Morning Rumors I: Preds, Ducks, Avs, Canucks, Sabres, Oilers, Panthers and Maple Leafs
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Predators GM David Poile on the Devan Dubnyk trade and his search for a goalie. "After we realized that Pekka would be out for an extended period of time, we’ve been trying to improve ourselves in goal,…
Injury Notes: Souray, Rinne, Aulie, Hannon, Gustavsson, Anderson, Parise, Yakupov and Santorelli
Pierre LeBrun: Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray will have season ending wrist surgery today. Eric Stephens: Souray was still bothered by pain and discomfort from the torn ligaments in his wrist from an offseason workout. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Predators GM David…
Morning Rumors II: Hurricanes, Predators, Leafs, Oilers, Avs, Rangers, Penguins and Coyotes
Mark Spector: Cam Ward has a no-trade clause and a long history with the Hurricanes. GM Jim Rutherford really likes him. Seems like it would be a long shot for them to move him. Darren Dreger: A Cam Ward trade…
Morning Rumors II: Ducks, Leafs, Bruins, Canucks, Stars, Jets, Oilers, Sharks and Avs
Pierre LeBrun: Ducks GM Bob Murray on Jonas Hiller trade rumors: "There's not a chance in hell that I'm moving Jonas Hiller," Murray told ESPN.com on Tuesday evening. "I'm tired of hearing about the rumors. I can tell you Jonas…
Injury Notes: Hamilton, Parise, Rome, Bortuzzo, Franzen, Neal, Allen, Dwyer, Fasth, Harding and Hemsky
Joe McDonald: Bruins coach Claude Julien on Dougie Hamilton's concussion: "He'll be out for a little bit, but we don’t anticipate it being too, too long." Michael Russo: Wild's Zach Parise skated yesterday morning with assistant coach Darby Hendrickson. Mark Stepneski:…
Morning Rumors: Jets, Sabres, Caps, Sens, Sharks, Blues, Canadiens, Avs, Canes and Leafs
Elliotte Friedman of CBC: The Jets have a lot of options if they look to make some moves. A lot of their key players are still under contract from two to six years. Talk is that the younger they are,…
NHL Attendance For Each Team After 20 Home Games: 2013-14
Here is our second installment of tracking home attendance, the 20 game mark, with comparisons from 10 games this year and last seasons final numbers. Ottawa has dropped down two slots in the past 10 games, dropping over 350 per…
Morning Rumors: Canes, Ducks, Rangers, Bruins, Sabres, Blues, Devils, Leafs, Jets, Isles and Capitals
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson wonders if the Hurricanes would consider trading Cam Ward. Ward has two years left at $6.3 million salary cap hit. Speculation is that the Ducks are looking to upgrade their blueline, and are…
Morning Hits: Senators, Panthers, Blues, Flyers, Wings, Ducks, Blackhawks, Jets and Rangers
Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: Looking at if "every team in the league would take that guy right now," for the Senators. Craig Anderson - probably not. Jason Spezza - no. If he's not on your top two lines,…
Injury Notes: Rinne, Comeau, Gudas, Burrows, Fasth, Eriksson and Kane
Nashville Predators: Pekka Rinne has been cleared to start weight-bearing exercises. There is still no timetable on his return. Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets Blake Comeau has a sprained left MCL and will be out four to six weeks. Erik Erlendsson:…
Late Morning Rumors: Kadri, Gardiner, Gagner, Skinner, Briere, Kane and some Goaltenders
The Fourth Period: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis is still looking for a top-six forward. It is thought that he could be willing to trade Nazem Kadri and Jake Gardiner if they get the right offer. The Rangers, Devils, Flyers…
Morning Hits: Ducks, Urbom, Smith, OEL and Schneider
Anaheim Ducks: The Ducks are the fifth team in the last 40 seasons to recorded at least a point in each of their first 20+ home games. Todd Cordell: The Devils claim Alex Urbom off waivers from the Capitals. Tom Gulitti:…