NHL Rumors: Sabres, Blues, Blackhawks, Flyers and Avalanche
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Pierre LeBrun: Before they acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu, the Sabres were also talking with the Sharks about Mirco Mueller, who was later traded to the Devils. On the St. Louis Blues ... Andy Strickland: Now…
NHL Expansion Draft: St. Louis Blues Primer
Forward Decisions The bulk of St. Louis’ front line production comes from six established forwards that will be protect, and they have some solid prospects, who are expansion ineligible. Coming off another stellar year with 39 goals and 36 assists, Vladimir Tarasenko…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues forward Jori Lehtera has two years left on his deal at a $4.7 million salary cap hit. Lehtera might be the type of player that the…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Five Teams Feeling The Cap Crunch
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland expects trade talk to pick up this week at the scouting combine. They would like to trade one of Jimmy Howard or Petr Mrazek before…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Stars, Blues and Islanders
On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Ontario Reign (AHL) coach Mike Stothers interviewed with the Kings and has decided to stay with Ontario. There will be more interviews next week. On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Golden Knights, Kings and Blues
On the Florida Panthers ... Frank Seravalli: The Panthers will be interviewing Capitals assistant coach Todd Reirden for their vacant head coaching position. Reiden is also a candidate for the Sabres position. On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Andy Strickland:…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Flames and Blues
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staples of Newsday: The Islanders will likely offer John Tavares an eight-year deal worth upwards of $10 million a year. If Tavares tells GM Garth Snow that he's not interested in signing this…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said that the Leafs "seriously considered" drafting Sebastian Aho in the second round of the 2015 draft. (The Leafs selected defenseman Travis Dermott at No. 34. Aho went…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Capitals, Bruins and Flames
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues were likely one of the teams that checked in with the Colorado Avalanche about forward Matt Duchene. With the Avs wanting a top young defenseman,…
NHL Rumors: Plenty For The St. Louis Blues To Think About
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Will GM Doug Armstrong consider trading for a big named goaltender before the deadline? There is speculation that the Blues could trade pending free agent defenseman Kevin…
NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets
On Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets ... Michael Traikos in the Winnipeg Sun: Looking at six team that could use a defenseman like Jacob Trouba and that could have the assets to trade for him. Toronto Maple Leafs -…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Sobotka, Shattenkirk, Rangers and Oilers
On the St. Louis Blues, Vladimir Sobotka and Kevin Shattenkirk ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Vladimir Sobotka promised to return to the Blues for this season, but his KHL team, Omsk Avangard, is saying that he is…