NY Rangers have traded Erik Christensen and a 7th round pick to the Minnesota Wild for forward Casey Wellman.
It appears as though the pick is a conditional 2013 7th Round Pick. Christensen is a UFA this summer, making 925k this season. Christensen was just coming off a 2 week conditioning stint in the AHL and the Rangers needed…
Travel Day
I'll be traveling this morning, and for most of the afternoon. Did a post late last night with a few notes.
Blues could look at Ruutu … Stewart may be available … Carter may interest Leafs … Green skating … Stempniak on crutches
Andy Strickland of True Hockey: The Blues may look at Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu. Strickland thinks the Blues can find their scoring touch internally, but that doesn't mean they should not try to improve their roster. It might take someone…
Miller wants to stay … Grabovski’s agent in town … Leafs likely take another run at JVR … Carter didn’t ask for trade … Big Buff, Burmistrov GTD’s
Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News: Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has taken his fair share of criticism this season. The better he plays, the more tempting it is for the Sabres to keep him. Will the Sabres trade him to…
Top 5 Bubble teams and who they could have available … Things easier for Nieuwendyk … Targeting Tuomo … Armstrong, Liles back
Craig Custance of ESPN: Custance ranks trade deadline bubble teams who will have a crucial next 10 days. 1. Tampa Bay - Dominic Moore and Ryan Malone could come up in talks. 2. Montreal - Travis Moen, Hal Gill, Chris…
Flyers targets … Doan staying unless asks for trade … Zidlicky unhappy … No talks yet for Grabovski and Gustavsson … Suter talks ongoing
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Flyers may have an interest in Canadiens defenseman Hal Gill, with Stars Nicklas Grossman another possibility. The Stars have begun contract extension talks with Grossman, so he may not be available. The Flyers did talk…
Sidney Crosby Press Conference Video
Press Conference with Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and GM Ray Shero.
Afternoon notes involving: Parise, Moore, Visnovsky, Blake, Suter, Ruutu, Morrow, O’Reilly, Theodore, lines and starting goalies
Rich Chere via twitter: Devils forward Zach Parise said there have been no contract negotiations, but he still wants to stay in New Jersey. Craig Custance and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Lightning Dominic Moore would be a nice addition to…
Bruins not talking Thomas trade … Focus now turns to Ruutu, Allen and Pitkanen … Liles doesn’t think it’s a concussion … Kane back to Winnipeg
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said via email on Tim Thomas trade rumors: "Not trading him. I have not talked to anyone and I don't plan to." Chip Alexander via twitter: Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford has a…
Oils want a Dman … Bruins want depth … MacArthur “Rumors suck” … CSKA wants Radulov … Koivu close … Filatov demoted … Starting goalies
Elliotte Friedman of CBC: Don't be surprised if Predators GM David Poile announces that he won't trade Ryan Suter. The Preds were one team who sent a private jet to pick up there All-Stars: Suter, Shea Weber and Craig Smith.…
Flames – Jets trade minor leaguers, Negrin for Aliu
Randy Sportak via twitter: The Calgary Flames have traded defenseman John Negrin to the Winnipeg Jets for winger Akim Aliu. Bob McKenzie via twitter: Negrin and Aliu had been playing on the same AHL team. Aliu was on loan, Negrin…
Hurricanes sign defenseman Tim Gleason to 4 year contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes: The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Tim Gleason to a 4 year contract extension worth $16 million. He'll receive $3.5 million next year, $4.5 million the following 2 years, and $3.5 million in the last year of the…