Tag: Chicago Blackhawks

Rumors: Canes, Panthers, Ducks, Oilers, Stamkos and More

Garrioch rumor roundup ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sounding like the 'for sale' sign could be up for the Carolina Hurricanes, with GM Ron Francis pretty much ready to talk about anyone - excluding their young guys. They'd…

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2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 8

After being tied for top spot with the New York Rangers last week, the Dallas Stars sit alone on top this week in our weekly consensus NHL power rankings. Four of eight media outlets had the Stars ranked first, with…

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NHL Attendance After 10 Home Games: 2015-16

We are once again tracking NHL attendance at various points of the season. First up is home attendance at the 10 game mark. Also listed are attendance numbers from the past three seasons at a similar time in the season…

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Rumors II: Six Potential Trade Targets … Crosby-Lemieux Rift?

On six players who could be traded ... Kevin Allen of USA Today: Allen looks at six players who could be traded before the trade deadline. 1. Travis Hamonic (NYI) - the Oilers appear to be a good trade partner,…

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Rumors II: Habs, Isles, Oilers, Hawks, Jets, Wild, Flames and More

Friedman's Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Watch out for the Canadiens on the trade front. GM Marc Bergevin is one of the more active GMs, who makes a lot of calls to see what is out there. Don't know…

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Rumors: Oilers, Blackhawks and Wild

On the Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: TSN's Ryan Rishaug wonders about the Oilers trading Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. “As for what his emergence means for the Edmonton Oilers, simply put it gives them some options,” Rishaug says. “When…

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Rumors III: Canucks, Blackhawks, Rangers and Devils

On the Canucks ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Canucks and Radim Vrbata haven't held any contract extension talks. The Canucks may be waiting to see how the Canadian dollar effects the salary cap.  Teams will get a cap projection…

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Injuries: Habs, Blues, Hawks, Bruins, Lightning, Sens and More

On the Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Carey Price will return from his injury and will start tonight. Arpon Basu: Torrey Mitchel won't be traveling with the team because of a lower-body injury. On the Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the…

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Rumors: Leafs, Avs, Kings, Ducks, Scouting and Devlis

On the Maple Leafs ... Damien Cox of Sportsnet: Pending free agent, James Reimer has increased his value to the Maple Leafs with his play in the past month. It seems unlikely that they will re-sign him. Jonathan Bernier has…

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Rumors II: Avs, Ducks, Wild, Sens, Lightning, Blues and Jets

Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friemdman of Sportsnet: Jarome Iginla told Adrian Dater that he won't approve any in-season trades for family reason. Friedman has zero evidence that Tyson Barrie is on the trade block, and thinks they would love…

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Rumors: Senators and Avalanche

On the Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Bryan Murray has been making calls around the league, and his priority may have moved to adding some help on the blueline. The Sens kicked tires on Matt…

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Rumors II: Avs, Sens, Blackhawks, Hurricanes and Blues

On the Avalanche ... Mike Chambers: Matt Duchene is NOT on the trade block and never was. The Avalanche are not actively trying to trade Duchene. "Much respect 4 my Canadian peers, but unless I'm being played, no substance here"…

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