NHL Rumors: Panthers, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Bruins and Blues
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk will start to heat up soon with the rumored expansion to Las Vegas and the draft getting underway on June 24th. “Teams are going to want to move contracts with the expansion…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Flames, and Blue Jackets
On the Anaheim Ducks ... John Buccigross: Hearing that candidates who were being considered for the Ducks head coaching position are being informed that the Ducks will be hiring Randy Carlyle. Darren Dreger: Expect the Ducks to names Randy Carlyle…
NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins
On the San Jose Sharks ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at what Sharks GM Doug Wilson should focus on this offseason. 1. Sign Brent Burns to a long-term contract - Burns is eligible for a contract extension after July…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Canucks, Avs, Coyotes and Red Wings
Summary of Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Among the players the Columbus Blue Jackets interviewed in-depth: Jake Bean, Logan Brown, Clayton Keller, Jesse Puljujarvi and Matthew Tkachuk. Sources saying that Scott Hartnell has agreed to waive his no-movement…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Blue Jackets, Ducks and Flames
On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: Aside from re-signing Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith and maybe Brian Campbell, the Panthers should have enough cap space to go after an upper-tier defenseman like Jason Demers, Jacob Trouba or…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Rangers and Trading Negotiating Rights
On the Calgary Flames ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Flames have already started contract negotiations with Joe Colborne. Colborne's agent, J.P. Barry was in Russia co-GMing Team Canada last month. “Since he’s been back, I know we’ve been in…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Avs, Jets, Flames and Maple Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The two additional years at $6 million a season that Milan Lucic is looking for is not a small gap. The Kings have to watch their spending as Tyler Toffoli will also…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Hawks, Stars, Ladd, Coyotes and More
Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Quickly touches on a the idea if the Maple Leafs would consider uniting Christian Dvorak, Mitch Marner and Matthew Tkachuk in the NHL. They would need to trade for Christian Dvorak, then move…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Flames, Blues, Bruins and Sabres
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Darren Dreger: The Ducks were expected to meet with Randy Carlyle yesterday about their vacant head coaching position. Travis Green is also being considered. Frank Seravalli: After another trip to the Memorial Cup with London,…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Canucks, Flames and World Cup
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: An official announcement on a one-year contract extension for head coach Ken Hitchcock could come as early as this morning according to sources. The Blues or Hitchcock…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Flames and Avalanche
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Frank Seravalli: Hearing that Dustin Brown has been told that he won't be their captain next season as they want to go in a different direction. Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: The Kings…
NHL Rumors: Goalie Market, Red Wings and Avalanche
On the Goalie Market ... Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 on the Calgary Flames and the goaltending market. “How many teams out there need goaltending? I think Toronto does, Calgary does. We can debate whether Dallas does, maybe Carolina. All of…