NHL Rumors: Kings, Sabres, Wild, Blues, and Maple Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Aivis Kalnins: Sounding like the LA Kings are exploring their options to bring back defenseman Slava Voynov from the KHL. On the Buffalo Sabres ... WGR 550: Darren Dreger on WGR 550: "I think the…
NHL Rumors: Devils and Yakovlev … Panthers and Mascherin … Coyotes and OEL, Team Needs
On the New Jersey Devils and Yegor Yakovlev ... Igor Eronko: Devils GM Ray Shero said that they haven't officially signed defenseman Yegor Yakovlev, but once the World Championships are over, they'll head back to North America to hopefully get…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres
On the New York Rangers ... Bob McKenzie: The deal is not done yet, but David Quinn of Boston University is well down the road of being named the next head coach of the Rangers. Bob McKenzie: Rangers GM Jeff…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and the Boston Bruins
On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro: Stars GM Jim Nill and coach Jim Montgomery will likely decide before the end of the month what they plan to do with forward Jason Spezza. They'll talk about if Spezza could fit into…
NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes – Open For Business
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Nichols of FRS Hockey: Bob McKenzie put out his 'Bobcast' this week and was talking about the Carolina Hurricanes. 'Change' is a word associated with the Hurricanes since owner Tom Dundon has taken over.…
NHL Rumors: Bruins And Their Blue Line … Sabres And Tavares
On the Boston Bruins ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: One of the items on the Bruins offseason to-do list is to improve their blue line and get a little bigger. “As far as size goes,” said Neely,…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Lucic, Sekara, No. 10, And Their Need On The Blue Line
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples: Oilers fans keep bringing up trade proposals for forward Milan Lucic and defenseman Andrej Sekera. They aren't going anywhere. "A) Both have No Movement Clauses. B) Both have massive negative value due to poor…
NHL Rumors: Kristains Rubins, Nashville Predators, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
On Kristains Rubins ... Aivis Kalnins: Have been hearing that there are a couple teams that are interested in 20-year old Latvian defenseman Kristains Rubins. "6'4" has a good reach and knows how to use his frame" On the Nashville Predators ...…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes and Ekman-Larsson … Canucks and Pettersson
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Arizona Coyotes and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson are talking about an eight-year contract extension that would have a salary cap hit of just above $8 million per season according to…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the Winnipeg Jets
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of The Athletic: The Red Wings are stuck with a bunch of bad contracts that they'll eventually be burned off, but for now there won't be a lot of turnover. There will…
NHL Rumors: Alexei Emelin, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Carolina Hurricanes
On Alexei Emelin ... Aivis Kalnins: If defenseman Alexei Emelin doesn't get an NHL contract that is worth him remaining, he could return to the KHL next year. On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: (answering question) Defenseman Ian Cole and…