NHL Trade: Blackhawks Trade Hjalmarsson To Coyotes
The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Arizona Coytoes for Defensemen Connor Murphy and Laurent Dauphin. Thoughts from the media ... Chris Johnson: "There's no salary retained in the Niklas Hjalmarsson deal." Corey Pronman: "Laurent Dauphin was…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Need Defense and Scoring … Have Kane and No. 8 Pick
On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: The Sabres have been involved in plenty of trade talks, but GM Jason Botterill said they aren't close to anything. “It’s a situation where there’s always discussions going on,…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Islanders, Devils, Wild and Blackhawks
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of the Athletic - Detroit: The Detroit Red Wings need help on defense. It seems that the way to acquire a better defenseman is to trade their prized, young forward. Ken Holland stated:…
NHL Rumors: Marian Hossa, Red Wings, Blues and Wild
On the Chicago Blackhawks Marian Hossa... Greg Wyshynski: It is apparent that the NHL does not know what to do with the Marian Hossa situation yet. That goes as far as cap situation for the Chicago Blackhawks next season. Chicago had…
NHL Rumors: Trade Market Notes and Rumors From McKenzie
Bob McKenzie tweet storm Thursday morning on the trade market ... Bob McKenzie: "FWIW, this coming from someone with no sleep who's ready for a snooze, I think there'll be more trades Friday than today." Bob McKenzie: "As of last…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Blues, Blackhawks, Flyers and Avalanche
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Pierre LeBrun: Before they acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu, the Sabres were also talking with the Sharks about Mirco Mueller, who was later traded to the Devils. On the St. Louis Blues ... Andy Strickland: Now…
NHL Rumors: McKenzie Tweets What May Have Gone Down With Pre-Freeze Trades
On the Vegas Golden Knights and NHL Expansion day .... Bob McKenzie fired off all the below tweets this morning with his take of what has gone down so far. Bob McKenzie: "Welcome to NHL Expansion Draft Day. Fascinating times.…
NHL Rumors: Vegas – Trades and Free Agent Window, Leafs, Wild, Preds and Blues
On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Bob McKenzie: As mentioned the TSN 1050 - sense is that Vegas has made at least eight deals before teams submitted their lists on Saturday. Bob McKenzie: Speculated teams include the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Golden Knights and Maple Leafs
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Source saying the Blackhawks and Dennis Rasmussen's camp have had lots of contract discussions. Both sides want to get a deal done but are waiting on the salary cap info and the expansion…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the Arizona Coyotes
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Defenseman Dion Phaneuf wouldn't waive his no-movement clause and the Senators weren't able to move him or Marc Methot before the trade freeze. Methot will be left unprotected for the…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Avs, Wild, Jets, Islanders and Blackhawks
On the trade front and speculation ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Darren Dreger was on TSN 690 talking about the trade front and speculation that is out there. “But when it comes to defense, this year more than any…
NHL Rumors: Trade/Waiver Freeze, Golden Knights, Ducks, Avs and Rangers
On trade and waiver freeze ... Bob McKenzie: All teams except the Vegas Golden Knights have a trade/waiver freeze starting Saturday June 17th at 3:00 PM ET. Teams have to submit their protected lists on Saturday June 17th by 5:00…