Draft Hits: Maple Leafs, Devils, Predators, Kings and Senators
Rob Longley: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on moving up at the draft: "Our scouts feel there will be a quality player at 21." Tom Gulitti: Devils GM Lou Lamoriello doesn't rule out trading up or down, depends on opportunity.…
Draft Hits: The Avalanche stirred up the market and Hurricanes could move back
Craig Custance of ESPN: The Avalanche stirred up the market when Joe Sakic said they would be taking a forward with the first overall pick. "He's trying to drum up a market," Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said Wednesday. "It's going…
Draft and Trade Rumors: Avalanche, Maple Leafs, Panthers, Senators, Penguins and Ducks
Adrian Dater: Lots of talk that the Avalanche are trying to create a smokescreen by saying they are taking a forward at No. 1. General managers aren't buying it. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Joe Sakic didn't back down from saying…
Avalanche to pass on Jones … Little chance of Letang in Colorado … Wild trade and buyout rumors
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post:The Avalanche will pass on Seth Jones and draft one of the top three forwards: Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin or Aleksander Barkov. "If we do pick first, we're leaning more toward one of those three…
NHL Draft Hits: Flames offer lacking, What the Avs need for No. 1, Sabres want to move up
Gare Joyce: On the Flames offer of all 3 1st picks for the 1st overall pick. Flames would pick Nathan MacKinnon over Seth Jones as a it's position of need. "Trade would never get made. Picks and a player of established…
A mixed bag of free agent, draft and coaching news, trade rumors and other goodies
Apologies for the site being down today, server issues that were out of my control. Here is what I would have posted this morning if I was able too, all in one giant post. Darren Dreger: The Flyers are working…
NHL Rumors I: Yandle, Smith, Smid, Whitney, Luongo, Ellis and Neuvirth
From twitter unless otherwise noted The Fourth Period: Coyotes GM Don Maloney would move Keith Yandle if he received the right offer, and Shane Doanis the only untouchable. "Our game plan has been the same. We're driven to get into…
Nothing Scheduled … Hishon cleared … Varlamov returns … Draft rankings and what could happen with the draft
Darren Dreger via twitter: There is still lots of optimism that the season will be saved in early 2013. Dreger is hopeful, but less optimistic. Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: As of the 24th, no meetings were scheduled between the…