NHL Rumors: Nielsen, Wings, Blues, Flames and Wiercioch
** A quick run though of embedded rumors before the start of free agency ** On Frans Nielsen ... Free agency opens at noon. Frans Nielsen is #RedWings main target. Guess is they get a deal done. — Ansar Khan…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: The Red Wings think they could be close to re-signing Darren Helm. Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News: The Red Wings need a top-two defenseman. They could look at some of the…
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, and David Backes
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Don't expect the Flyers to be signing any big named free agents. Flyers GM Ron Hextall will be looking for bargain free agent forwards. David Backes, Andrew Ladd, and…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Sabres and Red Wings missed out on Steven Stamkos and may now look free agent winger Kyle Okposo. The Wild are among the teams are interested in Okposo.…
NHL Rumors: Stamkos, Perron and Jones
On Steven Stamkos ... Howard Berger: A "birdie" told Berger that Steven Stamkos is primarily looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres if he were to leave the Tampa Bay Lightning. On David Perron ... Eric Engels: Source…
NHL Rumors: Top 20 UFAs, Flames, Habs, Caps and Blue Jackets
Top 20 Unrestricted Free Agents ... Kevin Allen of USA Today: Allen's top 20 UFAs 20.Teddy Purcell - Panthers 19. Kris Russell - Stars 18. Brian Campbell - Panthers 17. David Perron - Ducks 16. Lee Stempniak - Bruins 15.…
NHL Rumors: Radulov, Vegas, Okposo, Oilers and Wild
On Alexander Radulov ... Elliotte Friedman: Alexander Radulov was unable to find a team that was willing to pay him what he wanted. He'll be signing with Salavat of the KHL. Szymon Szemberg: Salavat GM denies that they have signed…
NHL Rumors: Top NHL Free Agents and the Washington Capitals
On the top 25 NHL Free Agents ... Craig Custance of ESPN: 25. Michael Grabner - Toronto Maple Leafs 24. Matt Martin - New York Islanders 23. Shane Doan - Arizona Coyotes 22. James Reimer - San Jose Sharks 21.…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Ducks, Blues, Bruins and Oilers
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers have a draft plan in place. "We're going to have some emphasis on skill and size," general manager Ron Hextall said. "Hopefully, combined, but that's a tough…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Caps, Avs, Panthers, Oilers and Senators
On the Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Jamie Benn will get between $9 and $10 million on his next contract. Patrick Sharp and Ales Hemsky's contracts expire…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Ducks, Canucks and Caggiula
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Scott Cullen of TSN: The Maple Leafs could buy out defenseman Jared Cowen. They could still attempt to trade him. The Leafs have lots of options up front, but they are a little thin on…
NHL Injuries: Rangers, Flyers, Kings, Stars, Penguins and More
On the New York Rangers ... John Shannon: Have been told that there appears to be no real damage to Henrik Lundqvist's eye. Issue is the swelling around his eye. Steve Zipay of Newsday: Lundqvist's status for tomorrow's Game 2…