Rumors and Notes: Leafs, Kings, Devils, Kane, Sutter and Werenski
Jason Brough of Pro Hockey Talk: Trade speculation will continue to follow Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf, Joffrey Lupul, Tyler Bozak and others. It's not a great time for the Leafs to be dumping salaries and retaining any salary as they…
Rumors I: Blackhawks, Capitals, Senators and Oilers
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Marcus Kruger's agent, J.P. Barry, said that they are still waiting for Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman to clear some salary cap space to be able to re-sign Kruger. Kruger didn't file for salary arbitration…
2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks Top 10 Prospects
The Champs have a history of winning Cups and then having salary cap issues force them to purge important players. This offseason is no different with the loss of star players Brendan Saad, Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya. The Hawks…
Rumors and Notes: Blackhawks, Bruins and Predators
Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman on contract talks with restricted free agent Marcus Kruger. “We’re still talking and trying to get everything worked out,” Bowman said. “Nothing to announce yet, so when we do get to that…
Rumors III: Blackhawks, Flames and Oilers
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Blackhawks Bryan Bickell on how he avoids the trade rumors. "I do a lot of fishing and I don't watch TV, I don't listen to the radio and I don't look at my phone,"…
Rumors I: Oduya, Devils, Capitals and Flyers
Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Johnny Oduya's agent Don Meehan confirmed yesterday that Oduya won't be returning to the Blackhawks. The Sabres are thought to be front-runners in signing him. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars,…
Rumors I: Kruger, Oduya, Stars, Franson and the Bruins
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Blackhawks Marcus Kruger didn't file for salary arbitration in hopes of landing a long-term deal. Kruger's agent said yesterday that "nothing (is) looming" and that Kruger is "waiting for the team to be ready…
Rumors and Notes II: Sabres, Oduya, and the Stars
Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: The Sabres could use another left-handed defenseman and there has been talk that they made a big offer to Johnny Oduya.Oduya would like to remain with the Blackhawks, but they still have cap issues…
Rumors III: Kruger, Oduya, Stars, Baertchi, Grenier, and Kulda
Scott Powers of ESPN: Marcus Kruger is still waiting for the Blackhawks to clear some salary cap space. Kruger is looking for a long-term contract extension. The sides have been talking the past few weeks. Kruger understands their cap situation…
Rumors II: Mailbags – Bruins and Red Wings
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) The Bruins need to find a puck-moving defenseman that can play 20-minutes a night and can play on the power-play. Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg may not be able to carry the blueline anymore. It…
Trade: Blackhawks Send Sharp and Johns To Stars For Daley and Garbutt
The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Patrick Sharp and Stephen Johns to the Dallas Stars for Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt. The 33-year old Sharp was drafted 95th overall in the 3rd round of the 2001 draft by the Flyers. He…
Rumors III: Friedman Roundup
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There are still some useful free agents available - Brad Boyes, Christian Ehrhoff, Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleischmann, Cody Franson, Curtis Glencross, Jim Slater, Lee Stempniak and Scottie Upshall. “I think you’re going to see some good…