NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Hurricanes, Lightning, and Capitals
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers: Source is saying that all is quiet on the Blackhawks trade front. Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman on draft day trades: "Last year came together pretty quickly. We’re not close to doing a…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Senators, Blues, Hurricanes, Capitals, Wild and Flyers
On the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, Minnesota Wild and Philadelphia Flyers ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Can the Montreal Canadiens acquire a second first-round pick by moving Max Pacioretty or something else? The Canadiens…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders – Tavares, Trotz, and Grubauer
On the New York Islanders ... Pierre LeBrun: Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said there is zero chance that he would do a sign-and-trade involving John Tavares. Jonathan Davis: "Continuing to hear from sources that Lou is doing his utmost to…
NHL Rumors: Barry Trotz, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and Montreal Canadiens
On Barry Trotz ... Darren Dreger: Sources saying the New York Islanders and Barry Trotz are getting close to a deal for Trotz to become their next head coach. John Shannon: Hearing that the Islanders and two other teams are…
NHL Rumors: Who Could Be Interested in O’Reilly? Who Is Looking To Make A Move?
On the Buffalo Sabres and four potential suitors for Ryan O'Reilly ... Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly could be moved at the draft on Friday. He has five years left on his deal at a $7.5…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and the Top 25 Trade Bait Board
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Jay Zawaski: Source saying that at this point it's unlikely that the Blackhawks will trade their No. 8 draft pick. They have talked about the idea of trading their No. 27 pick for immediate help. Jay…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Stars, Sabres, Kovalchuk, Lucic, Hutton, Grubauer and Carlson
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Jay Zawaski: Have been told that trading Marian Hossa's contract this offseason is a "priority" for the Blackhawks. On the Dallas Stars ... Jim Matheson: The Stars 2017 first-round pick Miro Heiskanen is heading to…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blackhawks, Oilers and Canadiens
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Agent Todd Diamond on Sportsnetf 650 on RFA Markus Granlund: "We have held some preliminary talks with the #Canucks, things will heat up at the draft in Dallas. We are talking about a short term…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Boston Bruins
On the Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes ... Mark Lazerus of Chicago Sun-Times: The Blackhawks just signed 2017 first-round draft pick and defenseman Henri Jokiharju. Their work on their blue line won't be finished there as GM Stan Bowman…
Rumors and Notes: Quicks Hits On Half The League
Rumors and notes roundup from Friedman's 31-Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There had been some talk that back in November that Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz could have been one loss away from being fired. The Caps won that…
NHL Rumors: Devils at No. 17 … Coyotes at No. 5
On the New Jersey Devils ... Chris Ryan of NJ.com: The NJ Devils currently hold the No. 17 pick in the 2018 NHL draft, but are without their second and third round picks. The Devils could look at moving down…
NHL Buyout Candidates: Central Division – Practical And Not Practical For Each Team
Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…