Tag: Ben Bishop

NHL News: Bruins, Avs, Stars, Oilers, Wild, Canadiens and Canucks

On the Boston Bruins ... Matt Kalman: If goaltender Tuukka Rask's injury is indeed "very minor," it may be a good idea to let Anton Khudobin get the next three starts and give Zane McIntyre a start and then bring…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Bruins, Hurricanes, Stars, Predators, Devils, Rangers, Senators, and Penguins

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: The Bruins assigned forward Austin Czarnik to the NHL. On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes coach Bill Peters promised that they'll make changes for Tuesday's game…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Bruins, Sabres, Stars, Devils, Rangers, Senators, Flyers, Penguins, Canucks, and Jets

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: The Bruins reassign forward Peter Cehlarik. Boston Bruins: Coach Bruce Cassidy on Charlie McAvoy on if he'll be ready for today: "There’s a chance, he hasn’t been ruled out. Not gonna say he’s in…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Bruins, Flames, Stars, Panthers, Habs, Flyers, Penguins, Leafs, Knights, Lines and Pairings

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Defenseman Torey Krug and forward Ryan Spooner didn't practice today. Jake DeBrusk practiced and looks good to go for tomorrow. On the Calgary Flames ... Derek Wills: Jaromir Jagr traveled with the team…

Mark Easson

Central Division: Dallas Stars Season Outlook

Dallas Stars 2017-18 Outlook Forwards The forwards will play a bit more of a two-way game under Ken Hitchcock. They will not have to chase the play so often. That was something which happened plenty last season. Dallas was not…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Sharks, Maple Leafs and Stars

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: RFA center Chris Tierney signed his one-year, $735,000 qualifying offer. A source saying that the Sharks didn't offer Tierney a multi-year deal. Earlier this offseason they re-signed Ryan…

Mark Easson

Buyout Candidates: Central Division

We’re less than a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…

Kevin Wickersham

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers

On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun: Flames GM Brad Treliving on the Ben Bishop rumors. “I’ve heard I’ve tried to get him three or four times, which isn’t correct,” said Treliving, who admittedly got permission…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Sharks, Stars, Golden Knights, Penguins and Flames

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Armstrong is hoping to get goaltender Martin Jones signed to a contract extension this offseason. The 27-year old is entering the final year of his…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars – Bishop, Lehtonen and Niemi

On the Dallas Stars ... Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on the six-year, $29.5 million contract he gave to goaltender Ben Bishop. “In the real world, you’d like to do two- or three-year deals. But…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Stars, Oilers, Canucks, Da Costa and Jets

On the Dallas Stars ... Renaud Lavoie of Le Journal De Montreal: (through google translate) Sources saying that the Dallas Stars first choice was to trade for goaltender Scott Darling, but Stars GM Jim Nill didn't want to give up a…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Dallas Stars Sign Ben Bishop For Six Years

The Dallas Stars have signed goaltender Ben Bishop to a six-year contract worth $29.5 million. That is a salary cap hit of $4.917 million. Pierre LeBrun: Contract breakdown: $7 M, $6.5 M, $5.5 M, $3.5 M, $3.5 M, $3.5 M. Biship…

Mark Easson