NHL Rumors: Draft Pick Compensation and Trade Talk
On Draft Pick Compensation ... General Fanager: The Maple Leafs will not be providing their 2016 3rd round pick as compensation for hiring Mike Babcock or Lou Lamoriello. Therefore, the Red Wings will get the Maple Leafs 2017 3rd round…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Hawks, Stars, Ladd, Coyotes and More
Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Quickly touches on a the idea if the Maple Leafs would consider uniting Christian Dvorak, Mitch Marner and Matthew Tkachuk in the NHL. They would need to trade for Christian Dvorak, then move…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Habs, Sabres, Blue Jackets and the NHL Draft
On the New York Rangers ... Andrew Gross: Defenseman Keith Yandle said that he hasn't really thought about free agency. He loves playing for the Rangers, but he's excited to see what free agency might bring. On the NHL Draft…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Panthers and Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Coyotes GM John Chayka met with Shane Doan's agent, Terry Bross, and they will be focusing on a one-year deal. “We’ve discussed both a multi-year deal and a one-year deal,…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Shipachov, Coyotes and Oilers
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Aivis Kalnins: Hearing that Lightning's Kristers Gudlevskis has a significant offer from a team in Finland. On Vadim Shipachov ... Chris Nichols: Bob McKenzie on Vadim Shipachov: "Every team is going to be beating down…
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: Kings, Senators and Coyotes
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Kings GM Dean Lombardi will need to add some goaltender depth to the organization this offseason. “Obviously it’s a point of interest for us,” Assistant General Manager Rob…
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: Coyotes, Oilers, Wild, Wings, Blackhawks and Ducks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Brian Lawton: Think that the Coyotes will aggressively pursue a defenseman through trade or free agency. On the Edmonton Oilers ... Brian Lawton: Think that the Oilers should go all in and try to trade…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Islanders and Coyotes
On the Washington Capitals ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Capitals need to re-sign pending restricted free agent Marcus Johansson, but only if they can do it at a reasonable rate. Mike Richards and Jason Chimera should not be brought…
Pacific Division: Teams Salary Cap and Free Agents
The season is finished for most teams. Organizational meetings and exit interviews have taken place. The eliminated teams have an eye on the 2016 draft and free agency to improve their roster for next season. The salary cap for next season…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Coyotes and Flyers
On the Arizona Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Craig Custance of ESPN: (from last week) Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello on the Leafs not saying who they will take with the first overall pick. "There's plenty of time between…