Rumors II: Blue Jackets and Jets
Aaron Portzline: Ryan Johansen's latest offer to the Blue Jackets was for two-years and $9.4 million, $2 million a year lower than their original offer. The gap is now down to $1.7 million per year. Portzline still doesn't think the…
Rumors I: Sens, Blue Jackets, Bruins, Coyotes and Stars
Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: NHL team executives on Bobby Ryan's decision to wait a bit before committing to the Senators: “That’s a bad spot for Ottawa.” Marc Methot wants to remain in Ottawa, but there is a question on how…
Rumors and Notes: Johansen, Coyle, Frolik, Ryan and Perlini
Elliotte Friedman: Sergei Federov, CSKA Moscow's GM, said there were talks about Ryan Johansen, but he did not and won't be making a contract offer to Ryan Johansen. Federov added that they needed to know if there was a commitment…
Edmonton Oilers 2014-15 Season Primer
The Edmonton Oilers are the last team in our 2014-15 season primer series. There is some optimism regarding the Oilers, but a playoff berth is unlikely once again. Use the below Tabs to view Oilers info for this upcoming season,…
Rumors: Johansen’s KHL Offers, Stars, Vermette and Green
Farhan Lalji: CSKA Moscow (KHL) were suppose to be sending Ryan Johansen a one-year $5 million offer last night. It would be his seventh offer from a KHL team. Mike Heika: There has been open dialogue between the Stars and RFAs…
Rumors: Trade Candidates, Staal, Oduya, Leddy, Bruins and More
Allan Muir of SI.com: Muir lists some players who could be traded this year: Bobby Ryan, Marc Methot, Adam McQuaid, Ryan Ellis, Mike Green, Joel Ward, Antoine Vermette, Dustin Byfuglien, Nick Leddy, Lubomir Visnovsky, Casey Cizikas and David Desharnais. Steve…
Vancouver Canucks 2014-15 Season Primer
It was busy offseason for the Vancouver Canucks, with big changes to their management, coaching staff and player personnel. Jim Benning replaced Mike Gillis, and Willie Desjardins replaces John Tortorella. Long-time Canuck Ryan Kesler was dealt to their division rivals.…
Rumors and Notes: Methot, Jagr, Gagner, Jets, Avs, Dion and Rangers
Chris Lund of Ottawa Senators.com: Marc Methot on contract talks. "It's the business side of it and it's not always pretty. It's definitely a process and in terms of what's to be expected and whatnot, obviously I'd like to get…
Rumors II: Blackhawks, Bruins and Coyotes
Tracy Myers: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman knows they have to get under the salary cap, but will let everything fall into place as training camp starts. They looked at training camp as a time when a deal could be made. “A…
Rumors I: Jackets Reject Offer and Blues Going Quiet on Schwartz
Darren Dreger: The Blue Jackets rejected a two-year offer from Ryan Johansen's camp. They are only focusing on a short-term deal. The offer remains on the table. Chris Nichols: Elliotte Friedman: "There is no evidence here whatsoever, at this point,…
San Jose Sharks 2014-15 Season Primer
The San Jose Sharks had a quiet offseason with regards to transactions, but there was definitely lots of talk regarding Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. It will be interesting to see how it plays out throughout the season. Use the…
Rumors IV: Ellis, Kuemper, Schwartz, Eakin, Dillon and Krug
Craig Custance: Negotiations between RFA Ryan Ellis and the Predators are not going anywhere. Will likely miss the start of camp. The Predators don't want to trade him, but if this situations drags out .... Michael Russo: Wild GM Chuck…