NHL Rumors: Erik Karlsson – Sharks, Rangers, and Lightning
An Erik Karlsson sleeper team ... Amir Basu: John Shannon: "A team that had an opportunity to get Erik Karlsson at the deadline last year and came very close, San Jose. Don't be surprised if we start hearing about the Sharks…
Into The Fantasy: The Vezina Trophy
The Vezina Award is given to the league's best goaltender. It is voted on by the 31 general managers of the NHL. However, as always, there are different ways to interpret the award. What if this was looked at from…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Canadiens, Devils, Lightning and Hurricanes
On the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens ... Dennis Bernstein: Don't see the Kings trading for Max Pacioretty. The Kings and Canadiens did talk at the trade deadline, but they ended when the asking prices was a lot. On…
NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks and the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the San Jose Sharks ... Paul Gackle of The Mercury News: The Sharks and Evander Kane are finalizing a seven-year, $49 million deal (deal official this morning). It's a deal the Sharks needed to make. Last year the Sharks…
NHL News: Vezina Finalists, Coyotes, Bruins, Flames, Avs, Devils, Flyers, Lightning, Leafs and Knights
On the Vezina Finalists ... Elliotte Friedman: Vezina Finalists: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Pekka Rinne (NSH) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB). Save percentage, 2017-18 .930 Raanta .927 Fleury .927 Rinne * .926 Gibson .924 Hellebuyck * .921 Quick .921 Bobrovsky .920 Varlamov…
NHL News: Ducks, Flames, Panthers, Sens, Devils, Rangers, Penguins, Canucks and Capitals
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Renaud Lavoie: The Ducks put Dennis Rasmussen on waivers. On the Calgary Flames ... Derek Wills: Looking like Jaromir Jagr will return to the lineup tonight after missing the past two games and seven of…
NHL Expansion Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning Primer
The Lightning played most of the season without star center Steven Stamkos and nearly snuck into the playoffs with a late season run with Nikita Kucherov scoring 40 goals and Victor Hedman registering a career-high 72 points. Tampa has been…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes added five more draft picks at the trade deadline. Scouts like having more picks, but the Coyotes director of amateur scouting Tim Bernhardt knows he may not…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Predators, Lightning and Avalanche
On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: A source is saying that the Boston Bruins have let teams that Matt Beleskey, Jimmy Hayes, Riley Nash, Colin Miller, Kevan Miller and Joe Morrow are available for trade. On the Tampa Bay…
NHL Rumors: Vegas, Blues, Lightning, Sabres, KHL and Islanders
On the Vegas Golden Knights, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Buffalo Sabres and the KHL ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee will likely interview Jack Capuano for their head coaching position. Ken Hitchcock, Gerard…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Jets, Coyotes, Sharks, Isles, Devils, Avs, Lightning, Stars and Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The LA Kings shouldn't give up a high draft pick for a player like Martin Hanzal. They need to change their trend of trading away high picks. May not be a championship…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Islanders and Lightning
On the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders ... Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette: The Montreal Canadiens are near the top of the standings, but some think they may not have the pieces in place to go all the way.…