Rumors I: Garrioch Roundup, Leafs and Blackhawks
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk should likely start picking up after the All-Star break ends on Tuesday. "There really isn't a lot going on," said a league executive. "At this point, I would think teams are waiting…
Rumors III: Friedman’s Thoughts, Leafs, Avs and Coyotes
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Damien Cox reported that the Leafs will start talks with Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli. It makes sense, but if a consensus on value can't be found, they'll be dealt. The Red Wings are looking for…
Rumors III: Leafs, Predators, Blues, Oilers, Capitals and Flames
Damien Cox of Sportsnet: The Maple Leafs will be sellers at the deadline with the No. 1 priority being to clean up their cap situation and create some flexibility. They are opening up contract talks with Mike Santorelli and Cody…
Rumors II: Oilers, Hurricanes, Leafs, Kings, Coyotes and Avs
Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun: If the Oilers don't think Jeff Petry is part of their future, they could look to move him by the deadline. “This is the first time I’ve been in this position,” he said…
Rumors III: Maple Leafs, Bruins, Flyers, Wild and Devils
Craig Custance of ESPN: Mike Babcock would be the long-term dream solution for the Maple Leafs behind the bench. Dan Bylsma could be another good fit, with Peter DeBoer another possibility. Their core of Phil Kessel, Dion Phaneuf, David Clarkson,…
Rumors II: Jackets, Coyotes, Kings, Sabres, Habs, Blues, and Oilers
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Blue Jackets really want to keep pending UFA Nick Foligno ($3.08 million), and some think it might take more than five years and $25 million. He could look for a deal similar to…
Rumors II: Brodeur, Sobotka, Saad, Bernier, Kadri and Franson
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur will get a roster bonus of $125,000 on each of February 1st and March 1st if he is still on an NHL roster. It seems to be a week-to-week thing with the Blues. The…
Rumors: Maple Leafs Edition … What to do?
Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star: The Maple Leafs need to decide on their core players and what to do with them: Phil Kessel, Dion Phaneuf, James van Riemsdyk, Joffrey Lupul, Tyler Bozak and David Clarkson (due to his contract). They…
Injuries and Notes: Waivers, Roster Moves and Injury Updates
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers today: Patrick Mullen (OTT), Mark Cundari (CGY), Troy Bodie (TOR), Christopher Breen (BOS), Pierre-Cedric Labrie and Cody Bass (CHI), Ryan Craig and Sean Collins (CBJ), Joel Rechlicz, Justin Falk and Jonathan Blum (MIN), Stefan Elliott (COL),…
Quick Hits: Leafs, Carter, Alfie, PTOs, Robidas and Maatta
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Simmons thinks that Randy Carlyle has about a 40 game window to improve the Leafs or he could be out of job, regardless of the extension. David Clarkson will get a shot to be…
Rumors I: Ryan, Alfredsson, Brodeur and Maple Leafs
Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators Bobby Ryan is expected to take a bigger leadership role this season. Ryan will be a UFA at the end of this season and he hopes contract talks on a new long-term deal…
The Top 10 Worst NHL Contracts
Every year teams sign players to contracts that are awful. It’s the nature of the business, sometimes you have to take a gamble to try to improve your team, and sometimes, those gambles backfire drastically. For my list, the likes…