NHL Rumors: Flat Salary Cap Not Doing Any Favors For The Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks
The Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks won't have a lot of salary cap space to work with this offseason. Some tough decisions may lie ahead.
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins, and the New Jersey Devils
Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk on free agency. Would a Torey Krug re-signing cost them DeBrusk? Risky options for the New Jersey Devils blue line.
NHL Buyout Candidates – Pacific Division (Part II)
Compliance buyouts could be a possibility for next season. Looking at some potential NHL buyout candidates from the Pacific Division - Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, and Calgary Flames.
Western Conference News: Ducks, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Oilers, Wild, Blues and Knights
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Forward Jakob Silfverberg was held out of the third period with an upper-body injury for precautionary reasons. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Dave Vest: Coach Rick Tocchet on Niklas Hjalmarsson's injury: "He's still…
NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Blue Jackets, Canadiens, Islanders, Golden Knights, Iginla, Oilers and Houston
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: 30 Thoughts roundup. Even if the Colorado Avalanche continue to win, it's still unlikely that Matt Duchene stays. still thinks he wants a fresh start. They might be now looking at non-NHL prospects, focusing on left-handed…
Pacific Division: Vegas Golden Knights Season Outlook
Forwards Playmaker Jonathan Marchessault led the 2016-17 Panthers with 30 goals, finishing third on Florida with 51 points. He should contribute to the Knights’ top man-advantage unit and, on an expiring contract, be extra motivated. One major Vegas wildcard is…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Red Wings and Golden Knights
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner: "It’ll be interesting to see where the #Pens make their final three cuts. Sestito and one of McClement/McKegg seem like smart bets." ... "Carrying 8 D isn’t ideal, but Pouliot and Ruhwedel would…
Pacific Division: Los Angeles Kings Season Outlook
Forwards The incoming Blake/Robitaille/Stevens administration seeks increased goal scoring and a quicker pace, but philosophy alone won’t put points on the board. Anze Kopitar could still use some help. With just 12 goals and a career-worst 0.68 points-per-game, he led…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers, Maple Leafs and Golden Knights
On the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) The Chicago Blackhawks will have to wait until the season starts to put Marian Hossa on the LTIR before they…
NHL Rumors: Interview Period, Blue Jackets, Lightning and Bruins
On free agency interview period... James Mirtle: Hearing the the NHL free agent interview period is now like July 1st where teams are pushing for decisions with some of the players they've spoken with. Teams/players can't do anything officially until…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Canucks and Sabres
On the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres... The Fourth Period: Sources say that while Sabres winger Evander Kane could be an option for the Kings, he may not be at the top of their list. The asking price for…
NHL Expansion Draft Strategy: Arizona Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings
In the upcoming expansion draft NHL teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems less popular, as it permits teams…