Rumors: Benning On The Trade Market and Possible Rentals
Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Canucks GM Jim Benning on the trade market. “It’s so close right now, with so many teams still in the playoff race,” said old friend Jim Benning, the general manager of one such club,…
Injuries: Habs, Hawks, Stars, Kings, Lightning, Jets and Canes
On the Canadiens ... Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette: Carey Price's injury is "nothing major" according to coach Michel Therrien. He's receiving treatment and he'll "take a week off." On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune:…
Afternoon Hits: Tootoo, Ultimate Rankings, Injuries, Lines and Goalies
NHL Player Safety: Devils forward Jordin Tootoo has been fined $2,217.74 for a dangerous trip on Predators defenseman Seth Jones ESPN: 2015 Ultimate franchise rankings Tampa Bay (3rd overall) Anaheim (4th overall) Dallas (10th overall) Detroit (14th overall) Chicago (17th…
Rumors: Kopitar, Lucic, Staal, Ward, and Rakell
Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Don't expect the Kings and Anze Kopitar to agree to a contract extension in the immediate future. Kings GM Dean Lombardi said that they are "not even in the ballpark" when asked if they…
Rumors and Notes: Kings, Blues, and Predators
Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: If Milan Lucic was traded somewhere other than LA, he may already have a contract extension in place. Signing him now would likely cost less than signing him after this season. The Kings first…
Rumors: Maple Leafs, and Remaining UFAs
Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs Shawn Matthias on signing with the Leafs and chance to play under Mike Babcock. “I never played for Mike In Detroit, but I’m excited now. This is where I wanted to go…
Rumors: Stamkos, Kopitar, Bruins, Glencross, and Andersson
Craig Custance of ESPN: The Lightning and Steven Stamkos haven't started contract extension talks. The Kings and Anze Kopitar have exchanged initial numbers, but that is about as far along as they've progressed. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane's contracts that kick…
Rumors and Notes: Nonis, Nikulin, Capitals, Ehrhoff, and Stars
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Dave Nonis had offers from three NHL teams, including the Canadiens, before deciding to take a senior consulting position with the Ducks. J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: KHL defenseman Ilya Nikulin is looking to jump to the NHL,…
Rumors: Ferland, Doan, Devils, Ehrhoff and Nikulin
Roger Millions: Hearing that the Flames and Michael Ferland are getting a little closer on a new deal. The sides talked this week. Each side may have to give in more than they want to get a deal done. Ferland…
Rumors and Notes: Roy, Matthews, and the Wild
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Derek Roy's days with the Oilers basically ended when the Oilers won the draft lottery, even though he helped get Nail Yakupov going. With training camp about six weeks away, Roy is still looking…
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 and Notes II: UFA Dmen, Blue Jackets, and Capitals
Ryan Dadoun of Pro Hockey Talk: Some noteworthy free agent defenseman that are still looking for work: Cody Franson, Marek Zidlicky, Christian Ehrhoff, Lubomir Visnovsky and Sergei Gonchar. Aarron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have an offer on the table for…