NHL Rumors: Lightning, Rangers, Maple Leafs, Wild, and Hurricanes
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning have lost their swagger and have lost five of their past seven games. The Lightning are 30th in the league in faceoff win percentage and could…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Predators, and the Top Goaltender Trade Deadline Targets
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: (mailbag) When looking at the return the Canadiens would get for Max Pacioretty, would think they would look at what the Avs got for Matt Duchene. The Avs ended…
NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Maple Leafs, and Sabres
On the Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs ... The Fourth Period: Avs defenseman Tyson Barrie is out until early-to-mid February with a broken hand, and his future with the team has been speculated for a while. He has two…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Canucks, Maple Leafs, Senators, and Penguins
On the Montreal Canadiens ... TSN: Darren Dreger said that Montreal Canadiens could look to move out some valuable assets. “There are assets that Bergevin could consider moving out,” Dreger said. “You’re talking about Max Pacioretty, that rumour has been out…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, and Erik Karlsson
On the Ottawa Senators ... Murray Pam: Erik Karlsson on all the trade speculation: "It's true. It happened (Gretzky was traded). By no means I'm not even anywhere close to that. I'm not sure why a parallel has been drawn…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Canadiens, Flames, and Bruins
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks forward Thomas Vanek's camp reached out to the Canucks this week about the trade the trade deadline and were told by GM Jim Benning that"we are going to evaluate all options." TSN…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and the Ottawa Senators
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Darren Dreger: Trade interest in Sabres forward Evander Kane is heating up. A Kane trade could still be a trade deadline move as the market gets bigger. A Sam Reinhart trade in the next two…
The New York Islanders Need Help to Secure a Playoff Berth
After a good start to this season, the New York Islanders are in trouble. Following their 5-2 loss on Thursday to the Boston Bruins, the Isles (50 points) sat three points out of an Eastern Conference wild-card berth. Winners of just…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Islanders, and Canadiens
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford is out indefinitely. Sources have said he has vertigo-like symptoms, and he could miss the rest of the season, but that hasn't been confirmed by…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and the New York Rangers
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo Sabres: Pending UFA Evander Kane knows a trade call is likely coming his way before the NHL trade deadline. TSN has reported that the Sabres are looking for as many…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators – Dorion, Karlsson, and Phaneuf
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Pierre Dorion said again that he's not giving up on the season just yet. They have several plans of action depending on how things go between now…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Red Wings, Canucks, and Jets
On the Dallas Stars ... Matt Larkin: Spoke with Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill yesterday who that he's not actively looking at trades. He likes the depth they have. He wouldn't rule out making a trade but isn't looking to…