NHL Rumors: Duchene, Wild, Blues, Capitals, Thornton, Marleau and the Maple Leafs
On Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 on the Matt Duchene trade front: "It's deathly quiet there." On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher and Daniel Winnik's agent have begun contract talks. The…
NHL Rumors: Salary Cap, Blues, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Iginla, Gionta and Lupul
On the Salary Cap, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, Jarome Iginla, Brian Gionta and Joffrey Lupul ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: From the Board of Governor's meeting yesterday - it's possible that next years salary cap could…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Red Wings and Golden Knights
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner: "It’ll be interesting to see where the #Pens make their final three cuts. Sestito and one of McClement/McKegg seem like smart bets." ... "Carrying 8 D isn’t ideal, but Pouliot and Ruhwedel would…
NHL Rumors: Duchene, Ownership, Red Wings and Penguins
On Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols: Bob McKenzie on TSN 1200 when asked about the last on the Matt Duchene trade front: "I haven't heard a thing." Adrian Dater: Have been told that it is extremely likely that forward Matt Duchene…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Blues, Oilers, Maple Leafs and KHL
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) If the Blues suffer any more injuries, depth could become an issue. Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene would be a great fit for the Blues, but…
NHL Rumors and Notes: McElhinney, Leivo, Lehtonen, Hossa and Lupul
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of Toronto Sun: Curtis McElhinney wasn't the Maple Leafs first choice as a backup to Frederik Anderson. An agent thinks that they got caught in the higher prices for backups this offseason…
NHL Rumors: Matt Duchene: Islanders, Canucks, and Senators
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: (mailbag) All it takes is one phone call to get back into it, but get the sense that the New York Islanders haven't been aggressive in their pursuit of Matt…
NHL Rumros: Jagr, Athanasiou, Maroon, Turris, Duchene and Iginla
On Jaromir Jagr ... Aivis Kalnins: Jaromir Jagr's agent said to expect an announcement on where Jagr will play this season on October 5th ... "Clarity on his future will be on 5th, NHL regular season begins on 4th of…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Red Wings, Canucks, Avalanche and Rangers
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: There has been no progress between the Columbus Blue Jackets and restricted free agent Josh Anderson. It doesn't look like either side has budged in the past eight days. John Shannon: The…
NHL Rumors: Matt Duchene: Senators, Blue Jackets, Predators and Ducks
On Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Darren Dreger was on TSN 1260 and was asked about Matt Duchene. Dreger said that as of Wednesday, there was nothing new, but there is still "considerable interest." “Ottawa has surfaced…
Pacific Division: Edmonton Oilers Season Outlook
Forwards There is stability in Edmonton with Art Ross winner Connor McDavid now signed long-term. 2016-17 sidekick Leon Draisaitl who finish eighth-best in scoring with 29 goals and 48 assists, and 27 power play points. Expect Islander import Ryan Strome…
NHL Rumors: Erik Gudbranson and Matt Duchene
On Erik Gudbranson and the Vancouver Canucks ... Jason Brough of The Athletic: Vancouver Canucks defenseman signed a one-year deal this offseason and will be a UFA after the season. Gudbranson could have a good season, and the Canucks could…