Tag: Carolina Hurricanes

NHL Trade: Wild Send Niederreitter To Hurricanes For Rask

The Minnesota Wild have traded forward Nino Niederreiter to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Viktor Rask. The 26-year old Niederreiter was drafted 5th overall in the 2010 draft by the New York Islanders. He carries a $5.25 million salary cap…

Mark Easson

Carolina Hurricanes Still Require Better Management

It's not easy to make a significant in-season trade, but the Carolina Hurricanes have some moveable assets that will tempt some teams.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Anaheim Ducks, and the Carolina Hurricanes

The Anaheim Ducks hope to be able to keep Jakob Silfverberg TSN: Pierre LeBrun says the Anaheim Ducks would like to keep pending UFA forward Jakob Silfverberg. "Here's the thing: signing Silfverberg will come down to money. If he wants…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting WSH-STL, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Anaheim Ducks

Scouting the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues  Isabelle Khurshudyan: Scouts listed to attend last night's Capitals-Blues game: Winnipeg Jets, Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Some teams could go aggressive and try to acquire Bobrovsky before free agency…

Mark Easson

Four NHL Teams Letting Down Their Franchise Players

There are four teams whose play is letting their franchise players down.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blue Jackets, Flyers, Senators, Hurricanes, Kings, Panthers and Blues

A trade and re-signing would ideal for the Canucks Luke Fox of Sportsnet: In an ideal world Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler would waive his no-trade clause to allow the Canucks to deal him for some assets before the trade…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Senators Free Agents and Ceci, Leafs and Marner, and Ferland’s Asking Price

Senators will have to overpay their free agents to keep them Graeme Nichols: Bob McKenzie said that the Ottawa Senators priority is to re-sign their free agents. They do realize that they will likely have to overpay them in order to…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Bruins, Blues, and the Canadiens

Ferland could be on the move TSN: Pierre LeBrun: Micheal Ferland is available, but it doesn't mean that the Carolina Hurricanes will trade him. He's a pending UFA and the Hurricanes don't want to lose him for nothing. They will…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ducks, Hurricanes, Blues, Lightning, Jets, Maple Leafs, Canucks and Penguins

 Friedman's rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Former GMs Brian Burke and Doug MacLean agreed that a team would like to know 14 days before the trade deadline if a player was not going to re-sign with them. Anaheim Ducks…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: The Athletic’s Top 20 List … Ottawa Senators and Matt Duchene

Top 20 players who could be traded at the NHL trade deadline Craig Custance of The Athletic: Some GMs are saying it's a buyers market right now. There are lots of notes in the link to Custance's piece and it's…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting the PHI-STL and OTT-CAR … Canadiens GM On The Trade Deadline

Scouting the Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues Adam Kimelman: Scouts listed to attend the Flyers-Blues game last night: Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders and the…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, and the Buffalo Sabres

Zuccarello not a fit for the Penguins Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Can't see where Mats Zuccarello would fit into the Pittsburgh Penguins top-nine unless they moved out another top-nine winger. Moving out the assets to acquire him doesn't…

Mark Easson