Rumors II: Raanta, Hurricanes, and Red Wings
Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Antti Raanta lost his backup job to Scott Darling during last year's Stanley Cup playoffs, and he wasn't happy with it according to a readers translation from a Finnish paper. “I was really hoping Nashville…
Rumors and Notes: Red Wings, Hurricanes, Flyers, and Capitals
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has indicated that Brad Richards will center their top line with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader until Pavel Datsyuk is able to return. Datsyuk is expected to be ready anywhere from…
Rumors and Notes: Glencross, Abdelkader, Kruger, Winnik and the Leafs
On Curtis Glencross, from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun: In 2011, Glencross inked a four-year, $10.2 million deal, accepting a smaller contract to remain in his preferred city and with the Flames. Now a free agent again, and still…
Rumors and Notes: Devils, Red Wings, and Flames
Rich Chere of NJ.com: Devils GM Ray Shero will likely invite at least one player to training camp on a tryout, but it won't be either Scott Gomez or Steve Bernier. "That's not a direction I'm looking to go at…
Morning Hits: Kane, Sydor, Datsyuk, Sharks, and Islanders
Stefano Esposito of the Chicago Sun-Times: Patrick Kane has met with investigators from the Erie County District Attorney's office according to unnamed law enforcement sources. Kane's attorney was there, and one source in the News' story said a detective from…
Rumors II: Alfredsson, Zuccarello, Robidas, Howard, Roy and Yakupov
On Daniel Alfredsson's return to Ottawa from Ian Mendes at TSN.ca: Alfredsson is set to join the Senators' front office in the hockey operations department. After a tumultuous breakup between the Sens and Alfredsson, the long-time captain left for Detroit…
Rumors II: Coyotes, Senators, and Red Wings
Craig Morgan of FOX Sports Arizona: The Coyotes and Mikkel Boedker settled on a one-year, $3.75 million deal earlier this offseason. Coyotes GM Don Maloney said that Boedker's health and untapped potential helped lead to a one-year deal over a…
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings Top 10 Prospects
The Red Wings are widely regarded as one of the premier franchises in the NHL, in part because of their remarkable streak of 24 consecutive appearances in the playoffs. Another reason the Wings are regarded so highly is their commitment…
Rumors: Stamkos, Kopitar, Bruins, Glencross, and Andersson
Craig Custance of ESPN: The Lightning and Steven Stamkos haven't started contract extension talks. The Kings and Anze Kopitar have exchanged initial numbers, but that is about as far along as they've progressed. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane's contracts that kick…
Rumors and Notes: Wings, Jets, Ducks, Blackhawks, and Coyotes
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Jimmy Howard will likely have to outplay Petr Mrazek in the preseason and at the start of the regular season to win back the No. 1 job. The Wings decided not to trade Howard…
Rumors and Notes: Capitals, Briere, Russo, and Bulmer
J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: Regan thinks the Capitals are done up front, and that Andre Burakovsky will take over as their third line center. Five of their top-six forwards are likely set with Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie,…
Rumors and Notes: Islanders, Oilers, Devils and Red Wings
Arthur Staple: The Islanders and UFA Marek Zidlicky have been talking that past few weeks about a contract. Nothing has been decided on, but there is interest. Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal: Willis wonders if Eric Gryba has a…