Injury Notes: Flyers, Canes, Habs, Wild, Sens and More
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Philadelphia Flyers: Flyers GM Ron Hextall said that defenseman Michael Del Zotto will be out for four to five weeks with a lower-body injury. Tim Panaccio: Putting Del Zotto on the LTIR to start the…
Morning Hits: Waivers, PTOs and Injury Updates
Put on waivers yesterday ... James Mirtle: Players who were put on waivers yesterday. Anaheim Ducks: Clayton Stoner Dallas Stars: Matej Stransky and Justin Dowling New York Islanders: Scott Mayfield New York Rangers: Magnus Hellberg Vancouver Canucks: Michael Zalewski, Andrey…
Metropolitan Division: Carolina Hurricanes Season Primer
A quick look at the Carolina Hurricanes heading into the season. Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $56,963,333 Projected Cap Space: $16,036,667 Projected LTIR Used : $0 Current Cap Space: $16,036,667 Deadline Cap Space : $72,165,002 Todays Cap Hit…
Top 10 Calder Candidates For The 2016-17 Season
Written by Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) In today's NHL young players are being relied upon more heavily to make an impact than ever before. With that in mind, and the 2016-17 season just around the corner, let's take a look at…
Rumors and Notes: Seidenberg, Price, Hurricanes, Rakell and Kruger
On Dennis Seidenberg ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Dennis Seidenberg is hoping his play at the World Cup will get him a NHL deal. Seidenberg was bought out by the Bruins after last season. His family has remained in Boston.…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Russell, Versteeg, Lightning and Stars
On the Calgary Flames ... Michael Traikos: Flames RFA Johnny Gaudreau on his contract status: "I don’t think I’m speaking to my agent for the next 15 to 20 days…end of tournament see where it goes" Rob Vollman of ESPN: When looking…
2016-17 Top 10 Carolina Hurricanes Prospects
At this time last year I said Carolina had one of the weaker prospect pools in the NHL. They have a poor track record of drafting and developing over the past decade. Ron Francis has done yeoman’s work in this…
Metropolitan Division: Offseason Grades
After a flurry of action in early July, the transactions have slowed to a crawl in the National Hockey League with just two weeks until the opening of training camp. Teams that have been unable to fill their areas of…
NHL Rumors: Jimmy Vesey Meeting With Teams
On Jimmy Vesey ... Mark Divver: Source saying that Jimmy Vesey and his agents are expected to meet with the Blackhawks, Rangers and Bruins today. Mark Divver: The Maple Leafs, Islanders, Penguins and Devils were to meet with Vesey's camp…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Hurricanes and Oilers
On the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes ... Allan Muir of SI: The Bruins dangling center David Krejci for a defenseman makes sense on the surface, but there are a couple issues with it. First, Krejci carries a $7.5 million…
NHL Rumors: Russell, Avalanche and Oilers
On Kris Russell ... Scott Lewis of Sportsnet: Joe Haggerty reported over the weekend that the Bruins were interested in Kris Russell. There were rumors that Russell turned down a four year, $17 million offer from the Maple Leafs, but…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Hurricanes, Vanek, Canucks and Ducks
On Buyouts ... Chris Johnston: Players must be put on unconditional waivers today if they are going to be bought out by the 5 pm deadline. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Jimmy Murphy: Though money is an issue, don't…