Quick Hits: Not Much Separated Blues and Sobotka
11:58 am Andy Strickland: Source saying Sobotka's three-year deal will pay him $4.3 million annually, which is equivalent to about $8 million in the NHL. 8:55 am Jeremy Rutherford: Vladimir Sobotka's agent, Petr Svoboda confirms the KHL and that there…
Quick Hits: Malone, Clifford, Quick, Boyle, Rynnas, Noreau and Lidster
Joe Smith: Former Lightning Ryan Malone had his DUI and cocaine possession disposition hearing moved from yesterday to August 11th. Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Kings Kyle Clifford had successful surgery to fix a small fracture to one of…
Quick Hits: Three Teams File for Arbitration, Petry, Jackets, Boyle, Lightning and Canucks
Ken Campbell: The Blues have chosen to take Vladimir Sobotka to arbitration. The Avalanche filed for Ryan O'Reilly and the Jets for Michael Frolik. Bob Stauffer: The Oilers sign Jeff Petry to a one-year, $3.075 million deal. Shawn Mitchell: The Blue…
Morning Hits: Free Agent Notes on the Penguins, Avalanche and Capitals
Josh Yohe: The Penguins signed six free agents to one-year contracts. “For right now,” Rutherford said, “I find that I'm very comfortable in dealing with one-year contracts.” The Penguins have only eight players under contract past next season: Sidney Crosby,…
Morning Hits: Avoiding Nashville and Tanev Re-signs
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Jason Spezza and Ryan Kesler are two recent players who haven't wanted to go to Nashville. "I'm not going to pitch somebody if they don't want to play for us. You have to be committed,"…
Quick Hits: Gretzky and Seattle, Lazar, Ranger, Gibbons and Canucks
John Shannon: A source in Wayne Gretzky's group is downplaying Gretzky's role in trying to bring a team to Seattle: "Seattle is along way off with a lot of hurdles." Source said: "Potential ownership groups have reached out, but we certainly haven't…
Quick Hits: Canucks, Leafs, Hurricanes and Penguins
Elliotte Pap: The Canucks re-sign Zack Kassian for two years and a cap hit of $1.75 million. Jason Botchford: Radim Vrbata: "I talked to Jim last night and he said they were looking for someone to play with the Sedins" Jason…
Quick Hits: Stastny, Vanek, Orpik, Predators, Moulson, Leafs and Avs
Pierre LeBrun: Paul Stastny gets a no-trade clause. Salary breakdown: $6.5 million, $7 M, $7 M and $7.5 M. John Vogl: Thomas Vanek gets a no-trade clause and gets yearly salaries of $5.5 million, $6.5 million and $7.5 million. Josh Smith:…
Morning Hits: Buyouts, Trading Draft Picks, Injuries and Callahan’s Clauses
Dan Rosen: The Lightning use a compliance buyout on Ryan Malone. The move clears $4.5 million off their cap. Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong is looking for an offensive forward before or after the…
Morning Hits: Canucks, Panthers, Richards, Coyotes, Sabres and Jets
Kevin Weekes: Hearing that Willie Desjardins has chosen a multi-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Bob McKenzie: Deal not signed yet, but Willie Desjardins will be in Vancouver this weekend and he could introduced as their head coach next week.…
Morning Hits: Compliance Buyouts, Timonen, Neely and HNIC Closing Montage
John Shannon: Teams can start using their compliance buyouts just after midnight on Monday, June 16th. Craig Custance: The Flyers re-signed Kimmo Timonen to a one year deal with a base salary of $2 million plus bonuses that could bring…
Morning Hits: Panthers, Leafs, Nicholson, Draft, Couturier and 2014-15 Schedule
Darren Dreger: Panthers GM Dale Tallon confirmed that the five finalists for the coaching vacancy are Dan Bylsma, Ron Wilson, Gerard Gallant, Marc Crawford and Bill Peters. Harvey Fialkov: Have been told that the Panthers will hire a new coach…