NHL Rumors: Bruins, Sabres, Flames, Canadiens and Canucks
On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: Source saying the Bruins aren't close to any trades involving David Krejci, David Backes, Torey Krug or Tuukka Rask: "All chatter at this point, but Boston definitely looking to do something!" On the Buffalo…
NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes – Skinner and Lindholm
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Pierre LeBrun: The Los Angeles Kings have some interest in Jeff Skinner, but Ilya Kovalchuk is their main priority. Have been told that the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues have spoken with the Hurricanes…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Flames, Stars, Canadiens, Wild, Predators, Senators and Maple Leafs
On the Calgary Flames ... Kristen Anderson: Flames GM Brad Treliving on possibly trading into the first round: “We have an opportunity to. But the cost-benefit analysis to where we are today, it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Are we…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, and the Calgary Flames
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Plenty of speculation that the Montreal Canadiens will select Jesperi Kotkaniemi with their first-round pick. A week ago it looked like the Canadiens were going to select Filip Zadina. Renaud Lavoie reported…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames
On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Artemi Panarin ... Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: The Blue Jackets and Artemi Panarin hadn't started any contract extensions talks according to agent Dan Milstein. thinks that if the Blue Jackets were to make an…
NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Flames
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Grady Sas: The Canucks have been getting calls on multiple defensemen including Chris Tanev and Alex Edler. Grady Sas: Seems that teams are currently sending the Canucks lowball offers for Tanev. The Canucks can hope…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins
On the Calgary Flames ... Tim Campbell of NHL.com: Flames GM Brad Treliving said they'd like to back into the first-round, but it takes a good piece to do so. "The cost of getting into Round 1 is steep right…
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals – Samsonov, Kempny, Grubauer and Carlson
On the Washington Capitals ... JJ Regan: GM Brian MacLellan said that he expects Ilya Samsonov to start in Hershey (AHL) next year. Tarik El-Bashir: MacLelland said he's met with pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Michal Kempny and told him…
NHL Buyout Candidates: Pacific Division – Practical and Not Practical
Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…