Rumors II: Custance’s NHL Trade Primer – Western Conference
Craig Custance of ESPN: Custance looks at the Western Conference in his two part NHL trade primer series. The salary cap and internal budgets are part the reason trades are now difficult to make. “As the money comes off, as…
Injuries: Canadiens, Blues, Avs, Jets, Canucks, Devils and More
On the Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Brendan Gallagher will have surgery today to repair two broken fingers. On the Blues ... Lou Korac: The Blues will know after their morning skate today if center Paul Stastny will be able to…
Morning Hits: Franzen, Backstrom, Marchand, Avs, and PTOs
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Johan Franzen has been given clearance to play. He'll attend the start of training camp and is expected to be ready for the start of the season. Franzen has…
Rumors III: Blues Offseason Notes and Sabres Goalie Search
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues have six pending UFAs: Barret Jackman, Zbynek Michalek, Chris Butler, Chris Porter, Olli Jokinen and Marcel Goc. There is a chance that none of them return next season. Blues GM Doug…
Rumors II: Avalanche, Maple Leafs and Flyers
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post: The Avs need to make a move leading up to the March 2nd trade deadline. They need help on their blueline and they could trade one of their top offensive players to get a…
Reports that Markov rejected Canadiens offer … Leclaire and MacDonald to have surgery … Orpik to return next week … Ovie to practice on Monday
Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette: There was a report yesterday that UFA defenseman Andrei Markov had rejected a 1 year, $5.75 million contract from the Canadiens.“All I can tell you is that (Canadiens general manager) Pierre Gauthier and I…
Afternoon notes involving Parise, Avalanche, Islanders, Senators, and Oilers
Tom Gulitti via twitter: Zach Parise is back practicing with the Devils. He was on a line today with David Steckel and Adam Mair. Adrian Dater via twitter: The Avalanche have finalized a 3 year entry level deal with goalie…