NHL Rumors: Flames and Lindholm … Blues and Maroon … Where Things Sit With Karlsson
On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: Flames GM Brad Treliving said they are looking at doing a long-term deal with restricted free agent forward Elias Lindholm. Treliving said that Lindholm and his representatives are open to the idea. On…
NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Meanwhile, in the rest of Canada…..
** Written before James Neal signed with the Calgary Flames this morning. **
NHL Rumors and ‘Signings’: Leafs and Tavares, Bruins, Flames, Stars, Oilers, Wild and Canucks
On the Toronto Maple Leafs and John Tavares ... Elliotte Friedman: There is now official confirmation that John Tavares did not sign last night and is only eligible to sign a seven-year deal. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: It appears that…
NHL Rumors: Flames and Ryan, Brodziak, Rieder, Wagner, Bruins, and Blues
On Free Agency ... Ted Starkey: "In free agency, it only takes one overpriced offer to lure a free agent away. This is why teams are loath to get to this point, and will either sign or trade away well…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, and the Toronto Maple Leafs
On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro: Looking like Anton Khudobin could be Ben Bishop's backup in Dallas. Everything else is on hold waiting for John Tavares. On the Boston Bruins ... Ty Anderson of 985 The Sports Hub: Listing…
NHL Rumors: Buyouts, Czarnik, de Haan, O’Reilly, Hurricanes, Wild, Blues and Sharks
On buyouts ... Renaud Lavoie: The Montreal Canadiens put Steve Mason on unconditional waivers to purpose of buying out his contract. Here are the Steve Mason buyout details via @CapFriendly pic.twitter.com/G7k3GP5xru — Aivis Kalniņš (@A_Kalnins) June 30, 2018 Tyler Ennis…
NHL Rumors: Pacioretty, Rieder, Flyers, Bruins, and Lightning
On Max Pacioretty ... WGR 550: Louis Jean was on WGR 550 and said that Max Pacioretty ideally wants a seven- or eight-year contract extension. WGR 550: Louis Jean - Pacioretty is a 30-goal scorer and he wants to get…
NHL Rumors: Doughty, Orpik, Khudobin, Sbisa, Rieder, Coyotes, and Red Wings
On Drew Doughty ... David Pagnotta: The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Drew Doughty are in the process of a finalizing an eight-year contract extension. Doughty's extension will likely make him the highest paid player on the Kings, and will…
NHL Rumors: LA Kings, Red Wings, Jets, Flames, and Sabres
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Pierre LeBurn: The Kings are expected to start contract extension talks with Drew Doughty. They've had a few talks already about the overall concept of a deal and they'll get to the numbers soon.…
NHL Rumors: Hutton and Sabres, Flames, Avs, Grabner, Reaves, Capitals and Penguins
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Howard WGR: Elliotte Friedman said the Sabres are aggressively going after free agent goaltender Carter Hutton. Friedman added that if they go three years, they will get him. On the Calgary Flames ... Frank Seravalli:…
NHL Rumors: Tavares, Pacioretty, Kings, Hurricanes, Jets, Panarin, Sabres, Zucker, Blues and Kings
On John Tavares, Max Pacioretty, Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Winnipeg Jets, Artemi Panarin, Buffalo Sabres, Jason Zucker, St. Louis Blues, and Dwight King ... Elliotte Friedman: The Stars, Sharks, Maple Leafs, Bruins and Lightning are getting meetings with John Tavares.…