NHL Rumors: Flyers, Ducks, Blues, Bruins and Oilers
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers have a draft plan in place. "We're going to have some emphasis on skill and size," general manager Ron Hextall said. "Hopefully, combined, but that's a tough…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Blackhawks, Red Wings and Flames
On the Dallas Stars ... Craig Custance: (from a couple days ago) Contract talks between the Dallas Stars and Kris Russell are quiet. Custance notes that talks are also quiet between the Stars and Jason Demers. On the Chicago Blackhawks…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that he'd like to bring David Backes back, but he's likley to hit the open market. “I think what you find now,…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Sabres, Oilers and Ducks
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Source saying that the Teuvo Teravainen trade helped push Nick Schmaltz to leave North Dakota early and sign his deal with the Blackhawks. On the Buffalo Sabres and Jimmy Vesey ... Nick Filipowski: From…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Darren Dreger: The Blue Jackets will continue to listen to offers on the No. 3 pick at the draft. Sources saying the Blue Jackets would like to include a contract in any deal, like…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Oilers, Avs and Offer Sheets
On the Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: If the Anaheim Ducks are looking for a high-end left winger, and if they would be interested in Edmonton Oilers winger Taylor Hall, would the Oilers be good with defenseman…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks
On the Calgary Flames ... Torie Peterson of Flames.NHL: Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving on RFAs Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. "We continue to work away at it," Treliving said on Friday. "As everybody knows, those are two top young…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Islanders and Blue Jackets
On the New York Rangers and New York Islanders ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The NY Rangers won't be trading for Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba unless they send Ryan McDonagh to the Jets. Sources saying the NY…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Maple Leafs and Red Wings
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Many are thinking that the Tampa Bay Lightning will trade Steven Stamkos' negotiating rights soon. Talk is there could be issues between Lightning GM…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Blue Jackets, Panthers, Rangers and More
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk is picking up and will only increase leading up to Friday's draft “There has been a lot lately, but mainly it’s guys talking about concepts,” one league executive told Insider Trading on…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Bruins and Panthers
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson looks at four scenarios for the Edmonton Oilers at the 2016 draft. 1. Trading up to No. 3 to draft Jesse Puljujarvi - Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Coyotes, Boedker, Drouin and More
On the Detroit Red Wings ... John Shannon: Have been told that Pavel Datsyuk's contract will be terminated for "anticipatory breach" and he'll be able to sign in the KHL. Since it's a 35+ contract, his cap hit will still…