NHL News: Sabres, Bruins, Flames, Avs, Stars, Wild, Rangers, Capitals and Jets
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: The Sabres have signed defenseman Casey Nelson to a two-year contract with an AAV of $812,500. On the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: The Bruins and Flames will play two…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Flames, Blue Jackets, Stars, Devils, Flyers and Capitals
On the Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames ... Pierre LeBrun: "Interesting to look back at summer of 2016 when the Leafs acquired Frederik Andersen from Anaheim. The Ducks deliberated long and hard about which goalie to move. They felt both…
Pacific Division Offseason Primer: No. of Contracts, Cap Hit, Draft Picks, UFAs and RFAs
Players under contract (Roster): 17 Positions under contract: 9 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goaltenders Total number of contracts: 35 Projected cap hit: $65,758,667 2018 Draft Picks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd (ANA and NJ), 4th, 5th, 6th Unrestricted Free Agents: Kevin Bieksa, Jason Chimera, Antoine Vermette, J.T. Brown, Chris Kelly, Francois…
NHL Rumors: Flames and Sabres … Capitals and Carlson
On the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet 960 and Sabres Ryan O'Reilly was brought up with the possibility of the Flames being able to acquire him and having Sean Monahan,…
NHL News: Peters Opts Out, Avs, Wild, Flyers, Penguins, Lightning, Capitals and Jets
On Bill Peters ... Pierre LeBrun: Source is saying that the Flames called the Hurricanes yesterday and asked for permission to speak with head coach Bill Peters. The Hurricanes had no issue. Peters opted out of contract with the Hurricanes…
NHL Rumors: Coaches – Rangers, Stars, Flames and Hurricanes
On the New York Rangers ... Darren Dreger: College coaches who are in the mix for Rangers vacant head coaching position: Jim Montgomery (U of Denver), David Quinn (Boston U) and Scott Sandelin (Minnesota-Duluth). On the Dallas Stars ...…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames Coaching Candidates
On the Calgary Flames ... Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: A quick look at some coaching options for the Flames: Dave Tippett, Bill Peters, Ryan Huska, Alain Vigneault, and Darryl Sutter. Eric Duhatschuk of The Athletic: Four potential coaching candidates for the…
NHL News: Vezina Finalists, Coyotes, Bruins, Flames, Avs, Devils, Flyers, Lightning, Leafs and Knights
On the Vezina Finalists ... Elliotte Friedman: Vezina Finalists: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Pekka Rinne (NSH) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB). Save percentage, 2017-18 .930 Raanta .927 Fleury .927 Rinne * .926 Gibson .924 Hellebuyck * .921 Quick .921 Bobrovsky .920 Varlamov…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames
On the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens ... @Prospects_Watch: Tony Marinaro said on the radio (a couple of days ago) mentioned a Flames-Canadiens trade rumor - Max Pacioretty for T.J. Brodie. On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames – Scoring Depth, Mental Deficiency, and Gulutzan
On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of Sportsnet: Flames GM Brad Treliving said they lacked scoring depth and relied too much on their young players. “I think there’s a little bit of skill deficiency and a little bit of a…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Flames, Senators and Coyotes
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Joe Yerdon: By sending Matt Moulson down during the season, it's pretty telling what they think of his play. Would think that he could be a candidate to be bought out. On the Calgary Flames…
Western Conference News: Ducks, Coyotes, Flames, Kings, Sharks, and Jets
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Lisa Dillman: If defenseman Kevin Bieksa continues to progress, he could be ready for Game 1 according to Randy Carlyle. Lisa Dillman of NHL.com: Goaltender John Gibson practiced yesterday for the first time since suffering an upper-body…