NHL Rumors I: Center Options For Stars, Maple Leafs, Moller and BriseBois
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars will be looking at second line center this offseason. “It’s a priority for us,” he said of center depth. “I think if you want to be a contender, you have to…
NHL Rumors III: Video and Quotes from Jim Benning’s Press Conference
Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Some quotes from the press conference. “I like our core players,” Benning said. “Our core players, I feel, are high-quality people. I’m happy with that part of it. “We need to get back to…
NHL Rumors II: Flyers, Predators, Neal, Maple Leafs, Lazar, Miller and the Canucks
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers need an offseason retooling, bringing in some speed. The Flyers don't have a lot of salary cap space, potentially $4.5 million before re-signing Kimmo Timonen, Ray Emery, Brayden Schenn, Adam Hall, and…
NHL Rumors I: Expansion, Penguins and Canucks Coaching Vacancies and Marc Crawford
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Some Gary Bettman quotes on expansion. "We had a few hours to kill, we were in the neighborhood, so I figured I'd go to Seattle to find out what the building story was," Bettman said. "We…
NHL Rumors III: Sharks, Coyotes, Canucks, Jagr and Sekac
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Wilson on the free agent market. “We will look. We’ll explore everything. But, when you’re turning the team over to a younger core, you’ve got to be careful who you bring…
NHL Rumors II: Potential Preds Targets, Compliance Buyout Candidates, Schenn and Subban
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: The Predators currently have about $22.1 million in cap space. Cooper lists five pending free agents the Predators should look at: 1. Paul Stastny 2. Thomas Vanek 3. Matt Moulson 4. Mikhail Grabovski 5. Derek…
NHL Rumors I: Islanders Could Trade Pick To Fill Holes, Flames, Leafs and Oates
Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: After signing Jaroslav Halak to a four year deal, Islanders GM Garth Snow said that talks between the Islanders and Evgeni Nabokov are "still ongoing." The Islanders will keep the 5th overall pick this…
NHL Rumors III: Players Who Could Be Moved at the Draft, Bruins, Booth, Canucks and Richards
Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: The asking price for Jason Spezza will likely be a player, prospect and a top pick. Spezza has a list of 10 teams that he can't be traded too. The Maple Leafs could be…
NHL Rumors II: Free Agency – Miller, Ducks, Sharks, Canucks, Vanek, Greiss, Tikhonov and Komarov
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Source saying the Ducks won't be going after Ryan Miller when free agency starts, as they will be going with the tandem of John Gibson and Frederik Andersen. The San Jose Sharks are apparently not interested…
NHL Rumors I: GMs and Coaching – Canucks, Penguins, Capitals, Panthers, Sharks and Oilers
Darren Dreger: Jim Benning has agreed to a multi-year deal to be the GM of the Canucks. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Barry Trotz will be among the Canucks top candidates for their vacant head coaching position. Trotz has met with…
NHL Rumors III: Kesler, Canucks, Ducks, Penguins, and Lemieux
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "Couldn't honestly tell you what final price was & if Shero/ownership backed off but the Penguins tried really hard to get Kesler" ... "People criticize Shero for not trying to upgrade the Penguins team but he tried to…
NHL Rumors II: Free Agents – Bolland, Stastny, Kulemin, Miller, Tedenby, Grabovski, Ott and Raanta
Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "When you're talking about Bolland & Stastny you're talking about 2 distinctly different players" ... "In Bolland you get what you get provided he's healthy and that's going to be the biggest issue for the Leafs or any team" ... "To…