Tag: Chad Johnson

Rumors III: Blue Jackets and Sabres

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: There doesn't appear to much progress in the contract talks between the Blue Jackets and restricted free agent winger Matt Calvert. Calvert does have arbitration rights, but both sides may be hoping to avoid…

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Injuries: Hawks, Pens, Blues, Rangers, Wings, Jets and More

Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks Kimmo Timonen will miss their last regular season game, but should be back for the playoffs. James Mirtle: The Penguins are missing Kris Letang, Christian Ehrhoff, Olli Maatta and Derrick Pouliot from their blueline. Seth Rorabaugh: No…

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Injuries: Byfuglien, Lundqvist, Oduya, MacKinnon and More

Patrick Williams of NHL.com: The Jets will be without Dustin Byfuglien for two to four weeks with an upper-body injury. "It may be longer than this trip," Maurice said of Little, who will make the road trip. "There's a chance…

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Trade: Islanders Acquire Neuvirth from Sabres for Johnson and Pick

The Buffalo Sabres trade Michal Neuvirth to the New York Islanders for Chad Johnson and a conditional 2016 third round pick. The 26-year old Neuvirth was drafted 34th overall in the 2006 draft by the Capitals. He carries a $2.5…

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Rumors: Granlund, Blues, Yakupov and Myers

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Mikael Granlund's agent said Wild fans shouldn't worry about contract talks. “The only deadline would be next training camp, but Mikael is not the type of person that would want to use that as…

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The Offseason “Losers” So Far Are ….

Written by Greg Stamper, who can be found on twitter @g_stamp91. In part one of this article (which can be found here) we took a look at some of the teams that were blessed with a solid offseason and deserved their…

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NHL Rumors XV: Lightning, Leafs, Wings, Penguins, Canadiens, Jets and Flyers

Joe Smith of the Tampa Times: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman. "Just because we have cap space now and cash available, we're not going to act out of desperation," Yzerman said. "But certainly we're going to inquire and see if there's…

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NHL Rumors II: Flames and Predators

Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun: Flames GM Brad Treliving on the free agent interview period slowing trade talk. "It stalls a lot of things," Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving said after completing the NHL Draft. "You look at the…

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Top 10 2014 NHL Free Agent Goaltenders

Expanded look at unrestricted free agency this week by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Other Top UFA pieces: Centers, 1-10 Wingers, 11-20 Wingers and Defenseman. One of the more interesting things to follow in free agency will be seeing how the goaltending…

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NHL Rumors II: Thornton, Goalie Market, Malhotra, Caron and Nikitin

Louis-Andre Lariviere of TVA Sports: (via google translate) Sharks Joe Thornton has a no-trade clause and holds the final say on where he ends up, and he may not be going anywhere. "San Jose is the only team on his…

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NHL Rumors II: Flames Try For Spezza, Blues, Rangers, Sharks, Avs and Kings

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sources saying the Flames have made a pitch to the Senators for center Jason Spezza, but a deal is unlikely to happen. Sources saying Spezza isn't really interested in playing in Canada, with the…

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NHL Rumors II: Markov, Bruins, Selanne, Regier and Flames

Joe Yerdon of Pro Hockey Talk: from Richard Labbe of La Presse and Chantal Ledoux. Andrei Markov's agent, Sergei Berezin “We know what Habs management wants, and they know what Andrei wants,” Berezin said. “There are no surprises and I…

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