Rumors and Notes II: UFA Dmen, Blue Jackets, and Capitals
Ryan Dadoun of Pro Hockey Talk: Some noteworthy free agent defenseman that are still looking for work: Cody Franson, Marek Zidlicky, Christian Ehrhoff, Lubomir Visnovsky and Sergei Gonchar. Aarron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have an offer on the table for…
Rumors and Notes: Buyout Window, Wings, Ducks, Stars and Devils
Chris Johnston: The Maple Leafs, Senators and Wild have a second window to buyout a player. The 48-hour window opens on Wednesday. Igor Eronko: Red Wings prospect Alexei Marchenko said that he doesn't think about the KHL and his plan…
Morning Hits: Capitals, Maple Leafs, and Blues
J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: After getting Marcus Johansson locked up for the year, the Capitals have about $460,000 in cap space. That number does include three goalies, with Justin Peters the one most likely to end up in the…
Rumors and Notes: Predators, Rangers, and Maple Leafs
Josh Cooper of Yahoo! Sports: Cooper lists five reasons why it could be a good time for the Predators to look at trading Shea Weber within the next year.1. The offers will be ridiculously in Nashville’s favor - perceived value,…
Rumors II: Coyotes and Bruins
Sarah McLellan of the AZ Republic: A puck-moving defenseman would be on the Coyotes wish list, but it's doubtful that GM Don Maloney will make any changes to his roster before training camp. "There are still a lot of players…
Rumors I: Canucks, Bruins, Flyers, Blue Jackets and Capitals
Elliotte Friedman: The Canucks and Brandon Sutter are working on a contract extension. Hearing that it could be for five years and just under $4.4 million. Renaud Lavoie: Bruins GM Don Sweeney is said to be negotiating with free agent…
Rumors III: Stars and Predators Mailbags … Coyotes Notes
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) The Stars have $10 million invested in Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen, and Heika thinks they are committed to both for the entire season because they worry about depth in the playoffs.…
Rumors and Notes II: Cody Franson Edition
Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Johnston thinks that Cody Franson is looking for a deal in the $4 million range. Maybe his asking price, or the term he's looking to get is the reason he remains unsigned. Five teams that could…
Rumors and Notes: Devils Edition
Rich Chere of NJ.com: The Devils are using their second buyout period and have put Dainius Zubrus on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying him out. Zubrus still wants to play in the NHL over heading back to Europe.…
Rumors and Notes II: Visnovsky, Bobkov, Hoffman and Bernier
Swisshockeynews.ch: Lubomir Visnovsky tells cas.sk that he's still looking for a NHL contract, but Europe is also an option. "I could imagine working in the Czech league, Switzerland or in another league, or start the season in Europe, and then…
Rumors and Notes: Pens, Sutter, Marner, Orpik and Stars
Jason Mackey: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford. "The two deals went hand in hand so we could add more depth." Rutherford adds that trade talks started before the draft. Jason Mackey: GM Rutherford: "We're up against the cap. We certainly have…
Rumors III: Bruins Mailbag
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) Jeremy Smith ($600,000) is the logical choice as the Bruins backup. Zane McIntyre could be a surprise out of camp, but is a long shot. Malcolm Subban isn't ready yet. There is still a chance…