Rumors II: Custance’s NHL Trade Primer – Eastern Conference
Craig Custance of ESPN: There are currently more teams in the East than the West that could be sellers by the deadline. “Nobody in the West is out of it,” one general manager said this week. “If you look at…
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…
Rumors II: Johansen, Elias, and Panthers
On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen ... The Fourth Period: Sources saying that at least six teams are interested in Blue Jackets Ryan Johansen.Two sources said over the weekend that the Canadiens are one of the teams that…
Videos and GIFs: Dupuis, Suspension, Saves and Passes
The Penguins honored Pascal Dupuis last night with a tribute. Anaheim Ducks Nate Thompson was suspended for three games for an illegal check to the head. Huge save by Chad Johnson late in the game #HiImChadJohnson game saver @juice722 pic.twitter.com/KJFiLWGiuV…
Rumors II: Johansen, Staal, Stamkos, Kopitar and Nikitin
On Ryan Johansen, Eric Staal and Steven Stamkos ... Daniel Goffenberg of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman was on 630 CHED yesterday on Bob Stauffer's "Oilers Now" show, and were talking rumors. Ryan Johansen is one player that could be moved this…
Rumors II: Blues, Red Wings, Panthers, and Rangers
On the Blues ... Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues brought in Dainius Zubrus and Martin Havlat on 10-day tryouts this week. The Blues are without Paul Stastny, Jaden Schwartz and Patrik Berglund and are needing some…
GIFs: Four From The Goalies Last Night
Looking at saves made by Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky, Sabres Chad Johnson, Oilers Cam Talbot, and Kings Jonathan Quick from last night's action. This is why Bobrovsky was the first star last night. https://t.co/ihFdqSzGgA— NHL (@NHL) October 28, 2015 1.…
Afternoon Hits: Torts, Roster and Injury Notes, Starting Goalies
The Blue Jackets have fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella. The Blue Jackets now owe the Canucks a second round pick. Pierre LeBrun: Compensation rule: It is a second round draft pick for 'in-season' hiring of a…
Morning Hits: Gormley and Five Questions for the Oilers
Craig Morgan of FOX Sports Arizona: Brandon Gormley's one-year, two-way, $850,000 deal with the Coyotes is now official. "It's the biggest summer of his professional life," assistant coach Jim Playfair said. "If he is dedicating himself to four-hour work days…
Rumors II: Rangers and Stars
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers may have been hoping to re-sign RFA Derek Stepan to a deal in the $6.2 to $6.5 million range, but that likely changed when the Sabres signed Ryan O'Reilly to a seven-year…
Rumors IV: Franson, Richards, Sekera, Stafford, Frolik, and the Habs
Dhiren Mahiban of Pro Hockey Talk: Cody Franson's agent said that they have spoken with "half a dozen" teams. “Just tire-kicking. General stuff,” Johannson said of the talks. “We already know who the teams are that would need someone like…
Rumors II: Panthers, Blue Jackets, Stars, Avs, Hawks, and Lightning
On the Panthers ... Panthers GM Tallon told us he met with Huberdeau's agent til midnight Thursday and is confident deal will get done very shortly #flapanthers— Harvey Fialkov (@hfialkov) June 27, 2015 When asked if long term deal he…