NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks Edition
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: If the Canucks draft in the top three, they will take the best player available, and that player should be in their lineup next season. GM Jim Benning hopes…
NHL Rumors: Sens, Coyotes, Habs, Blues, Stamkos and Taxes
Elliotte Friedman 30 Thoughts rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Some coaching candidates for the Senators: Guy Boucher, Marc Crawford, Mike Yeo, Brent Flahr and Todd Nelson. The Coyotes reached out to Friedman about his tweet saying they expressed…
NHL Rumors: Wings, Canucks, RFAs, Hawks, Sens, and Flames
On the Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: If Pavel Datsyuk's bolts the Red Wings for Russia, he leaves the Wings with his $7.5 million cap hit. Datsyuk's agent Dan Milstein told the Free Press…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins Edition
On the Boston Bruins ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Bruins will have to fix their blueline this offseason. They have two first round picks and a bunch of prospects they could include in a deal. They could…
NHL Rumors: Avs, Vesey, Zaitsev, Lucic, Doan, Khokhlachev and More
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: Avs GM Joe Sakic on if they have any untouchables: "Well, Wayne Gretzky was traded. Twice" Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Sakic said he was happy with trade deadline acquisitions in Mikkel Boedker…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames Edition
On the Calgary Flames, Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan ... Eric Francis of Sportsnet: The Flames are going to be looking for a proven goalie and a big, skilled winger. There still needs to be more change within the Flames,…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens Edition
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: GM Marc Bergevin gives head coach Michel Therrien gets a vote of confidence. Bergevin said his intention if to keep his core together, though it wasn't that convincing. “Wayne Gretzky was traded,”…
NHL Rumors: Wings, Sens, Bruins, Wild, Sabres and Maloney
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance: Spoke with Pavel Datsyuk's agent on Sunday, who said that the plan is for Datsyuk to talk with GM Ken Holland and the Ilitch family after the season. Agent said that Datsyuk…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes Edition
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The 39-year old Shane Doan will be a free agent after this season, but he only wants to play with Coyotes. “We’ll talk a little bit more about it and…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers
On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: GM Tim Murray on the Sabres still needing a game-changing defenseman and more scoring. “I think we’re in good shape,” Murray said. “We had a huge improvement this year.…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Devils and Maple Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen: The Kings are trying to sign North Dakota free agent Paul LaDue. On the New Jersey Devils ... Rich Chere: Coach John Hynes doesn't expect any changes to his coaching staff. Rich…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Lightning, and Senators
On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: GM Brad Treliving confirmed that Jonas Hiller and Niklas Backstrom won't be back next year. He said that they need to "solidify" in goal next year. Pat Steinberg: GM Brad Treliving hasn't thought…