Tag: Columbus Blue Jackets

Injuries: Staal, Horton, Murray, Datsyuk, Penguins and Senators

Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Jordan Staal's fractured right fibula will require surgery and he'll be out for three to four months. “Initially, there’s the frustration of it all happening,” Eric Staal said. “I think he’s already…

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Rumors III: Three Mailbags and Hurricanes Options At Center

Craig Custance of ESPN: (mailbag) No updates on if there is any interest in UFAs Ray Whitney and Tim Thomas. There is no way the Wild could move Niklas Backstrom unless they take a bad contract in return.Custance thinks that…

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Rumors II: Johansen, McQuaid, Moen, Sharks, Lindholm and Blues

 Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Ryan Johansen's originally asked for $6.8 million per season over two-years, and is now down to $4.7 million per season for two-years. The Blue Jackets may be fighting a bigger fight. The Blue Jackets…

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Injuries: Datsyuk, Stepan, Horton, Preds, Pysyk, Stars, etc.

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk has a 2nd-degree separation of his right shoulder. GM Ken Holland said he's expected to miss about four weeks. "The good news is our home opener is (Oct. 9 vs. Boston), so…

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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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Top NHL Prospects – Eastern Conference Teams

As part of 2014-15 season primer series for each team, we included each teams top 10 prospects heading into the season. We've decided to re-list them all and breaking down by Eastern and Western Conferences. First up will be the…

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Rumors II: Blue Jackets and Jets

Aaron Portzline: Ryan Johansen's latest offer to the Blue Jackets was for two-years and $9.4 million, $2 million a year lower than their original offer.  The gap is now down to $1.7 million per year. Portzline still doesn't think the…

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Rumors I: Sens, Blue Jackets, Bruins, Coyotes and Stars

Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: NHL team executives on Bobby Ryan's decision to wait a bit before committing to the Senators: “That’s a bad spot for Ottawa.” Marc Methot wants to remain in Ottawa, but there is a question on how…

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Rumors and Notes: Johansen, Coyle, Frolik, Ryan and Perlini

Elliotte Friedman: Sergei Federov, CSKA Moscow's GM, said there were talks about Ryan Johansen, but he did not and won't be making a contract offer to Ryan Johansen. Federov added that they needed to know if there was a commitment…

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Morning Hits: Wild, Jackets, Flyers, Stars, Penguins and Wings

Bob McKenzie: Wild's Josh Harding was suspended by the team because his fractured ankle was not a hockey-related injury. Harding is out indefinitely, and as long as he's out, he won't be paid by the Wild, nor will he count…

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Rumors I: Jackets Reject Offer and Blues Going Quiet on Schwartz

Darren Dreger: The Blue Jackets rejected a two-year offer from Ryan Johansen's camp. They are only focusing on a short-term deal. The offer remains on the table. Chris Nichols: Elliotte Friedman: "There is no evidence here whatsoever, at this point,…

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Rumors III: Another Ryan Johansen – Blue Jackets Update

Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets felt it was good idea to disclose the three offers they made to Ryan Johansen to show some much-needed transparency. “I think the reason for that is ‘hey, lets’ be transparent…

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