Pucks in Depth: Two Western Conference Teams Who Could Bounce Back in 2018-19
Every season there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture. On average, a couple of teams per conference fail to qualify for the playoffs the year after doing so. That means the door opens for some non-playoff teams to…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Sabres and Reinhart … Blues and Parayko
Sabres still need to sign RFA forward Reinhart Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: 22-year old Sam Reinhart is still looking for a new deal. believes a long-term deal for the restricted free agent would be better for the Buffalo…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins, and the St. Louis Blues
On the Boston Bruins ... Cameron Kerry of WEEI: Looking at three potential free agent forward options for the Bruins. Rick Nash - right wing: The Bruins could use a big winger to play on the second line. He's deciding…
Pucks in Depth: Four of the best NHL free agent signings
There are still a handful of useful players available but, for the most part, all the best talent has been scooped up. With that in mind, let’s look at a few of the best signings made thus far. I should…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Grabner, Rieder, Oilers, Habs, Wild, Devils, Isles, Rangers, Pens, and Blues
On Michael Grabner ... Craig Custance: "Nothing done yet on Grabner. He'll be an interesting one to watch as the dominos fall." On Tobias Rieder ... Darren Dreger: "Darren Ferris, agent for Tobias Rieder will present his final 3 options…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Detroit Red Wings, Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Darren Dreger: "Vanek has agreed to a 1 year deal with Detroit. Believed to be $3 million." Craig Custance: "Detroit setting up to have lots of cap space for 2019 free agency. Vanek, Howard,…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, Jaroslav Halak, Minnesota Wild, and Philadelphia Flyers
On Patrick Maroon ... Jim Thomas: The St. Louis Blues and Patrick Maroon remain a possibility. On Jaroslav Halak ... Kevin Weekes: Have been told that as many as four teams have interest in goaltender Jaroslav Halak. A veteran of…
NHL Rumors: Tavares, Nash, Calvert, Roussel, de Haan, Beagle, Perron, Hickey, Neal, and Reaves
On John Tavares ... Chris Nichols: Bob McKenzie on TSN 1050 on John Tavares: "I got nothin'." Arthur Staple: Sounding like the Tavares situation will extend into tomorrow. On Rick Nash ... John Shannon: "Further on Rick Nash’s decision to…
NHL Rumors: Doughty, Orpik, Khudobin, Sbisa, Rieder, Coyotes, and Red Wings
On Drew Doughty ... David Pagnotta: The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Drew Doughty are in the process of a finalizing an eight-year contract extension. Doughty's extension will likely make him the highest paid player on the Kings, and will…
NHL Rumors: LA Kings, Red Wings, Jets, Flames, and Sabres
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Pierre LeBurn: The Kings are expected to start contract extension talks with Drew Doughty. They've had a few talks already about the overall concept of a deal and they'll get to the numbers soon.…
NHL Free Agency: An Update on This Summer’s Notable NHL UFAs
The NHL free-agent period opens at noon ET on July 1, 2018. Here's a look at recent news regarding this summer's noteworthy unrestricted free agents. John Tavares - Center - New York Islanders On Saturday, Tavares' agent informed the Islanders…