NHL Rumors: Lightning, Ducks, Avs and Hurricanes
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Craig Custance of ESPN: The Lightning's plan had been to trade Jonathan Drouin at the draft, but if he plays really well through the entire playoffs, would his trade request be rescinded? His agent, Allan…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings Edition
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Larry Lage AP in CBS Detroit: If Pavel Datsyuk retires from the NHL, the Wings may have to look at trading his $7.5 million cap hit. GM Ken Holland said that it would put…
NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Wings and the Trade Market
On Colorado Avalanche and Alexander Radulov ... Slava Malamud: Varlamov says to the Russian media that the Avalanche are "waiting for Radulov. He'll be one of the leaders there." Slava Malamud: Varlamov to Sport-Express: "All (Radulov) needs to do is dial Patrick…
NHL Rumors: LA Kings and Montreal Canadiens
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: Coach Darryl Sutter made it pretty clear that he plans on returning to coach the Kings next season. Helene Elliott: Vincent Lecavalier declined to comment on his playing future. He promised to…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Red Wings and Lightning
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has said that he won't make a trade to fill one hole by creating a hole elsewhere. There were reports that the Lightning's best contract offer to…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Pavel Datsyuk, and the Wild
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: With the Red Wings eliminated last night, things quickly turned to Pavel Datsyuk and if he'll return to the Red Wings next season or if he'll be heading back to…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets offseason challenge will be to re-sign pending RFA defenseman Seth Jones. “I don’t anticipate any problems,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Monday. “We’ll find…
NHL Rumors: Bruins Looking For Dmen, Right Winger And A Backup
On the Boston Bruins ... Zack Cox: Cam Neely said that GM Don Sweeny and Loui Eriksson's agent spoke this week. Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins GM Don Sweeny wasn't able to trade up at last year's draft to pick…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Radulov, Flyers and Bruins
On the Arizona Coytoes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Coyotes center Martin Hanzal is eligible for a contract extension this offseason. He's entering the last year of his five-year, $15.5 million contract. Before he was fired, Don Maloney…
Rink Rumblings – July 1st Not Target-Rich For Unrestricted Free Agents
With the National Hockey League in the midst of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, management teams are focusing their attention on getting a last look at young prospects playing in the CHL Playoffs or at the Under-18…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Coyotes, Senators and Flyers
On the Boston Bruins ... DJ Bean of WEEI: Zdeno Chara may be better served on a second pairing on a Cup contender, but unless there are some big changes this offseason, that is unlikely to happen in Boston next…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Rangers, Flames and Blues
On the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Though he didn't play up to his $7 million a season contract, it's doubtful that the Bruins will trade Tuukka Rask this offseason. The Bruins…