NHL Rumors: Stamkos, Duchene, Radulov, Thornton, Datsyuk and More
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Steven Stamkos remains unsigned, GM Steve Yzerman continues to say he wants to sign, but usually when a player gets this close to unrestricted free agency, he usually tests the…
NHL Rumors: Trade Market, Red Wings and Avalanche
On the trade market ... Chris Nichols: Pierre LeBrun on the trade market: "I think the month of June is going to be a complete gong show for the amount of news that's going to be generated" On the Detroit…
Pucks in Depth: Lightning, Stars and Red Wings
On Saturday night Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman shocked the hockey world when he announced that captain Steven Stamkos needs surgery to remove blood clots and will miss the next 1-3 months. Obviously Stamkos' health is what is most…
NHL Rumors: Datsyuk, Duchene, Vesey and Zibanejad
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: On the report that Pavel Datsyuk could return to Russia after this season. Datsyuk could be talking to the media after today's practice. If he does leave, his…
NHL Rumors: Pavel Datsyuk, Jimmy Vesey and Jonathan Drouin
On Pavel Datsyuk ... Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman reported that Pavel Datsyuk could leave the Red Wings after the season and return to Russia. If he left, it would be for family reasons. He is expected to sit down with his…
NHL Rumors: Mrazek, Howard and Scrivens
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbg) Petr Mrazek has struggled lately. He's only 24-years old, it's a valid concern that he may not be ready to handle a heavy workload at the NHL level just…
Pucks In Depth: NY Rangers, Anton Stralman and the Red Wings
The New York Rangers were one of the few teams to make a big splash at the deadline as they acquired Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a good prospect (Aleksi Saarela) and a pair of 2nd round…
NHL Rumors: Sharks, Flames, and the Goalie Market
On the San Jose Sharks and the Goalie Market ... Craig Custance of ESPN: A couple sources were saying that the Sharks were in on some of the bigger-named rental wingers at the trade deadline. They are a team rebuilding on…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Predators and Red Wings
On the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Canucks GM Jim Benning will continue to try and move to a young, faster team without going the bottoming out route. They have been a rumored destination for…
NHL Injuries: Ducks, Wings, Flames, Lightning, Rangers and Blackhawks
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Elliott Teaford of Inside SoCal: Coach Bruce Boudreau said yesterday that defenseman Kevin Bieksa and Sami Vatanen are "questionable" for tonight. Bieksa has a lower-body injury and Vatanen has an upper-body injury. Both are considered…
NHL Injuries: Penguins, Habs, Wings, Flyers, Rangers and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Evgeni Malkin will be out for six to eight weeks due to an undisclosed injury. He collided with Blue Jackets Dalton Prout and appear to injury his left shoulder/arm/wrist.…
NHL Rumors: Deadline Date, Penguins and Outdoor Games
On the trade deadline date ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) It might be a good idea to move the trade deadline back a couple weeks. More teams would be out of the playoff race, so their would be more…