NHL Rumors: Blues, Jets, Coyotes and Red Wings
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) When in Colorado a scout said the Blues are not interested in Avs forward Matt Duchene - he's a "good-to-great player, but he's not a leader."…
NHL Rumors: Nashville Predators and Arizona Coyotes
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of The Tennessean: (mailbag) Looking at the Predators center situation. The Predators have three pending free agent centers in Mike Fisher, Vernon Fiddler and Mike Ribeiro. Ribeiro asked for a trade but the…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said that the Leafs "seriously considered" drafting Sebastian Aho in the second round of the 2015 draft. (The Leafs selected defenseman Travis Dermott at No. 34. Aho went…
NHL Rumors: Coaching, Coyotes, Sabres, Avs and Kings
On the coaching, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Have to think there could be some coaching changes from teams who will likely miss the playoffs - Vancouver Canucks,…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Avalanche and Stars
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The LA Kings tried to trade Marian Gaborik for months, and a buyout could be painful. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: Dater thinks that the Avalanche should…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Canucks, Stars and Jets
On the Calgary Flames ... Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: Forward Kris Versteeg is on a one-year, $950,000 deal. He'd love to remain with the Flames. If the Flames were to re-sign him now, they would have to leave…
NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Penguins, Canucks, Avalanche and Hurricanes
On the salary cap, Vegas Golden Knights, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: If the NHL doesn't go to the Olympics next year, they could use that time for their bye week,…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Flames, Stars, Ducks, Jets and Kings
On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Valtteri Filppula ... Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock called Valtteri Filppula in an attempt to get him to accept a trade to the Maple Leafs before the trade deadline.…
NHL Rumors: Justin Schultz, Ben Bishop and Colorado Avalanche
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackay of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting a big bargain in defenseman Justin Schultz this season. Schultz signed a one-year deal for $1.4 million, and is currently in defenseman scoring this season…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blue Jackets, Canadiens and Sabres
On the the Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman was on the Sportsnet 590 talking about the Vancouver Canucks yesterday. Friedman thinks Canucks GM Jim Benning will remain…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, Dallas Stars and Vancouver Canucks
On the Ottawa Senators ... Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: Talk is the Ottawa Senators and Dallas Stars were discussing a trade at the deadline involving forward Patrick Sharp, but Sharp wouldn't waive his no-trade clause to come to…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Bruins, Senators, Wild and Jets
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner: Forward Patric Hornqvist has a concussion and has returned to Pittsburgh. Coach Mike didn't rule out having Hornqvist joining the team on their road trip. Sam Werner of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Coach Mike…