NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Vegas, Hurricanes, Leafs, Panthers
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: After re-signing Richard Panik to a two-year deal, it was obvious that the Chicago Blackhawks need to make some moves for salary cap purposes. It's not going to be…
NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: Avalanche defenseman Francois Beauchemin has a year left on his three-year, $13.5 million deal, which also contains a no-movement clause. The odds of the Avalanche buying him out are high.…
NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Penguins, Oilers, Blackhawks, Stars, Coyotes, Rangers and Hurricanes
On the Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins ... Andy Strickland: (from last week) Trade talk won't stop that the Golden Knights and Penguins have a trade in the drawer to send Marc-Andre Fleury to Vegas after the playoffs. On…
NHL Rumors: Sharks, Stars, Golden Knights, Penguins and Flames
On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Armstrong is hoping to get goaltender Martin Jones signed to a contract extension this offseason. The 27-year old is entering the final year of his…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars – Bishop, Lehtonen and Niemi
On the Dallas Stars ... Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on the six-year, $29.5 million contract he gave to goaltender Ben Bishop. “In the real world, you’d like to do two- or three-year deals. But…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Oilers, Canucks, Da Costa and Jets
On the Dallas Stars ... Renaud Lavoie of Le Journal De Montreal: (through google translate) Sources saying that the Dallas Stars first choice was to trade for goaltender Scott Darling, but Stars GM Jim Nill didn't want to give up a…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Stars and Sabres
On the Washington Capitals ... JJ Regan: Goaltender Philipp Grubauer said he's ready to be a starting goaltender but would be happy to return to the Capitals. Jesse Dougherty: RFA forward Brett Connolly said that his agent has spoken with…
NHL News: Dallas Stars Sign Ben Bishop For Six Years
The Dallas Stars have signed goaltender Ben Bishop to a six-year contract worth $29.5 million. That is a salary cap hit of $4.917 million. Pierre LeBrun: Contract breakdown: $7 M, $6.5 M, $5.5 M, $3.5 M, $3.5 M, $3.5 M. Biship…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars – Bishop, Buyout, Free Agent Options, Eakin
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars still need to sign newly acquired Ben Bishop, but Bishop is already excited. "I don't want to get ahead of myself, because I know we have…
NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk – Teams That Could Be Interested
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at eight potential landing spots for Ilya Kovalchuk in a sign and trade with the New Jersey Devils. Montreal Canadiens - Need offense. They have three 2018 second round picks and could…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars – Goaltending and Five UFA Forward They Could Look At
On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski of Stars Inside Edge: Stars GM Jim Nill said that with expansion and the salary cap, they had an opportunity to make a move on the goalie market. Nill said there hasn't been…
Pucks in Depth: Pearson contract a steal for LA … Bishop not a big upgrade over Lehtonen
Tanner Pearson's contract is a steal for the Los Angeles Kings ... On Tuesday afternoon the Los Angeles Kings took care of some housekeeping by signing RFA forward Tanner Pearson to a four-year contract extension worth $3.75 million per season. Pearson…