Tag: Boston Bruins

NHL Rumors: Blues, Oilers and Bruins

*** Doing some catching up with a couple of quick posts. Embedding tweets as opposed to re-writing to get to more rumors before they expire *** On the St. Louis Blues ... Agreed. They knew he would be expensive but…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Bruins and Blue Jackets

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Mike Kelly: It may not be smart for the Oilers to trade Taylor Hall, but how else are they going to be able to trade for a top pairing defenseman? Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or…

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NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Bruins and Blues

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Josh Yohe: Gary Bettman: "The Carolina Hurricanes aren't going anywhere. Nowhere. They aren't going anywhere." On the Boston Bruins and Loui Eriksson ... Darren Dreger: Loui Eriksson's agent, JP Barry, was expected to meet with Bruins…

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NHL Rumors: Trade Bait, Oilers, Islanders, Canucks and Shattenkirk

Trade Bait List ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Top 30 players and draft picks that could be traded this offseason. 30. P.K. Subban - Montreal Canadiens 29. Dustin Brown - Los Angeles Kings 28. Tyler Bozak - Toronto Maple Leafs 27.…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Bruins, and Blues

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Jim Matheson: Can't see there being a big trade market for Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier unless they retain a big portion of his salary. On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: If the…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Rangers, Panthers, Bruins and the Wild

On Kevin Shattenkirk ... Darren Dreger: Seems unlikely that the Blues will be able to sign Kevin Shattenkirk to a contract extension. The Bruins are among the teams that are most interested. On Alexander Radulov ... Aivis Kalnins: Alexander Radulov's…

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NHL Rumors: Flyers, Ducks, Blues, Bruins and Oilers

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers have a draft plan in place. "We're going to have some emphasis on skill and size," general manager Ron Hextall said. "Hopefully, combined, but that's a tough…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Bruins and Panthers

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson looks at four scenarios for the Edmonton Oilers at the 2016 draft. 1. Trading up to No. 3 to draft Jesse Puljujarvi - Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen…

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Coyotes, Boedker, Drouin and More

On the Detroit Red Wings ... John Shannon: Have been told that Pavel Datsyuk's contract will be terminated for "anticipatory breach" and he'll be able to sign in the KHL. Since it's a 35+ contract, his cap hit will still…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Sabres and Trade Talk

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Multiple sources saying not much has changed with regards to Milan Lucic - LA Kings contract talks. The Kings are still holding firm on three years maximum at $6 million. Jon Rosen:…

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NHL Rumors – The NHL Buyout Period Begins Today

On the NHL Buyout Period ... John Buccigross: The NHL buyout period starts at 5 pm today and runs through 5 pm  on June 30th. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Darren Dreger: The Maple Leafs have put Jared Cowen…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Bruins and Blues

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk will start to heat up soon with the rumored expansion to Las Vegas and the draft getting underway on June 24th. “Teams are going to want to move contracts with the expansion…

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