NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, and the Detroit Red Wings
On the St. Louis Blues and Patrick Maroon ... Lou Korac: (11:05 PM) Have been told that a deal between the Blues and Patrick Maroon has been finalized and that they could announce it today. The deal is believed to…
NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Edmonton Oilers
On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz: After getting defenseman Dylan DeMelo re-signed, it wouldn't be a surprise if they considered trading defenseman Tim Heed. Heed will be a UFA after next season and may welcome a move to…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Panthers, Devils, Rangers, and Capitals
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Amir Basu: Elliotte Friedman on his podcast on the Anaheim Ducks: "It's going to be mostly a quiet summer for them, they're going to work on an extensions with John Gibson and Adam Henrique. They're going…
NHL Rumors: Flames and Lindholm … Blues and Maroon … Where Things Sit With Karlsson
On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: Flames GM Brad Treliving said they are looking at doing a long-term deal with restricted free agent forward Elias Lindholm. Treliving said that Lindholm and his representatives are open to the idea. On…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Boston Bruins
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Amir Basu: Elliotte Friedman on his 31 Thoughts Podcast on the Blue Jackets: "If I were Columbus, I'd go for it next year, I would just say we are all in. I'm keeping Panarin and…
NHL Rumors: Justin Faulk, Colton Parayko, and Max Pacioretty
On Justin Faulk ... Chris Nichols: Friedman on his podcast: "I had heard that Detroit had been in on Faulk, and I don’t think that’s gone away.” Amir Basu: Friedman on his podcast: "I heard Chicago was in on Faulk, but…
NHL Rumors: An Erik Karlsson Trade To Tampa Bay Not Done … Yet
Running updates on a potential Erik Karlsson trade ... 8:14 AM - Michael Traikos: "I'm skeptical they'll get anywhere near the type of return that will placate fans." 8:00 AM - Shawn Simpson: (when asked if it's still a done…
NHL Rumors: Erik Karlsson – Senators, Lightning, and Stars
On Erik Karlsson ... John Shannon: If you were wondering when the Ottawa Senators deadline is to trade Erik Karlsson, it is February 25th, 2019 - next year's trade deadline day. Jesse Montano: Elliotte Friedman said that he was informed…
Top NHL Trade Bait for the Summer of 2018
The 2018 NHL unrestricted free agent market has been open for less than a week but most of the best available talent was quickly snapped up. Teams in search of skilled talent could shift their focus back to the trade…
NHL Rumors: Salary Arbitration, Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Rangers, and Canucks
On Salary Arbitration ... Rick Dhaliwal: Safe to assume that Troy Stecher will file for salary arbitration today as it doesn't appear that the sides will reach a deal beforehand. The Vancouver Canucks and Stecher's camp will continue to talk…
NHL Rumros: Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... Amir Basu: Shawn Simpson on TSN 1050: “This is the problem on and off the ice, there is no plan, this is a team that doesn’t have a president or hockey operations, this is a team…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes
On the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators ... Jimmy Murphy: Have been hearing that the Islanders and Senators have been discussing Sens forward Matt Duchene. The Islanders have been previously interested in Duchene. One the New York Islanders ...…