NHL Injuries: Lightning, Panthers, Avs, Kings, Wings, Wild and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Defenseman Anton Stralman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said Stralman would miss at least the first three games of their five game road trip. Joe Smith: Cooper said…
NHL Injuries: Canes, Kings, Avs, Flyers, Sabres, Sharks, Pens and Coyotes
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Hine: Bryan Bickell on his MS symptoms: "The symptoms I had before, they treated those symptoms & everything passed. We figured it out & got fixed & I was playing again." On the Los Angeles Kings…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Lightning and Kings
On the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning ... Nick Kypreos: Draft floor talk last night on the draft floor was the Stars and Lightning working on a deal for Ben Bishop. The Stars need the Lightning to take back…
NHL Rumors – NY Rangers and LA Kings
On the New York Rangers ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at the New York Rangers offseason priorities. Sign pending UFA Keith Yandle - Though they have suggested that they may not have the cap room, it is possible. The…
NHL Rumors: Oilers Still Need To A Puck-Moving Dman
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers really need to bring in a puck-moving defenseman this offseason. GM Peter Chiarelli will be looking to make a trade a draft, and it might cost him…
NHL Rumors: Vesey, Gaudreau, Sens, Leafs, Kovalchuk and Kings
Insider Trading ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Jimmy Vesey could be finished his college career this weekend. The Predators are able to offer him something no team can, the ability to burn a year off his entry level contract…
Rink Rumblings: The 2016 NHL Awards Outlook (Part 1)
With less than a month to go in the regular season, media members are filling out their ballots for the slate of NHL Awards to be announced in Las Vegas in mid-June. As usual, the perennial contenders for some of…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... James Gordon: Can't understand that Colin White or Thomas Chabot are untouchables. If the Senators are serious about winning now, you include them in a Jonathan Drouin trade. Ken Warren of the Ottawa Sun: Clarke MacArthur is making…
Rumors II: Kings, Bruins and Ducks
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Milan Lucic is loving LA. His family is adjusting to LA as well. Lucic will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, and he'd like to stay. "I feel…
Rumors II: Ducks, Leafs, Oilers, Lightning and More
Sportsnet Headlines Damien Cox: Some teams were surprised that the Penguins were willing to take Carl Hagelin because he has three years left on his deal. Some are wondering if the Ducks are setting themselves up to get Jonathan Drouin.…
Rumors II: Stamkos and What it Might Cost Teams To Get Drouin
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Steven Stamkos ... Joe Smith: With Anze Kopitar's eight-year, $80 million deal getting close to being complete, have to wonder if it might move Steven Stamkos contract talks along. Jenna Laine Bucs: Dave Andreychuk…
Rumors III: Anze Kopitar Contract Extension Update
On the LA Kings and Anze Kopitar this morning ... Darren Dreger: A source this morning said that there was contract progress made last night between the LA Kings and Anze Kopitar. It's not done, but getting closer. Darren Dreger:…