On Protected Lists and the Expansion Draft …
On Protected Lists and the Expansion Draft ... Pierre LeBrun: "A reminder: some of the players you will see exposed today may already be protected in another fashion by a side deal with Vegas." Pierre LeBrun: "Another reminder: teams are…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Rangers, Predators, Red Wings and Islanders
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Bob McKenzie: The Coyotes are one of the multiple teams that have serious interested in Rangers center Derek Stepan. On the Nashville Predators ... Darren Dreger: Sounding like there isn't much progress being made on…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Defensemen Market
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: The Coyotes are involved in lots of trade talk, but nothing is imminent. Don't expect the Coyotes to sign any of their restricted free agent soon. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: There have been reports that the Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights have reached an agreement leading up to the expansion draft. The Blue Jackets will pay a…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Senators, Predators, Bruins and Flyers
On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Word is the Golden Knights are wanting a first round pick from the Kings to take Dustin Brown. On the Ottawa Senators ... Darren Dreger: When the Maple Leafs were trying to…
NHL Expansion Draft: New York Islanders Primer
The New York Islanders have some decisions to make that will not be easy. From a numbers standpoint, it appeared the 7F/3D/1G setup benefitted New York. It would allow them to protect their more borderline forwards. Those forwards feature some…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Avs, Wild, Jets, Islanders and Blackhawks
On the trade front and speculation ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Darren Dreger was on TSN 690 talking about the trade front and speculation that is out there. “But when it comes to defense, this year more than any…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Capitals, Islanders and Trade Bait
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: Flyers GM Ron Hextall hasn't spoken with Jordan Weal's agent since the scouting combine and said he has "no idea" if they are close to a deal. On the Washington Capitals and Dmitry…
NHL Rumors: Trade Bait and Vegas Holding All The Cards
List of the top players who could get traded this offseason ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Teams will be looking to make moves instead of losing players for nothing in the expansion draft. Teams like the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Five Teams Feeling The Cap Crunch
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland expects trade talk to pick up this week at the scouting combine. They would like to trade one of Jimmy Howard or Petr Mrazek before…
NHL Rumors: Potential Buyouts and the New York Islanders
On Buyouts ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at players that could be bought out if they can't be traded or moved to Vegas: Dan Girardi (NYR), Marc Staal (NYR), Antti Niemi (DAL), Kevin Bieksa (ANA), Benoit Pouliot (EDM), Francois…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: The 34-year old Peter Budaj will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1st, but the Lightning are interested in bringing Budaj back next season to backup…