Rumors VII: Blue Jackets, Beleskey, Pens, Habs and Soderberg
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets are thought to be the team that made an offer to the Coyotes for the 3rd overall pick. The Blue Jackets currently hold the 8th overall pick. GM Jarmo Kekalainen said…
Rumors VI: Chiarelli on Draft and Goalies … B’s and Hamilton to Talk
Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli might trade the 16th overall pick, but he may be leaning towards keeping it. “Instinctively you want to keep the pick. Especially as the draft approaches, you get more pumped about that…
Rumors III: Hedja, Stone, Available Players and Capitals
Darren Dreger: The Avalanche will meet with UFA defenseman Jan Hejda's agent at the draft. He will draw some interest if he hits the open market. Wayne Scanlan: The Senators met with Mark Stone's agent yesterday. Contract talks are progressing, but…
Rumors III: LeBrun – Trade Chatter and Offer Sheeting Hamilton
Chris Nichols of Today's Slap Shot: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 1260 on how it could busy week leading up to the draft. “Yeah, it could be. Certainly there’s a lot of chatter. Sometimes the chatter doesn’t translate into actual transactions,…
Rumors VII: Ducks, Senators, Maple Leafs and Bruins
Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Ducks GM Bob Murray will make one last attempt to sign pending UFA Matt Beleskey, but it's looking like Beleskey will hit the open market. “It’s a bumpy road right now. I’m not going to lie.…
Rumors VI: Fisher, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Ducks and Panthers
Andy Strickland: A two-year contract extension been the Predators and Mike Fisher appears imminent. Platium Seat Ghosts: Darren Dreger saying that all three of Brendan Shanahan, Kyle Dubas and Mark Hunter are making trade calls. Dreger on the Red Wings…
Rumors V: Leafs, Ducks, Canucks, Hurricanes, Rangers and Lots More
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Maple Leafs have let teams know that trade talk goes through Kyle Dubas. The Maple Leafs have let teams know they will take back salary in a Phil Kessel trade, but there is a limit…
Rumors VII: Bruins – Draft and Free Agent Notes
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins GM Don Sweeney and the Bruins are "comfortable" with selecting 14th overall next week, but Sweeney indicated that he's been talking with a lot of GMs, discussing the possibility of moving up or back in…
Rumors VI: Talbot, Soderberg, Burmistrov, Panthers and Red Wings
Darren Dreger: The Oilers, Flames, Sharks, Stars and Panthers have shown some interest in Cam Talbot. There have been multiple trade offers. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: The Oilers are the expected front-runners for Cam Talbot. It's hard to see…
Rumors II: Sharp, Hamilton, Gordon and Green
Chris Nichols of Today's Slapshot: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 690 on Patrick Sharp, the Blackhawks and Capitals. “Patrick Sharp is a guy that I think still has some good hockey left in him. He’s a clutch player. He’s got three…
Rumors III: Bruins, Leafs, Stars and Ducks
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Boston Bruins are on Phil Kessel's list of teams that he'd accept a trade too. Would the Bruins be interested? Kneejerk answer is not a chance. Sources saying the Leafs want to quickly move Kessel…
Rumors III: Avs, Canadiens, Bruins, Flyers and Oilers
Terry Frei of the Denver Post: The Avalanche should sign a top-flight defensemen when free agency gets underway. They need to sign Ryan O'Reilly to a contract extension or trade him. Renaud Lavoie: Chances are slim to none that Canadiens…