Tag: Chicago Blackhawks

Top NHL Prospects – Western Conference Teams

Today we are looking at the top 10 prospects for each Western Conference team heading into the 2014-15 season. We included rankings from NHL.com, Corey Pronman of ESPN, Dobber Prospects, The Hockey News and Hockey's Future. Each site uses different…

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Rumors: RFA Update, Isles, Blackhawks, Fleury, Blues and Habs

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Predators don't plan on trading RFA defenseman Ryan Ellis. "This is clearly one of those cases where we want to pay him X and he wants Y," veteran Preds general manager David Poile told ESPN.com…

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Morning Hits: Expansion, World Cup and Panthers Tickets

Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Gary Bettman said there are no plans for relocation and added that they are "not looking to expand anywhere right now." Bettman on having two teams in the same market. “If we decided that…

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Rumors II: Blackhawks, Bruins and Coyotes

Tracy Myers: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman knows they have to get under the salary cap, but will let everything fall into place as training camp starts. They looked at training camp as a time when a deal could be made. “A…

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Rumors: Bruins, Blackhawks, Sharks and Senators

Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli wouldn't comment on contract negotiations involving Torey Krug and Reilly Smith.  Chiarelli has all but said that he'll be trading one of his nine defensemen. “Around the fringes, guys have…

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Rumors: Soderberg, Johansen, Bobrovsky and Bellemare

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Bruins center Carl Soderberg will be a UFA at the end of the season and he could explore the open market. He won't be a top-two center with the Bruins, but another team might…

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Rumors I: Trade Candidates, Red Wings, Flyers, Habs and Coyotes

Rory Boylen of The Hockey News: Top 10 trade candidates for this season: Cody Franson, Kris Versteeg (other Blackhawks could be Bryan Bickell, Johnny Oduya and Nick Leddy), Josh Bailey (or maybe Michael Grabner), Johnny Boychuk, Evander Kane, Cam Ward,…

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Chicago Blackhawks 2014-15 Season Primer

The Chicago Blackhawks are out first Western Conference team that we are taking a closer look in our season primer series. The Blackhawks enter the season as strong Cup contenders. Use the below Tabs to view Blackhawks info for this…

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Rumors I: Leddy, Krejci, Stars and Alfredsson

Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: Speculation continues to grow as to what the Blackhawks will do to get under the salary cap. Nick Leddy's agent said yesterday that he doesn't expect Leddy to be traded.  Leddy carries a $2.7 million…

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Rumors II: Bruins, Whitney, Bertuzzi, Thornton and Seattle

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN:  It's a good bet that the Bruins will make a trade sooner than later, with the usual names that the Bruins are listening on: Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid and Matt Bartkowski, with all three being UFAs…

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Rumors I: Senators Looking for Top-Nine, Methot and Coyotes

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Bryan Murray is still looking to add a top-nine forward as training camp nears. Sources saying available forwards at the moment include Alexander Semin ($7 million), Damien Brunner ($2.5 million), Drew Stafford…

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Quick Hits: Winter Classic, SportsVu Tracking, Diaz and Fraser

Mike DeBonis of the Washington Post: The NHL and Washington Nationals have reached an agreement to host 2015 Winter Classic at D.C. ballpark according to three sources close to the talks. The Capitals are set to face the Blackhawks on…

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