Tag: Buffalo Sabres

NHL Rumors: Sabres, Coyotes, Senators, Blues, Canadiens and Oilers

On the Buffalo Sabres, Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens ... Craig Custance of The Athletic: One GM said that there is "a ton of conversations going on right now," with teams checking in on the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Trade Market, Flames, Blues and Senators

On the trade market and wingers the Calgary Flames could be interested in ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 talking about the trade market. Friedman believes the Penguins are looking to be active as they…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blues, Flyers, Penguins and Sabres

    On the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers ... Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Philadelphia Flyers have turned things around, and Wayne Simmonds may not become available at the trade deadline. Would the Flyers want to…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Mark Madden: "I don't know w/what team or for what return, but I'm told Pens are very close to a trade but trigger wasn't pulled due to Christmas moratorium on trades." Sportsnet: Hockey Night in…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Jackets, Panthers, Devils, Islanders and Leafs

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: Forward Ryan O'Reilly missed last night's game. He went back to Buffalo for family reasons. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... George Richards: Coach John Tortorella would only say that defenseman Zach Werenski…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting Leafs-Canes, Canucks, Penguins, Senators and Flames

Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes ... David Pagnotta: Scouts listed to attend yesterday's Maple Leafs-Hurricanes game: LA Kings (2), NY Rangers (2), Buffalo Sabres (2), Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning,…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Sabres, Canadiens, Islanders, Senators, Penguins and Capitals

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forward David Krejci missed last night's game with an upper-body, and won't be in the lineup tonight either. On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: The Sabres assigned forward Hudson Fasching to the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Flames, Sabres and Senators

On the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and the Ottawa Senators ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Bob McKenzie on TSN 690 on Friday was asked about the trade value for Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec if they decided…

Mark Easson

Pucks in Depth: McAvoy Should Be A Calder Favorite … Kane A Rental Worth Paying For

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy should be a Calder Trophy favorite ... Charlie McAvoy hasn’t been getting a lot of mainstream attention – most of it goes to flashy forwards like Brock Boeser, Mathew Barzal, Clayton Keller, and Nico Hischier –…

Todd Cordell

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, and the Vancouver Canucks

    On the Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Teams are talking to the Buffalo Sabres about Evander Kane. Talks are intensifying, but it doesn't mean he'll be traded before the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Canucks, Capitals, and Sharks

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Jimmy Murphy: Source is saying that despite teams like the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins possibly looking at goaltenders, the Colorado Avalanche are not getting much interest in goaltender Andrew Hammond. On the Vancouver Canucks…

Mark Easson

NHL Free Agent Watch: Evander Kane and Mike Green

Evander Kane, LW – Buffalo Sabres In the midst of his best NHL year, maintaining an almost point-per-game pace while toiling with the bottom-dwelling Sabres, Kane is due a big payday come next summer. A nine-year vet who is still…

Kevin Wickersham