NHL Rumors: Wild, Lightning, Flyers, Flames, Stars, Wings and More
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Sources saying that the Wild have informed Thomas Vanek that he will be bought out. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: The Lightning have held preliminary talks with RFA Nikita Kucherov.…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Avs, Jets and Las Vegas
*** A couple quick posts with embedded tweets to get them out there before they are dated *** Things seem oddly quiet in Buffalo. I wonder if all hell is going to break loose after about 5 p.m. or so.…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Blackhawks, Wild, Panthers and Coyotes
*** A couple quick posts with embedded tweets to get them out there before they are dated *** On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Fits with what Yzerman said yesterday, "We know where we're at" with Stamkos #TBLightning https://t.co/0vOtf7RLSV —…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Lightning and Flames
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Stan Bowman, who held a teleconference a few mins ago, said talks with Shaw's agent are ongoing but has "no progress to report." #Blackhawks — Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) June 23, 2016 #Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Jets and Canucks
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Kuc: Source saying the Chicago Blackhawks are shopping Marcus Kruger and putting out feelers for Andrew Shaw. Pierre LeBrun: Hearing Marcus Kruger's name is out there. They still could use some cap space. Chris…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Oilers, Wild and Blackhawks
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Think that Stars GM Jim Nill will use both Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen next season, but will be looking for a good deal. If there is…
NHL Rumors: Devils, Caps, Habs, Stars, Hawks, Wings, Avs and Oilers
On the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of ESPN: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero on trade talk that is going on. “It’s just normal,” he said…
NHL Rumors: Nashville Predators and the Vancouver Canucks
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan: Predators GM David Poile on ESPN 102.5 The Game radio last week on the process of signing RFA Filip Forsberg to a contract extension. "We all have comparables that go by points and…
NHL Rumors: Jackets, Ducks, Blues, Bruins, UFAs and More
Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Though the rumors likely won't go away, the Canucks denied that Dale Tallon could be heading to Vancouver. Teams can talk to pending UFAs at 12:01 am ET on June 25th. Teams…
NHL Rumors: Free Agents, Rangers and Canadiens
On some pending free agents ... Craig Custance of ESPN: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Seth Jones are talking about a new contract, and are in the same ballpark on what a deal could look like. A deal should come…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings won't bring back goalie coach Jim Bedard, and Jeff Salajko is the leading candidate to replace Bedard. Salajko has a history with Petr…
Top 10 NHL Restricted Free Agents Who Could Be Traded
The NHL unrestricted free agent market will likely have center Steven Stamkos as its top attraction on July 1, but it is generally considered thin on impact players currently in their prime. Keith Yandle is the most attractive of the…