Rumors II: Wild, Islanders and Blue Jackets
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Wild's scouting meetings ended before Saturday's game against the Predators. No trades appear imminent for the Wild. “You can’t overreact and force trades,” Fletcher said by phone as…
Rumors II: Ducks, Leafs, Oilers, Lightning and More
Sportsnet Headlines Damien Cox: Some teams were surprised that the Penguins were willing to take Carl Hagelin because he has three years left on his deal. Some are wondering if the Ducks are setting themselves up to get Jonathan Drouin.…
Rumors IV: Hurricanes and Bruins
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: Eric Staal admitted that his contract situation with the Carolina Hurricanes has weighed on him more than he's let on at times. The trade deadline is seven…
Rink Rumblings – Trade Deadline Outlook – Metropolitan Division
With the season reaching the halfway mark, NHL general managers have a general idea of what areas need to be addressed on their respective clubs. Trades have been virtually non-existent (just 4 deals during the regular season) until a flurry…
Rumors II: Lightning, Sharks, Caps, Panthers, Sens and More
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: On why Lightning GM Steve Yzerman will be patient with regards to Jonathan Drouin's trade request. “Yzerman will be methodical. I’ll give you a reason,” one exec pointed out Monday. “Tyler Seguin.” ... “If there was…
Injuries: Oilers, Devils, Isles, Sens, Flames and More
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Connor McDavid continues to make progress from his broken clavicle. He's not taking contact yet, but is taking faceoffs and participating in some drills. “We’re asking each other, ‘Can…
Rumors III: Friedman on Jonathan Drouin
Chris Nichols of Today's Slapshot: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 Monday morning on the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jonathan Drouin. “A lot of the GMs are overseas for the world junior tournament. I’ve been texting a couple – ‘What do…
Injuries: Blue Jackets, Ducks, Flames, Islanders and More
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Sergei Bobrovsky said that he aggravated the groin injury that has kept him out of the Blue Jackets lineup since December 10th. Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets activated…
Rumors II: Blackhawks and Hurricanes
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: GM Stan Bowman likes his team, but he'll likely look to add to it. Their bottom-six is full of rookies and jorneymen, and their blueline has two rookie and…
Rumors II: Capitals, Blackhawks, and Five To Trade For
On the Washington Capitals ... Chuck Gormley of CSN Mid Atlantic: With the injury to Jay Beagle, Gormley wonders if they will look outside the organization to fill their third line center position. He mentions Mike Richards, who is skating…
Rumors: Oilers, Flames, Preds, Kings, Ducks and Jets
On the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson thinks the Oilers will trade for a defenseman at the trade deadline or at the draft. They will probably…
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…