Not Really Rumors: Blues and Hypothetical Trades
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Blues need to win, GM Doug Armstrong is on the spot, David Backes is a pending UFA, and coach Ken Hitchcock is urgently trying to right…
Rumors: Stamkos, Phillips and Konecny
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times: Steven Stamkos on his 'liking' of a tweet that the Toronto Maple Leafs should pursue him in the offseason. "Probably doesn't look great," Stamkos said. "But I'm…
Rumors III: Cases for Ladd and Byfuglien … Quick Hits
On the Winnipeg Jets, Byfuglien and Ladd ... Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press: The Jets have a dilemma with pending unrestricted free agents Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien - both play big roles in their playoff hunt, or do they…
Rumors II: Stamkos, Lightning and Maple Leafs
On Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Steven Stamkos didn't realize he hit the "like" button on a tweet from TSN that was asking if the Toronto Maple Leafs should make…
Rumors: Hurricanes and Panthers
On the Carolina Hurricanes and Eric Staal ... Bob McKenzie of TSN: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis and the agent for captain Eric Staal, Rick Curran, spoke on the phone yesterday about the pending unrestricted free agent.Neither side would comment on…
Rumors II: Canucks and Penguins
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Thomas Drance of Sportsnet: The Vancouver Canucks were built this season to compete for a playoff spot, but to also have an eye on building for the future. They have lost 13 of their last…
Rumors: Semin, Lecavalier and Vesey
On Alexander Semin ... Renaud Lavoie: Alexander Semin is trying to find a KHL team over the next few days. Not sure that he'll report to the AHL. Slava Malamud: There has been no KHL interest in Semin so far.…
Rumors II: Hurricanes, Penguins, Leafs and Richards
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Don Waddell said the situation in Carolina is totally different than that of the Atlanta Thrashers when he was there. Waddell is the president of the Hurricanes parent company. Waddell said…
Rumors: Lightning, Coyotes, Penguins and Habs
On the Tampa Bay Lighting and Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Custance of ESPN: It's becoming clear that Steven Stamkos may be better suited in Tampa to play on the wing. Stamkos finds it easier to create speed for his game…
Rumors: Canes, Panthers, Ducks, Oilers, Stamkos and More
Garrioch rumor roundup ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sounding like the 'for sale' sign could be up for the Carolina Hurricanes, with GM Ron Francis pretty much ready to talk about anyone - excluding their young guys. They'd…
Rumors: Ducks, Byfuglien, Governors meeting, Leafs
On the Ducks .... Craig Custance of ESPN: (mailbag) Wouldn't rule out that the Ducks trade Frederik Andersen. John Gibson is their No. 1 goalie of the future, and he could be ready for that soon. Andersen is a restricted…
Rumors: Oilers, Wild and Red Wings
On the Oilers ... Mark Spector of Sportsnet: The Oilers are going to make a significant trade at some point. Could be today, before the trade deadline, but most likely occurs at the draft in June. GM Peter Chiarelli is…