Rumors: Stars, Pens, Canes, Sabres, Rangers, Leafs and More
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Some think that executives are worried about nothing with regards to next seasons salary cap. “My thinking is there’s been some propaganda perpetuated that the cap won’t be high,” said a league executive. “My…
Rumors II: Oilers, Stars, Penguins, Flyers, Bruins and Coyotes
Darren Dreger of TSN: A big move by the Oilers may have to wait until the offseason. Teams will have more flexibility to make bigger deals then. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle are not for sale now. Hall,…
Rumors I: Bruins, Blues, Oilers, Habs, Leafs, Islanders and Wings
Pierre LeBrun: The Bruins may be interested in a Blues forward, but it's unknown if anything would happen. Jimmy Murphy: Multiple source saying that the Canadiens are among the teams that have inquired about Oilers Jordan Eberle. If the Canadiens…
Rumors III: Airwaves: Oilers, Stars, Ducks, Kings and Flyers
Hope Smoke: Mark Spector: "It shouldn't be MacTavish standing at that podium, it should be Katz." "The guys who should be talking about their jobs are the ones that have brought in all the failed experiments in Edmonton." "We're already into next year.…
Rumors II: Oilers, Pens, Blues, Canes, Preds, Flyers and Rangers
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson is sure the Penguins have called the Oilers about David Perron in their search for a top-six winger. Matheson wonders if the Penguins have called UFA Ray Whitney. Have to think Martin Brodeur…
Rumors I: Oilers, Bruins, Coyotes and Capitals
John Shannon: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish will address the Oilers situation this morning. There won't be any coaching changes. Nick Kypreos: Strong speculation that the Oilers and Bruins are revisiting trade talk. Have been told that both teams are desperate…
Rumors II: Brodeur, Sobotka, Saad, Bernier, Kadri and Franson
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur will get a roster bonus of $125,000 on each of February 1st and March 1st if he is still on an NHL roster. It seems to be a week-to-week thing with the Blues. The…
Rumors I: Alfredsson, Rangers, Oilers and Bruins
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators talked to Daniel Alfredsson this summer about returning to the team for this season. Both owner Eugene Melnyk and GM Bryan Murray spoke Alfredsson, but were told that he'd made a commitment…
Rumors: Oilers, Flyers, Sens, Panthers, Pens, Habs, Wings and Bryzgalov
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It's hard for the Oilers to get what they need to improve with David Perron as the center piece of a deal. He has been available longer than originally thought. There are a limited amount of…
Rumors II: Predators, Panthers, Wild, Stars and Oilers
Craig Custance of ESPN: If a team is looking for some depth upfront, they should call the Predators. Source saying that with Mike Fisher's return and the emergence of some of their young players, the Preds would be willing to…
Rumors I: Senators, Wings, Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs
Shawn Simpson: Senators owner Eugene Melneyk has said that he and GM Bryan Murray have started the process of looking for the Senators next GM. Nick Cotsonika: Red Wings GM Ken Holland on Mike Babcock: "I want to keep Mike. We've…
Rumors: Flyers, Senators and Blackhawks
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Flyers GM Ron Hextall is preaching patience, but LeBrun thinks Hextall can't wait much longer before making a trade or two. "We're not looking for a short-term fix," Hextall said. "We're looking for today and tomorrow…