Tag: Buffalo Sabres

NHL Rumors XIV: Gorges, Flames, Legwand, Pens, Avs, Wild, Flyers and TBay

Louis Jean: The Canadiens desire to trade Josh Gorges is purely a business move. They don't see him as a top-four defenseman and want to clear the salary cap space. Darren Dreger: The Flames offered to take Cam Ward for…

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NHL Rumors XII: Brodeur, Lightning, Stars, Jokinen, Vrbata, Sabres, Moulson and Niskanen

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur is intrigued by free agency. "I’m excited and intrigued to see some of the options will be laid out in front of me," Martin Brodeur told ESPN.com Monday. 'It’s something that’s new to me,…

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NHL Rumors X: Stastny, Vanek, Niskanen, Gorges, Spezza, Sabres, Penguins and Jets

Pierre LeBrun: Paul Stastny's camp is working to shorten their list of teams down today. Would expect that Blues will be on it. Re-signing with Avs is a possibility, but it won't be for as much as he'll get elsewhere.…

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NHL Rumors VIII: Stastny, Vanek, Moulson, Subban, Johansen, Ehrhoff, Parenteau and Peters

Mark Spector: The Oilers are in hot pursuit of Paul Stastny. Safe to say that there are a lot of teams after him. Pierre LeBrun: Eight to 10 teams are on Thomas Vanek's radar. The Wild are interested, but not…

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NHL Rumors IV: Lecavalier, Stars, Sabres, Hiller and Capitals

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers tried to trade Vincent Lecavalier over the weekend. He has four years left with a $4.5 million cap hit, and is owed a $2 million bonus on July 1st. The last option for…

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NHL Rumors III: Red Wings Want to Add A Dman … Rangers Looking For Replacements

Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings would like to add a right-handed shooting defensman. "We got seven left-hand D. I love (to have a righty), but how do you get it?" Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said over the…

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NHL Rumors I: Ehrhoff, Richards, Moulson, Michalek, Hemsky, Miller and the Canucks

Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: The Red Wings and a lot of Western Conference teams could be interested Christian Ehrhoff.NHL Executive on players no-trade clauses. “It complicates your life, no question,” an NHL team exec said of players’ having…

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NHL Rumors V: Sabres Buying Out Ehrhoff, Kings, Coyotes and Leafs

John Vogl of the Buffalo News: The Buffalo Sabres will be buying out defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. Ehrhoff has declined the waiver process. The fear of the cap recapture penalty made him virtually untradable. "Since I got here we’ve talked about…

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NHL Rumors IV: Leafs, Pick Rumors, Spezza, Panthers, Jovanovski, Sabres and Penguins

James Mirtle: Rumblings of a potential Leafs trade, not involving picks. Pierre LeBrun: The Canucks, Flyers and Lightning all pushed hard for the Panthers No. 1 pick. Ian Mendes: Senators GM Bryan Murray tells Jason Spezza's agent: "Unless something improves, don't…

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Five Restricted Free Agents Who Could Receive An Offer Sheet

 Written by Dale Lamontagne, can be found on twitter @Dale_Lamontagne. With the NHL offseason just beginning, I have put together a list of RFAs that could receive an offer sheet this summer. Starting on June 25th, Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) can start…

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NHL Rumors XIV: Canucks, Panthers, Sabres, Oilers, Maple Leafs and Blue Jackets

Darren Dreger: "Some on Draft floor are convinced the 1st pick overall is on the move and the Canucks may be the target. Still early and no sign of Tallon." Matt Brown: Sounding like the Panthers are keeping the first…

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NHL Rumors XIII: Ribeiro, Yandle, Canucks, Draisaitl, Lightning, Ward, Sabres and Jackets

Sarah McLellan: Coyotes GM Don Maloney said the Mike Ribeiro buyout was purely about behavior issues and not a cost saving move. Maloney added that Ribeiro is seeking help this summer. Craig Custance: After the Ribeiro buyout, the Coyotes have…

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