Tag: Buffalo Sabres

NHL Rumors: Will Butcher – Devils, Sabres, Knights, Avs, Pens, Canucks, Oilers, and Canadiens

On Will Butcher ... Mike Chamber of the Denver Post: Source saying that at least the New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres and Vegas Golden Knights will be speaking with free agent Will Butcher today. There is still a chance that…

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NHL Rumors: Avs and Zadorov … Will Butcher … Red Wings and Athanasiou

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: There still isn't a deal done between the Colorado Avalanche and RFA defenseman Nikita Zadorov, but continues to maintain that it is just a formality. On Will Butcher ... Ted Kulfan of the…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The Red Wings will wait until training starts and the preseason is under way before they make any trades. Once Andres Athanasiou is re-sign and if everyone is healthy,…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Colorado Avalanche – Duchene and Foote

On the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Darren Dreger was on WGR 550 radio in Buffalo on Friday and was asked if it's possible that Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene could be traded to…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Capitals, Blue Jackets and Top 2018 UFAs

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks 2017 first round draft pick Elias Pettersson won't be attending Vancouver's main training camp in September: "My season in Sweden starts Sept 19th, the decision was made not to attend #Canucks camp."…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Duclair, Doan, and Possible Blue Line Options

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Coyotes GM John Chayka on why it's taking so long for them to re-sign restricted free agent Anthony Duclair. “The easy answer is that Duclair didn’t have a good year,…

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NHL News: Islanders, Golden Knights, Bruins, Sabres and Blue Jackets

On the New York Islanders and Calvin de Haan ... Elliotte Friedman: The Islanders offered $1.95 million for salary arbitration for defenseman Calvin de Haan, who asked for $5 million. On the Vegas Golden Knights and Nate Schmidt ... Elliotte…

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NHL News: 2018 Draft, Hurricanes, Sabres, Neil and Letang

On the 2018 NHL Entry Draft ... Mike Heika: The NHL and Dallas Stars will be making an announcement tomorrow and it's expected that they'll be announcing the Stars will be hosting the 2018 NHL entry draft. On Carolina Hurricanes…

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NHL News: Sabres, Islanders, Coyotes, Canucks, Bruins and Olympics

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Buffalo Sabres: The Buffalo Sabres re-signed Robin Lehner to a one-year, $4 million deal. On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: The Islanders signed defenseman Adam Pelech to a four-year contract with a salary…

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NHL Rumors: 2018 Winter Olympics and Top Remaining NHL Free Agents

On the 2018 Winter Olympics ... Slava Malamud: Alexei Shevchenko of Sport-Express reports that Russian NHLers have told him that the NHL has a backup schedule that has an Olympic break. Elliotte Friedman: Players that are signed to AHL-only contracts…

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NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Bruins, Maple Leafs and Sabres

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: (off of Friedman's 'purely conjecture' about Phil Kessel to Coyotes because of Rick Tocchet connection) Source saying that there is nothing to the Kessel to Coyotes 'rumors'. On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy…

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NHL Rumors: Penguins and Kessel … Sabres and Gionta

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... Ron Cook of the Post-Gazette: thinks that the Penguins will trade Phil Kessel sooner than later. It may not happen this month or this offseason, but with Rick Tocchet leaving the Penguins,…

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