NHL Rumors: Coaching Notes – Blackhawks, Panthers, Blues, Sabres and Stars
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Jimmy Murphy: The Blackhawks were given permission to speak with Ulf Samuelsson about an assistant coaching position. On the Florida Panthers ... Jimmy Murphy: Talk is that the Panthers head coaching position is…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Capitals, Oilers, Islanders, Sabres, Kovalchuk, Dadonov and Belov
On the Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Dadonov and Anton Belov ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Minnesota Wild forward Nino Niederreiter is drawing the interest of some teams as they look…
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals UFA Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk
On Kevin Shattenkirk and the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: With six restricted free agents and five unrestricted free agents, it seems unlikely that defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be back with the Capitals. He did say…
Buyout Candidates: Atlantic Division
We’re now only a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know, the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…
NHL Rumors: Sharks, Stars, Golden Knights, Penguins and Flames
On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Armstrong is hoping to get goaltender Martin Jones signed to a contract extension this offseason. The 27-year old is entering the final year of his…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars – Bishop, Lehtonen and Niemi
On the Dallas Stars ... Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on the six-year, $29.5 million contract he gave to goaltender Ben Bishop. “In the real world, you’d like to do two- or three-year deals. But…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Golden Knights, Kings and Blues
On the Florida Panthers ... Frank Seravalli: The Panthers will be interviewing Capitals assistant coach Todd Reirden for their vacant head coaching position. Reiden is also a candidate for the Sabres position. On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Andy Strickland:…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Salary Cap and Expansion
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: After signing Richard Panik to a two-year deal worth $2.8 million a season, the Blackhawks now have $65 million committed to 11 players. Throw in a some young…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Oilers, Canucks, Da Costa and Jets
On the Dallas Stars ... Renaud Lavoie of Le Journal De Montreal: (through google translate) Sources saying that the Dallas Stars first choice was to trade for goaltender Scott Darling, but Stars GM Jim Nill didn't want to give up a…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson in the Edmonton Journal: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a career 43.3 percent on the draw after over 5,800 faceoffs. Should he move over to the wing? “Nuge is a tremendous player, a detail player. There’s…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the Washington Capitals
On the Detroit Red Wings and the Goalie Market ... Pierre LeBrun: Would think that the Red Wings would listen to inquiries about Petr Mrazek and Jimmy Howard. Teams that lost out on Scott Darling and Ben Bishop might call…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: If the Maple Leafs are not able to re-sign Brian Boyle and are looking for a short-term fix while Frederik Gauthier recovers from his injury, what about Dominic…
