NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers
On the New Jersey Devils ... Emily Kaplan of ESPN: Keys to the Devils offseason. 1. Acquire defensive depth - The in-season addition of Sami Vatanen and last offseasons signing Will Butcher have worked out nicely. GM Ray Shero needs…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild – Fletcher, Ennis, Zucker, Dumba, Coyle and Niederreiter
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of The Athletic: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher contract expires after this season. They've lost in the first round for the third consecutive season and have lost 16 of their past 20 playoff games. Owner…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Allan Mitchell on Lowetide.ca: The Oilers need to acquire puck moving defenseman (left or right handed), a winger or two, and a backup goaltender. Assets the Oilers could move out to acquire their needs. First-round…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, Arizona Coyotes and the LA Kings
On the Minnesota Wild ... Emily Kaplan: Keys to the Minnesota Wild offseason. 1. Re-sign defenseman Matt Dumba and forward Jason Zucker - Both are RFAs and are easy decisions for the Wild. The 23-year old Dumba put up 50…
NHL Rumors: Flames and Sabres … Capitals and Carlson
On the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet 960 and Sabres Ryan O'Reilly was brought up with the possibility of the Flames being able to acquire him and having Sean Monahan,…
NHL Rumors: Anaheim Ducks – Need To Get Younger, Faster … Do They Look To Trade Corey Perry?
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens of the OC Register: The Ducks were 19th in scoring this year averaging 2.82 goals per game, and were only able to score four goals in their four games against the Sharks. Overall,…
NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Ben Hutton and Sven Baertschi
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: Canucks defenseman Ben Hutton is changing up his offseason workout to improve his speed and strength. Hutton was a healthy scratch at times during the season and there was…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and the New York Rangers
On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of The Athletic: (mailbag) Kari Lehtonen is finished in Dallas. Have been told that they don't plan on re-signing him and will go in a different direction for their backup next season. would…
NHL Rumors: Coaches – Rangers, Stars, Flames and Hurricanes
On the New York Rangers ... Darren Dreger: College coaches who are in the mix for Rangers vacant head coaching position: Jim Montgomery (U of Denver), David Quinn (Boston U) and Scott Sandelin (Minnesota-Duluth). On the Dallas Stars ...…
NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings – Muzzin, Doughty and the Need for Offense and Speed
On the Los Angeles Kings and some offseason decisions... Dennis Bernstein: If the Kings believe Dion Phaneuf is a top-four defenseman - along with Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez and Derek Forbort - then they could look at trading defenseman Jake Muzzin for…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks
One New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: What the Rangers are looking for in their next coach. “We’re looking for someone who can develop players and develop a team,” Garden executive chairman Jim Dolan told The…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames Coaching Candidates
On the Calgary Flames ... Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: A quick look at some coaching options for the Flames: Dave Tippett, Bill Peters, Ryan Huska, Alain Vigneault, and Darryl Sutter. Eric Duhatschuk of The Athletic: Four potential coaching candidates for the…