NHL Rumors: Shattenkirk, Maple Leafs, Ducks and Stars
On Kevin Shattenkirk, Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Brett Hull, who works for the St. Louis Blues, said last week about Kevin Shattenkirk: "he wanted to go back home, back east to the New…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Devils, Maple Leafs, Avalanche, Blue Jackets and Sabres
On the Florida Panthers ... Bill Whitehead: GM Dale Tallon on their offseason needs: "We'd like to get more scoring. Maybe get a little deeper up in the forward position on the wings." On Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils…
Morning Hits: Ducks, Pens, Sens, Rangers, Blue Jackets, and Wild
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Coach Randy Carlyle said that Ondrej Kase suffered a lower-body injury in last night's game from a Milan Lucic cross check. He'll have an MRI in Anaheim today. Helene Elliott: Defenseman Korbinian Holzer…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Flames, Flyers, Golden Knights, Wild, Blue Jackets, Predators and Blackhawks
On options for Marc-Andre Fleury ... Jason Brough of NBC Sports: Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will likely be traded this offseason no matter what he does in the playoffs. Matt Murray is their goalie of the future. Fleury has…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Kings, Flames and Stars
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have an offer on the table for 2015 6th round pick defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. He'll be coming over to the NHL at some point but it's unclear when. Aaron…
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Golden Knights and Avalanche
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Slava Malamud: Ilya Kovalchuk would likely prefer to stay around New York or end up in Florida. His family will be a major factor in where he goes - has four kids. It will likely be…
NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks – Thornton, Marleau, Jones, Vlasic and Couture
On the San Jose Sharks ... Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News: Both Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are 37 years old and are free agents on July 1st. Both want to continue playing. Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Senators, Penguins, Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs
On the Ottawa Senators ... Dean Brown: GM Pierre Dorion said that forward Bobby Ryan had an x-ray during Game 6 but wouldn't say what area was looked at. Results were negative. Dean Brown: GM Dorion said that they expect…
Pucks in Depth: Who should win the Calder Trophy?
Last week the NHL announced center Auston Matthews, winger Patrik Laine, and defenseman Zach Werenski, as expected, are the three finalists for the 2016-17 Calder Trophy. Below I will look at the case each player has for the award before…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets Offseason Priorities
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Entering the offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets need to look at acquiring another top-four defenseman. They have an excellent top pairing of Zach Werenski and Seth Jones. David…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Rangers and Blue Jackets
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: GM Ron Hextall said that he hasn't had any contract talks with free agents Shayne Gostisbehere and Steve Mason. Sam Carchidi: Hextall said that they are not in a rush to replace assistant…
NHL Video: Pittsburgh Penguins Eliminate The Columbus Blue Jackets
Bryan Rust scored two goals and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 49 shots to lead the Penguins to a 5-2 victory and advance to the Second Round