucic, Sekara, No. 10, And Their Need On The Blue Line
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples: Oilers fans keep bringing up trade proposals for forward Milan Lucic and defenseman Andrej Sekera. They aren't going anywhere. "A) Both have No Movement Clauses. B) Both have massive negative value due to poor…
NHL Rumors: Kristains Rubins, Nashville Predators, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
On Kristains Rubins ... Aivis Kalnins: Have been hearing that there are a couple teams that are interested in 20-year old Latvian defenseman Kristains Rubins. "6'4" has a good reach and knows how to use his frame" On the Nashville Predators ...…
2018 NHL Free Agents: Metropolitan Division — Restricted Free Agents
The offseason presents a myriad of ways to look at what is ahead. Three of the more prominent restricted free agents were under the spotlight earlier in the week here. Now, we continue with the next batch of restricted free…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes and Ekman-Larsson … Canucks and Pettersson
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Arizona Coyotes and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson are talking about an eight-year contract extension that would have a salary cap hit of just above $8 million per season according to…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the Winnipeg Jets
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of The Athletic: The Red Wings are stuck with a bunch of bad contracts that they'll eventually be burned off, but for now there won't be a lot of turnover. There will…
NHL Rumors: Alexei Emelin, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Carolina Hurricanes
On Alexei Emelin ... Aivis Kalnins: If defenseman Alexei Emelin doesn't get an NHL contract that is worth him remaining, he could return to the KHL next year. On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: (answering question) Defenseman Ian Cole and…
2018 NHL Free Agents: Atlantic Division – Restricted Free Agents
The offseason presents a myriad of ways to look at what is ahead. Last month, we took a look at some of the cheaper unrestricted free agents - here, here and here. Now, we begin the spotlight on the restricted…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vegas Golden Knights
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Matt Gajtka of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: They were $300,000 from the cap ceiling to finished the season. The salary cap could go up by at least $3 million. Carter Rowney is the only UFA for…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Blue Jackets and the Lightning
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Paul Fenton and Tom Fitzgerald appear to be the finalists for the vacant Minnesota Wild general managers position. Sources said that Fenton was expected to be in Minnesota yesterday for likely his final interview…