Tag: Alex Edler

NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks, and the Vancouver Canucks

  Sharks should make another push ... James O'Brien of NBC Sports: The San Jose Sharks have around $4.4 million in salary cap space. There are some trade options that could be available to them. One thing the Sharks need…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Edler, Vanek, Tanev, and Hutton

  On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Doug Maclean on Sportsnet 650: "I think the #Canucks will be active with secondary type players. If you're going to move a Tanev type, he's a player lots of teams would like…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting OTT-CHI, Predators, Habs, Jackets, Canucks, and Coyotes

Scouting the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers: Scouts listed to attend last night's Senators-Blackhawks game: New Jersey Devils (2), Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks and the Winnipeg Jets. On the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Jets, Canucks, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Predators, Blue Jackets, and Capitals

On the Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Washington Capitals ...  Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One agent thinks there are less than 20 players that are "untouchable." A…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Coyotes, Bruins, Blackhawks, Oilers, Panthers, Devils, Senators and Canucks

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Coyotes GM John Chayka said there is no change in the status of injured defenseman Jakob Chychrun. There is no timeline for his return yet. On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forward…

Mark Easson

Western Conference News: Ducks, Coyotes, Kings, Wild, Canucks, and Jets

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Defenseman Kevin Bieksa will miss the remainder of their road trip with a hand injury. Bieksa injured his hand in a fight with Radko Gudas, but it's not his…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Scouting Avs-Stars and Knights-Blackhawks, and the Canucks

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on TSN 1040 on Matt Duchene trade talks: "The latest as of a couple of hours ago was that there's nothing going on" and added, "It's dead quiet." Chris Nichols: Dreger after the…

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

Pacific Division: Vancouver Canucks Season Outlook

Forwards Consider the Canucks’ youth movement in effect. For the first time since 2005-06, one of Vancouver’s top two scorers last year wasn’t named Sedin. 22-year-old center Bo Horvat led Vancouver with 52 points on 20 goals and 32 assists.…

Kevin Wickersham

NHL Expansion Draft: Vancouver Canucks Primer

The Vancouver Canucks will have some interesting decisions to make on who to protect in the expansion draft coming up. Will they go seven forwards, three defenseman, and one goaltender or will they go eight skaters (forwards/defenseman) and one goaltender.…

Hunter Hodies

NHL Rumors: Rangers, Canucks and Stars

On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Several teams have contacted the New York Rangers about goaltender Antti Raanta. If the Rangers were to trade Raanta, it would mean they would lose someone else in…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Ryan Miller, Chris Tanev and Alex Edler

On the Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Miller, Chris Tanev and Alex Edler ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: Canucks GM Jim Benning thinks that he can convince UFA goaltender Ryan Miller to re-sign with the team. Jacob Markstrom's three-year, $11…

Mark Easson