NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings – Youth Injection, Mantha, and the Rebuild
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James: GM Ken Holland said there would be a minimum of two, maybe up to four or five young players to be on their roster that weren't on it this year. Craig Custance:…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and Jason Spezza … Buffalo Sabres and Chad Johnson
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The soon to be 35-year old Jason Spezza is entering the final year of his deal that carries a $7.5 million salary cap hit, and he's coming off…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Expansion, Senators, Blues, Sabres, Islanders, Stars, Hurricanes and Rangers
On Toronto Expansion, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: During the Vegas expansion process, a Toronto group created by Pasquale Paletta approached the…
NHL Rumors: Bereglazov, Koskinen, Shestyorkin, Hutton, and the Panthers
On Alexei Bereglazov ... Aivis Kalnins: Alexei Bereglazov, after having his NHL contract with the Rangers terminated, is expected to sign with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL. On Mikko Koskinen ... Igor Eronko: Hearing that will be leaving SKA and…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and the Arizona Coyotes
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Satchel Price of the Chicago Sun-Times: The salary cap ceiling hasn't been set yet, but it appears that Chicago Blackhawks will have a little more cap flexibility that they've been accustomed to having. GM Stan Bowman…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues – Offseason Needs
On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: Pending free agent goaltender Carter Hutton said he's open to returning to the Blues next season. Lou Korac: Hutton added that he and his wife love it in St. Louis and that…
NHL Rumors – Montreal Canadiens – Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacrioretty
On the Montreal Canadiens and Alex Galchenyk ... John Lu: Forward Alex Galchenyuk said that there was no mention of him moving back to center during his exit meeting on Monday. He did add that he felt he gained more…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Offseason Needs
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: Offseason needs for the Edmonton Oilers. Scoring winger - The Oilers didn't replace Jordan Eberle's scoring from the right side after they moved him last year. Right-handed defenseman - doesn't…
NHL Rumors: Capitals and Samonsov … Islanders and Kulemin … Montreal Canadiens
On the Washington Capitals ... Aivis Kalnins: It is expected that KHL goalie and Capitals prospect Ilya Samsonov will be signing with the team after April 30th. On the New York Islanders and Nikolay Kulemin ... Andrew Gross: Pending UFA Nikolay…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) From understanding the Red Wings had been open to trading anyone at the deadline not named Henrik Zetterberg, Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi. They may be hesitant…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames – Scoring Depth, Mental Deficiency, and Gulutzan
On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Flames GM Brad Treliving said they lacked scoring depth and relied too much on their young players. “I think there’s a little bit of skill deficiency and a little bit of a…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens – Attitude, Bergevin and Pacioretty
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin believes their attitude needs to change. “It was a disappointing season from start to finish and that was unacceptable,” Bergevin said. “The overall attitude of our…