NHL Rumors: The Chicago Blackhawks Have Some Cap Space, And Could Create More If They Wanted
The Chicago Blackhawks have some salary cap space to worth with ... Jay Zawaski: A source has said that the Blackhawks have talked about Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner, but it's not known as to the extent of those talks. The…
Top NHL Trade Bait for the Summer of 2018
The 2018 NHL unrestricted free agent market has been open for less than a week but most of the best available talent was quickly snapped up. Teams in search of skilled talent could shift their focus back to the trade…
NHL Rumors: Artem Anisimov, Miro Aaltonen, and the St. Louis Blues
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks forward Artem Anisimov has to submit a list of 10 teams that he'd accept a trade to by July 1st. Submitting the list doesn't mean that he'll be traded. Anisimov's agent Todd…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Goaltending, Defense, Left Winger and Hossa
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: The Blackhawks currently have more than $10 million in salary cap space. They are needing to add a goaltender - Carter Hutton, Robin Lehner, and Cam Ward are…
NHL Buyout Candidates: Central Division – Practical And Not Practical For Each Team
Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and the Arizona Coyotes
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Satchel Price of the Chicago Sun-Times: The salary cap ceiling hasn't been set yet, but it appears that Chicago Blackhawks will have a little more cap flexibility that they've been accustomed to having. GM Stan Bowman…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, and Canadiens
On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Source saying that the Blue Jackets contacted the Blackhawks about center Artem Anisimov and offered them a third-round pick and wanted the Blackhawks to retain half of Anisimov's salary.…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Winnipeg Jets
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Bob McKenzie: The Penguins don't have a lot of salary cap space. It's not a guarantee, but they could still be considering Wild forward Matt Cullen. Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins could…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Anisimov, Hartman, Wingels, and Saad
More on the Chicago Blackhawks selling... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: A significant sale of players seems to be the plan. However, what will be the return? Artem Anisimov seems more like a summer deal as opposed to…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Canucks, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Predators, Blue Jackets, and Capitals
On the Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Washington Capitals ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One agent thinks there are less than 20 players that are "untouchable." A…
2018 NHL Trade Deadline – Needs of Playoff Bubble Teams
Heading toward the NHL trade deadline, it's expected most of the playoff contenders will be buyers while those out of postseason contention will be sellers. Bubble teams, meanwhile, are those barely clinging to a wild-card berth or sitting just outside…
NHL Rumors: Scouting BOS-CGY, NSH-OTT, WSH-BUF, and LA-CHI … Blackhawks, Canucks and Coyotes
Scouting the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames ... David Pagnotta: Scouts listed to attend yesterday's Bruins-Flames game: Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and Columbus Blue Jackets. Scouting the Nashville Predators and…