On P.K. Subban …
Grant McCagg: Was told by an NHL source last week that while P.K. Subban was with the Montreal Canadiens, he was late for practice 18 times. McCagg notes that is about 16 times too many.
On the Edmonton Oilers and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins …
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been in the rumor mill and tied to the Colorado Avalanche (Tyson Barrie) and Minnesota Wild (Matt Dumba).
“I try not to pay attention too much … if it happens, it happens. I know it’s definitely a different group than the one we finished with last season,” said RNH, who did not have a good offensive 2015-2016 season.
On the Washington Capitals …
Craig Custance: Sounding like Capitals prospect Thomas Di Pauli won’t sign before August 15th and plans on testing free agency. He is not ruling out the signing with the Capitals though.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Blackhawks and defenseman David Rundblad have mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
“David indicated to us that he wanted to kind of get a fresh start, so I think he’s looking to maybe pursue some other opportunities, whether it’s in the NHL or maybe in Europe,” Bowman said earlier this month. “He’s still a young guy. I think he wants to get back to playing a lot of hockey, and I know that was the reason he wanted to go over to Europe mid-season. We were willing to honor that request and we’re going to let him find a spot where he knows he’s going to be a regular player every day, a lot of minutes. I think he’s got a bright future.”
Mark Lazerus: “STL turned Rundblad into Tarasenko. OTT turned him into Kyle Turris. ARZ turned him into Christian Dvorak. CHI turned him into thin air.”