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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
News: Krejci, Ekblad, Vincour, Nieuwendyk and Blackhawks
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins signed David Krejci to a six-year, $43.5 million contract. Salary breakdown: $7.25 million, $7.25 million, $7.5 million, $7.5 million, $7 million and $7 million. The deal carries a no-movement clause for the first four…
Morning Hits: Brookbank, Expansion, E. Staal and Official CBA Talk
Chris Kuc: Defenseman Sheldon Brookbank was hoping to re-sign with the Blackhawks, but will be at the Flames training camp on a tryout. He didn't rule out returning to the Blackhawks though: "You never know what could happen from now until…
Rumors II: Bruins, Oilers, Brodeur, Blackhawks, Islanders and Senators
DJ Been of WEEI: Source saying that the Bruins have held "casual discussion" with David Krejci about a contract extension. Krejci is entering the final year of his three-year, $15.75 million deal and would be a UFA at the end…