Tag: Darren Helm

NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Islanders, Rangers, Red Wings, Ducks and Golden Knights

On the Montreal Canadiens, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Canadiens are off to a 1-6-1 start, and the heat is on GM Marc Bergevin.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Jagr, Vanek, Athanasiou, Red Wings and Penguins

On Jaromir Jagr ... NHL.com: Jaromir Jagr's agent a few days ago. "I am working around the clock and will get something done," Petr Svoboda told News 1130 in Vancouver. Elliotte Friedman reported that the Calgary Flames have "kind of…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The Red Wings will wait until training starts and the preseason is under way before they make any trades. Once Andres Athanasiou is re-sign and if everyone is healthy,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings – Tatar, Ericsson, Green, Nielsen, and Mrazek

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance: Tomas Tatar trade protection on his new four-year deal - no protection first year (a RFA year), full no-trade clause in second year and most of the third year, partial no-trade in…

Mark Easson

NHL Expansion Draft: Detroit Red Wings Primer

The Red Wings are not in a terribly vulnerable position when it comes to the expansion draft, since they have a number of veterans with sizable cap hits that they can expose with Vegas having little or no interest in…

Michael Augello

NHL Rumors: A Challenging Offseason Ahead For The Detroit Red Wings

On the Detroit Red Wings ... John Niyo of the Detroit News: Overvaluing some players and giving them long term contracts has given the Red Wings some salary cap limitations. The Wings may need to 'bribe' the Vegas Golden Knights…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Rangers, Lightning, Wings, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Stars and Ducks

On the New York Rangers ... New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist said he'll return on Sunday and will be starting. New York Rangers: Defenseman Dan Girardi will return to the lineup today. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Capitals, Red Wings, Devils and Blue Jackets

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bryan Burns of NHL.com: Forward Vladislav Namestnikov will likely return to the lineup tonight against the Arizona Coyotes. "It was a step forward, and I felt pretty good," Namestnikov said about being a full…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Hanzal, Duchene and Red Wings

On the Martin Hanzal ... Chris Hine: Coyotes center Martin Hanzel said that he's open to a trade, but he want to be a center wherever he's traded. Chris Hine: Hanzal: "I’ve been playing center all my life so I…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Panthers, Sens, Wings, Lightning, Caps, Hurricanes and Leafs

On the Florida Panthers ... Craig Davis of the Sun-Sentinel: Panthers coach Tom Rowe said yesterday that they can't rule out the possibility that Jonathan Huberdeau and/or Aleksander Barkov could be out for the remainder of the season. "You're always…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Leafs, Lightning, Rangers, Wings, Preds, Jets, Kings and More

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Defenseman Morgan Rielly left in the first period of last night's game with a lower-body injury. His status won't be known until today at the earliest “I don’t know if…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Flyers, Lightning, Devils, Hurricanes and Red Wings

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac: Defenseman Mark Streit was put on the LTIR, which allows the Flyers to be able to activate Michal Neuvirth from the IR. Dave Isaac: Streit to the LTIR is a stopgap move as he's…

Mark Easson