Quick Hits: Isles, Panthers, World Cup, Stars, Wings and More
On the New York Islanders .. Arthur Staple: The Islanders and Ryan Strome agree on a two-year, $5 million contract. On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: Sources saying that Aaron Ekblad has a mild concussion or concussion-like symptoms. Bob McKenzie: Ekblad…
Morning Hits: Grossmann, Howard, Robidas and Ference
On the Calgary Flames ... Roger Millions: The Flames are bringing defenseman Nicklas Grossmann to training camp on a PTO. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings will have $9.3 million committed to their goaltending…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Leafs, Sharks, Red Wings and Blues
On the Calgary Flames and Johnny Gaudreau ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on Tuesday on TSN 1040 said that he couldn't get the Flames or his sources to confirm the reported Johnny Gaudreau numbers, but Dreger was told "it is a…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Red Wings, Leafs and Tavares
On the Vancouve Canucks ... News 1130 Sports: The Canucks are one of the teams that have offered forward Lauri Korpikoski a PTO. Korpikoski will be playing in the World Cup. News 1130 Sports: The Canucks are not one of…
NHL Rumors: Kucherov, Russell, Mueller, Jets and Red Wings
On Nikita Kucherov ... Igor Eronko: Tampa Bay Lightning's RFA Nikita Kucherov's agent: 'Certainly Tarasenko would be a comparable out of whole bunch of contracts out there.' Kucherov's agent also mentions Predators Filip Forsberg. On Kris Russell ... Ryan Kennedy: Have…
Rumors and Notes: Sabres, Oilers and Red Wings
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Sabres forward Tyler Ennis only got into 23 games last season due to two concussions. The Sabres were looking for a defenseman at the draft and Ennis' name came…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Red Wings and Islanders
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Harrington on one area of the Jimmy Vesey situation: "the amount of tampering that had to be taking place in recent weeks looks ridiculous." Vesey's agents were doing interviews…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Avs, Stars, Senators and Coyotes
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings and RFA defenseman Ryan Sproul are expected to get a one-year contract done before the start of training camp. Sproul is no longer waiver exempt and would…
NHL Rumors: Jimmy Vesey Meeting With Teams
On Jimmy Vesey ... Mark Divver: Source saying that Jimmy Vesey and his agents are expected to meet with the Blackhawks, Rangers and Bruins today. Mark Divver: The Maple Leafs, Islanders, Penguins and Devils were to meet with Vesey's camp…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Coyotes, Red Wings and Sabres
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... General Fanager: Sources saying the Maple Leafs and Jared Cowen will have another grievance hearing regarding the Leafs attempted buy out. It's not scheduled yet, but should happen soon. On the Arizona Coyotes and…
Rumors and Notes: Vermette, Avalanche and Red Wings
On Antoine Vermette ... Allan Walsh: Antoine Vermette will be making a decision on where he'll be playing by Monday. He has received 5 offers from NHL teams. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Herald: Shinzawa…
NHL Rumors: Updates on Jimmy Vesey
On Jimmy Vesey ... Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: Jimmy Vesey told the Boston Herald last week that he was "finalizing a list of no more than a half-dozen teams" that he was going to talk to. "I think we have a…