NHL Rumors: Sabres, Flyers, Panthers and Maple Leafs
On the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers ... Shawn Simpson: Watch for goaltender Robin Lehner to the Philadelphia Flyers. On the Florida Panthers ... Matthew DeFranks of Sun-Sentinel: (mailbag) Not sure if the Florida Panthers will trade for a goaltender to…
NHL Power Rankings: 2017-18 Consensus Week 9
The Tampa Bay Lightning have reclaimed top spot in our weekly consensus NHL power rankings. The Lightning received five of nine first-place rankings. Four teams this week received at least one first-place rank. The Nashville Predators moved up two spots…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, and the Boston Bruins
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Teams are watching the Buffalo Sabres and their goaltending tandem of Robin Lehner and Chad Johnson. Teams that are dealing with goaltending injuries or are looking for depth could…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and the Toronto Maple Leafs
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jason Gregor: Forward Anton Slepyshev has had his name come up in trade talk, but since he's waiver exempt still, why not reassign him to the AHL and let him play a lot to see what…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, And GM Without An Extension
On the Buffalo Sabres and Matt Moulson ... Mike Harrington: Coach Phil Housley on Matt Moulson: "Jason and his agent are working on some options, but that's as much as I know at this point." Mike Harrington: From Housley's quote (above),…
NHL News: Ducks, Coyotes, Sabres, Panthers, Knights, Capitals, Lines and Pairings
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Looking like forward Rickard Rakell (upper-body) could be back in the lineup after missing their past five games. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Arizona Coyotes: The Coyotes assigned Marek Langhamer to Tucson of the…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: The Wild assigned defenseman Kyle Quincey to the AHL as they continue to try and trade him. He carries an NHL salary cap hit of $1.25 million, but while in the AHL he'll count…
NHL News: Ducks, Bruins, Sabres, Red Wings, Predators, Lines and Pairings
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Rickard Rakell was skating on a line with Adam Henrique and Corey Perry. Jakob Silfverberg and his upper-body injury weren't skating. On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Coach Bruce Cassidy said that…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and the Los Angeles Kings
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Emily Sadler of Sportsnet: The Buffalo Sabres need to change things up. They are last in the league again with a 6-17-4 record and have dropped 11 of 12. “There’s a sense from other teams…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Sabres, and Maple Leafs
On the Edmonton Oilers ... John Shannon: Even though they won last night, have to think that after that third period, GM Peter Chiarelli could enter the goalie market. May only be for a short-term goalie. Jim Matheson: Won't be…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Oilers and Golden Knights
On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: The Sabres are not sure which direction they will go with pending UFA winger and only consistent scorer Evander Kane. The Sabres are one of the league's lowest-scoring teams,…
NHL Power Rankings: 2017-18 Consensus Week 8
The St. Louis Blues narrowly edged out Tampa Bay Lightning for week eight of our consensus NHL power rankings. The Columbus Blue Jackets just beat out the Nashville Predators for the third spot this week. The Winnipeg Jets round out…