NHL Rumors II: Krug and Smith, Molson and Subban, Ellis and Bishop
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: It's all quiet with regards to the Bruins and RFA defenseman Torey Krug and forward Reilly Smith. Both don't have a options or leverage. Krug is probably looking at one- or two-year deal with a cap of…
NHL Rumors: Lineup Adjustments for Flyers D, Burrows and Campbell
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers will need to figure out their blueline with the recent loss of Kimmo Timonen and addition of Michael Del Zotto. Head coach Craig Berube, “MacDonald and Coburn played together some games last year…
NHL Rumors: Lineup Adjustments for Flyers D, Burrows and Campbell
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers will need to figure out their blueline with the recent loss of Kimmo Timonen and addition of Michael Del Zotto. Head coach Craig Berube, “MacDonald and Coburn played together some games last year…
NHL Rumors I: Bruins, Ducks, Blue Jackets and Wild
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Things are quiet regarding Torey Krug and the Bruins. Krug and Reilly Smith don't have a lot of leverage as they are coming off their entry level deals with no arbitration rights and are not able…
Morning Hits: Rohloff Lawsuit, Mason, Flyers HoF and S. Thornton
Adam Proteau of The Hockey News: Former Bruins defenseman Jon Rohloff has filed a concussion lawsuit against the league. He filed on Tuesday in Minnesota that he suffered “multiple head traumas during his NHL career that were improperly diagnosed and…
NHL News: Staal, Mueller, Samuelsson, D’Amigo, LaRose and Marchand
Chip Alexander: Hurricanes Eric Staal had surgery for a core injury he suffered during offseason training. He should be ready for training camp according to the team. Andy Strickland: The Blues signed Peter Mueller to a one-year, two-way deal. He'll get…
NHL Rumors I: Maple Leafs, Flames and Rangers
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Dave Poulin appeared to know that he would be let go. Claude Loiselle didn't think he would be let go despite knowing that changes were coming. Talk is that Poulin and Brendan Shanahan didn't…
NHL Rumors II: Senators, Wings, Leafs, Avalanche and Canadiens
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Before the Senators traded Jason Spezza to Dallas, they had been working on trading another forward. The deal may have fallen through or put on the back burner. Teams have told the Sun that…
Salary Cap Outlook – The Atlantic Division
The NHL’s salary cap system was put in place after the 2004-05 lockout to try to even the playing field between teams and eliminate over-spending. As you know, over-spending still happens, and there are still teams (Boston, Chicago, LA, etc.)…
The Offseason “Losers” So Far Are ….
Written by Greg Stamper, who can be found on twitter @g_stamp91. In part one of this article (which can be found here) we took a look at some of the teams that were blessed with a solid offseason and deserved their…
NHL Rumors III: Bruins, Predators, Hurricanes, Blackhawks and Oilers
Nicholas Goss of NESN: Loui Eriksson could find himself on the Bruins top line with David Krejci and Milan Lucic. “I’m really comfortable with that. It’s a different look, but (Eriksson) is a very smart player,” Bruins general manager Peter…
NHL Rumors III: Friedman’s Final Thoughts of the Summer
Elliotte Friedman: Teams could be eyeing Coyotes Antoine Vermette, who has one year left on his deal. GM Don Maloney would like to sign to an extension.Have to think Ryan O'Reilly will follow Paul Stastny out of town. There is…