Tag: Alec Martinez

NHL Rumors: LA Kings, Vegas Golden Knights and the Montreal Canadiens

On the Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights ... Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: (before Jeff Carter's injury) If the Kings feel they need to upgrade their top-nine before the trade deadline, they could offer up defensemen Jake Muzzin…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Kings, Capitals, Golden Knights and Sabres

On the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vegas Golden Knights and the Buffalo Sabres ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Contract negotiations between the Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland and Darren Ferris, the agent for RFA…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Jackets, Sens, Caps, Ducks, Preds, Kings, Canucks, Knights and Jets

On Slashing ... Sportsnet: Percentage of slashing calls heading into last night's games: 26.1 percent this year, 8.3 percent last year. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Forward Boone Jenner still hasn't skated with the team due to…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Power Plays, Devils, Kings, Coyotes, Wild, NHL Expansion and Hanzal

On Power plays ... John Shannon: Number of power plays through the first 50 games a season, comparing different seasons. 2016-17 362 2015-16 342 2014-15 377 2013-14 362 2012-13 454 2005-06 689 On the New Jersey Devils ... New Jersey…

Mark Easson

Western Conference News: Ducks, Jets, Predators, Wild, Flames, Blackhawks and Kings

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Josh Manson's new contract kicks in next season - four years at a $4.1 million salary cap hit. Eric Stephens: Salary breakdown 2018-19 $3.25 million 2019-20 $4.25 million 2020-21 $4.45 million 2021-22 $4.45…

Mark Easson

Pacific Division: Los Angeles Kings Season Outlook

Forwards The incoming Blake/Robitaille/Stevens administration seeks increased goal scoring and a quicker pace, but philosophy alone won’t put points on the board. Anze Kopitar could still use some help. With just 12 goals and a career-worst 0.68 points-per-game, he led…

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NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings – Joe Thornton and Cal Petersen

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rose of the LA Kings Insider: The LA Kings have spoken with San Jose Sharks free agent center Joe Thornton according to multiple sources. Thornton has played with Kings GM Rob Blake and…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Vegas on Expansion Draft Process … Some Protected Lists

On the Expansion Draft Process ... Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas updating the expansion draft process. "The Golden Knights organization is very pleased with how the expansion draft process has gone so far, through the NHL trade freeze which took effect…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Potential Landing Spots For Top UFAs

On the Los Angeles Kings ... The Fourth Period: LA Kings GM Rob Blake is talking to teams about top-six scoring forwards. The Kings don't have a lot of salary cap room - approximately $5.31 million - plus the potential…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres

On the Washington Capitals ... CSN Mid Atlantic: (writers discussing if Nate Schmidt is ready for a top-four role with the Capitals) JJ Regan - If the Capitals decide to protect seven forwards, three defense and a goalie for the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Stars, Lightning, Kings and Drouin

On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (chat) When asked if there could be surprise No. 1 defenseman trade this offseason like P.K. Subban last year that the Stars could pursue? Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Kings, Canucks and Sabres

On the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres... The Fourth Period: Sources say that while Sabres winger Evander Kane could be an option for the Kings, he may not be at the top of their list. The asking price for…

Mark Easson