NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning have now locked up Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn to long-term deals. GM Steve Yzerman is trying to keep their core together as…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Blues, Flames and Red Wings
On the New York Rangers ... Pat Leonard of NY Daily News: Rangers GM Jeff Gorton indicated that he may not be done trading this offseason . Yesterday's move is the type of deal they would need to make if…
NHL Rumors: Hoffman, Johansson, Vrbata, Top Remaining UFAs
On the Ottawa Senators ... Ryan McKenna of the Globe and Mail: The Senators and Mike Hoffman have an arbitration hearing set for August 4th. “We’re in the midst of trying to sign a new contract here,” Hoffman said, whose…
NHL Rumors: Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins
On the Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand ... DJ Bean of WEEI: Bruins GM Don Sweeney said he's begun contract talks with forward Brad Marchand. Marchand is entering the final season of his deal that carries a $4.5 million salary…
NHL Rumors: Blues – Shattenkirk, Sobotka and Schwartz
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (mailbag) The percentage that Blues are able to trade Jay Bouwmeester and re-sign Kevin Shattenkirk is likely between zero and two percent. Before the Edmonton Oilers traded…
Rumors and Signings: Isles, Sabres, Coyotes, Stars and more
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: The Islanders and forward Ryan Strome are still talking contract. As of now, there are no issues with either the Isles or Strome. On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington: The deadline…
Quick Hits: Blues, Leafs and Nugent-Hopkins on Rumors
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: the St. Louis Blues have avoided salary arbitration with left winger Jaden Schwartz. Their arbitration had been set for July 20th. The deal is for five years…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Blackhawks and Canucks
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Howard Berger: An agent said that the Maple Leafs and Auston Matthews are at a stalemate on an entry-level deal with the bonus package being an issue. Both sides are still talking. On the…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Devils, and Islanders
On the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils ... Andrew Gross of NJ.com: With Kyle Palmieri's $4.65 million as a comparable for Chris Kreider, if the Rangers think that number is too high, they could at least see what…
NHL Rumors: Stamkos, Tavares and Vesey
On Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs and Jimmy Vesey ... A collection of tweets from Al Strachan - answering questions from followers. Alan Strachan: Steven Stamkos had no intention of signing with the Maple Leafs and they didn't…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Rangers and Blues
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Steve Fryer of the OC Register: The Ducks have added Jonathan Bernier after trading Frederik Andersen, re-signed Korbinian Holzer earlier this week, and they probably aren't finished making moves this offseason. They have nine defensemen…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Hurricanes and Oilers
On the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes ... Allan Muir of SI: The Bruins dangling center David Krejci for a defenseman makes sense on the surface, but there are a couple issues with it. First, Krejci carries a $7.5 million…