NHL Rumors: King, Canucks, Devils, Kerfoot and Canadiens
On Dwight King ... Rick Dhaliwal: Have been hearing that free agent forward Dwight King will be signing a contract to play in the KHL this season. The Vancouver Canucks showed mild interest in King. Dennis Bernstein: King would get…
NHL Rumors-Notes: Will Butcher – Avalanche, Stars, Maple Leafs and Devils
On the Colorado Avalanche and Will Butcher ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: Will Butcher has let the Avalanche know that he won't be signing with them and will become a UFA on August 15th. “We informed the Avalanche of…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild – Granlund, Niederreiter and Foligno
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Minnesota Wild are set to have salary arbitration hearings next week for forwards Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund. The Wild are hoping to be able to get a…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Maple Leafs and Bruins
On the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The only way the New York Rangers would be able to trade for Toronto Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak and his $4.2 million cap…
NHL Rumors: NJ Devils, Boston Bruins and NY Rangers
On the New Jersey Devils ... Luke Fox of Sportnet: Devils forward Taylor Hall doesn't think the team is done making moves this offseason. “We’ve got some good pieces. I don’t think they’re done by any means. I think there’s…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Coyotes and Predators
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Howard Berger: "From a source: #Leafs have been "up to something" for awhile, and it is again creating "lots of talk" - primarily with one other team. Hmmm." On the Arizona Coyotes ... Elliotte…
NHL Rumors: Jagr, Semin, Islanders and Penguins
On Jaromir Jagr ... Zdenek Janda: Jaromir Jagr is skating with Kladno - his hometown team - but is still hoping to sign with a NHL team: "I don't think I am so bad that I couldn't play there." On Alexanders…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and the Ottawa Senators
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Coyotes are expected to name at least one assistant coach next week. Source said that Teppo Numminen is not one of their candidates despite rumors. “We’re getting further down…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings – Goaltending, Sulak, Athanasiou and Vanek
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: It's looking like the Red Wings will enter next season with Jimmy Howard and Petr Mrazek in net. The Wings also have Jared Coreau who lead…
NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights and the Boston Bruins
On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The Golden Knights have a August 3rd arbitration hearing set for defenseman Nate Schmidt if they can't get a deal done beforehand. Vegas GM George McPhee: “We’ll…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and Notable Restricted Free Agents
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: "Two things: 1) There is no #Isles news right now. 2) The chances of the #Isles trading John Tavares before the season are roughly 0.0001%." On notable RFAs that are still looking…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins
On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers could carry eight defensemen to start the season with Jesper Fast being on the IR. Alexei Bereglazov is believed to have a KHL option if he's…