Sabres Pegula on Miller, Vanek and free agents … Senators looking for top-6 and to move up in the draft
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Sabres owner Tom Pegula on Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek who have let it be known they would accept a trade out of Buffalo: “I can tell the fans I’m concerned, too,” said Pegula, who…
Avalanche to pass on Jones … Little chance of Letang in Colorado … Wild trade and buyout rumors
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post:The Avalanche will pass on Seth Jones and draft one of the top three forwards: Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin or Aleksander Barkov. "If we do pick first, we're leaning more toward one of those three…
Free Agents and Buyouts: Dupuis, Briere, Lecavalier, Malone and Alfredsson
Rob Rossi: Contract discussions have started with the Penguins and Pascal Dupuis' representatives. Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Preliminary talks with Dupuis are underway and he's looking for a four year deal. Market value for him could be in…
Flyers won’t buyout Bryzgalov, not so fast and where Bernier may fit
John Shannon: Shannon had an email conversation with Ilya Bryzgalov's agent, Ritch Winter, who confirmed that the Flyers have told him that they won't be buying out Bryzgalov. Tim Panaccio: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren to CSN: "I didn't assure Ritch Winter…
Flyers, Maple Leafs and Islanders said to be in the mix for Jonathan Bernier
Nick Kypreos: Kypreos is hearing that Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier will be traded sooner than later, and that the Flyers and Maple Leafs could be the front-runners. The Flyers if they decided to buyout Ilya Brygalov and there is the…
Morning Hits and Rumors: NHL Draft, Weiss, Iginla, Canucks, Leafs, Datsyuk, Fistric and the Jets
Elliott Friedman of CBC: Friedman mentions again about the Avalanche turning down the Flames offer of all their 1st round picks for the 1st overall pick. They rejected it quickly as it didn't contain a player that is NHL ready.…
Free Agent news: Streit, Couture, Nilstorp, Scandella and Eriksson
Darren Dreger: Mark Streit's deal with the Flyers is for 4 years at $5.25 million per season. Bob McKenzie: Streit's deal in an over 35 contract, so if he retires before the contract expires, it still counts against the cap.…
Discussion: Trading for a bad contract with the purpose of buying them out
I've created a separate post for people to discuss the idea of a team trading for a bad contract with the purpose of buying that player out. As part of the deal, the team obtaining the bad contract would get…
Richards may be staying in New York … Bobrovsky talks to continue this week
The Fourth Period: With Alain Vigneault joining the Rangers, they may no longer be leaning towards buying Brad Richards out. They might keep him for another season to see how it goes. Michael Arce of the Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets…
NHL Draft Hits: Flames offer lacking, What the Avs need for No. 1, Sabres want to move up
Gare Joyce: On the Flames offer of all 3 1st picks for the 1st overall pick. Flames would pick Nathan MacKinnon over Seth Jones as a it's position of need. "Trade would never get made. Picks and a player of established…
The Coyotes situation and Seattle … Relocation and/or expansion
Joe Yerdon of Pro Hockey Talk: From HNIC Hotstove: Glen Healy reports that if the deal with the City of Glendale doesn't go through by July 2nd, the NHL would sell the team to Ray Bartoszek and Anthony Lanza for…
Free Agent Hits: Voynov, Backstrom, Wild, Weiss and Dupuis
Chris Nichols: Slava Voynov's agent tells R-Sport that he should be re-signing with the Kings "in the very near future." His agent confirms that there is an offer from Traktor. The Fourth Period: The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that the…