NHL News: Perlini Signs, Free Agent Signings for Panthers and Bruins
Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers two-year deal with Brendon Pirri is for $875,000 in the first year and $975,000 in the second. Arizona Coyotes: Signed 2014 first round draft pick Brendan Perlini. Boston Bruins: Jordan Caron's contract is for one-year, one-way…
NHL Rumors II: Red Wings Trade Candidates … Yandle Talks Quieting
Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings are done with the free agent market, and trade talks have slowed down. The Wings are still hoping to trade for a top-four right-handed defenseman. There is still the chance that they re-sign…
NHL Rumors III: Trade Candidates, Wings, Green, Brodeur, Hayes and Pokka
Tim Kavanagh of ESPN: Top centers that are rumored to be on the trade block: 1. Vincent Lecavalier 2. Ryan Johansen - there is the unlikely scenario that due to the stalled contract talks that teams may call to see…
NHL News: 20 Players File For Arbitration … Sides Working to Get Deals Done
NHLPA: 20 Players filed for salary arbitration yesterday. Brandon McMillan (Ari), Matt Bartkowski (Bos), Joe Colborne (Cal), Cameron Gaunce and Antoine Roussel (Dal), Jimmy Hayes (Fla) Dwight King (LA), Justin Fontain (Min), Lars Eller and P.K. Subban, Mattias Ekholm (Nas),…
NHL Rumors IV: Legwand, Stempniak, Vokoun, Ott, Green, Vrbata, Berglund and Petry
Hope Smoke: (before the Petri Kontiola signing) Darren Dreger: "We're waiting on Legwand and so are the Leafs." ... "The Leafs are one of the teams that have put in an offer on Legwand" ... "The Leafs think Legwand can be a real good…
NHL Rumors II: Bruins and Boychuk, Red Wings and Capitals
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has a couple of open trade conversations still ongoing with fellow NHL teams, and it’s a safe bet it involves at least one of their defensemen. If the Bruins are…
NHL Rumors II: Spezza, Stuart, Brodeur, Lightning, Lehtera and Some UFAs
Ian Mendes of TSN: Jason Spezza to make it clear that the pressure of playing in Canada was not the reason he wanted to be traded. “I don't think that's accurate," Spezza told TSN.ca. "My biggest motivator for a trade…
NHL Rumors IV: Caps, Vanek, Cammalleri, Iginla, Vrbata and Weaver
Andy Strickland: Some agents saying the free agent talking period is too long and that only two days are needed. Scott Cullen: "Impressed that teams aren't giving qualifying offers to every RFA. Better to make decisions & live with them…
Quick Hits: Gagner, Pitkanen, Jovo, Schultz, Larsson, Lecavalier and Weber
Dustin Nielson: "I think no trade/movement clauses are ridiculous but at the same time if the players has one it's his call. GM's do this to themselves." Sarah McLellan: The Coyotes did not retain Sam Gagner's no-movement clause in the…
NHL Rumors XIV: Gorges, Flames, Legwand, Pens, Avs, Wild, Flyers and TBay
Louis Jean: The Canadiens desire to trade Josh Gorges is purely a business move. They don't see him as a top-four defenseman and want to clear the salary cap space. Darren Dreger: The Flames offered to take Cam Ward for…
NHL Rumors XII: Brodeur, Lightning, Stars, Jokinen, Vrbata, Sabres, Moulson and Niskanen
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur is intrigued by free agency. "I’m excited and intrigued to see some of the options will be laid out in front of me," Martin Brodeur told ESPN.com Monday. 'It’s something that’s new to me,…
NHL Rumors XI: Vrbata, Spezza, Carter, Jets, Michalek, Robidas, Niskanen and Glass
Pierre LeBrun: Seven to eight teams are interested in Radim Vrbata. Coyotes are still in the mix and should speak again at some point today. Bruce Garrison: Jason Spezza would accept a trade to Dallas. Tom Gulitti: Ryan Carter's agent…