Tag: Boston Bruins

Rumors III: Canadiens, Hurricanes, Sabres, Coaches and Flames

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: On the Canadiens ... Tomas Plekanec's agent, Rich Curran, said on Monday that he's spoken with Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, but mostly on other matters. Plekanec's name was briefly brought up, and it was agreed that…

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Rumors: Flames, Oilers, Bruins, Lighting, Hurricanes and Predators

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: From Friedman's 30 thoughts. Teams are interested in UFA Mike Richards, who has a court appearance on December 8th. It was his contract and not his play that scared teams off when the Kings were trying…

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Morning Hits: Bruins, Wings, Blue Jackets, Wild, Flames and Islanders

Injury updates Boston Bruins: Brad Marchand said he's feeling good. He didn't really have any concussion symptoms, but they followed protocol. Zack Cox: Marchand will travel with the team out west, but he not sure when he'll be ready to…

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Top 10 Best NHL Contracts: Rankings 1 to 5

And we’re down to the final five contracts that I love. While the validation of my “Worst” contract list is nice, I feel like narrowing down the ‘best of’ list was much harder. In all honesty, GMs make far more…

Carolyn Wilke

Rumors: The Bruins, and Jagr

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: On the Bruins ... The Bruins may be looking at contingency plans if they don't turn things around in the next few weeks.Separate sources had said that there has been some trade talks involving defenseman Zdeno…

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Morning Hits: Bruins, Pens, Stars, Rangers, Devils and Flyers

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: On the Bruins ... Bruins defenseman Matt Irwin cleared waivers yesterday and will report to Providence of the AHL. Irwin had a couple costly turnovers that led to goals and was a minus five through two…

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Rumors and Notes: Hawks, Sabres, Stars, Leafs, Kings and More

Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Source is saying that the Blackhawks are actively looking for a defenseman. Their top four are set - Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Trevor Daley. Their bottom…

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Rumors II: Staal, Coyotes, Backes, Bruins, and Blue Jackets

Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Damien Cox is reported that the Hurricanes and Eric Staal have put contract extension talks on hold for the time being. Craig Custance of ESPN: The Coyotes have the cap room to add some salary, "have…

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Injuries: Wisniewski, Chara, Orpik, Wennberg, and the Sabres

Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes James Wisniewski suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and will require surgery. Recovery time is expected to be about six months. “He was battling for a puck and a…

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Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Oilers, Bruins, UFAs, and Flyers

Brian Costello: The Flames could get a better return in a trade for Jonas Hiller than they could with Kari Ramo. Would the Flames be comfortable with a Ramo-Joni Ortio pairing if Hiller is moved a team like Buffalo? Jonathan…

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Morning Hits: Injury Notes, Waivers, Avery, Kassian, and More

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins Zdeno Chara practiced with the team for the second straight day yesterday. He's still on the IR and a question mark for tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning's Tyler Johnson was back at practice yesterday. Jeremy Rutherford…

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News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams

Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…

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