Tag: Detroit Red Wings

NHL Rumors III: Compliance Buyouts – Pens, Caps, Kings, Red Wings and Rangers

James Mirtle: There will likely be between eight and 12 compliance buyouts. They may come close to the end of the buyout period rather than right away. Bob McKenzie: Regular buyouts count against the cap, compliance buyouts don't count against…

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NHL Rumors IV: Penguins, Blackhawks, Blues, Ducks, Canucks, Senators and Bruins

Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The unrestricted free agent pool is not deep, so teams may look towards the trade market. The Penguins and Sharks could be looking to make some big changes. Blues GM Doug Armstrong isn't…

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NHL Rumors II: Red Wings Mailbag, Avalanche and the Maple Leafs

Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The weak free agent market may lead to more trades this offseason. The Red Wings are looking for a top-four defenseman and a top-six forward. Trade talk is expected to heat up at the GM…

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NHL Rumors III: Thornton, Kesler, Panthers, Isles, Habs, Sens, Bruins, Rangers and Wings

Elliotte Friedman of CBC: If Joe Thornton agrees to be traded after signing a below market deal (three years, $20.25 million), he'll only to a 'five-star lock on paper." Friedman thinks the only way he'd agree to a trade would…

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NHL Rumors III: Red Wings, Islanders, Capitals, Devils and Coyotes

Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: If Dan Boyle doesn't sign with the Islanders, he could be an interesting addition for the Red Wings. The Wings are looking for a right-handed shot and would give their power play…

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NHL Rumors I: Flames, Kings, Penguins, Panthers, Hurricanes and Red Wings

Scott Cruickshank of the Calgary Herald: The Flames called the Panthers about the 1st first overall pick. “Brad’s made the call — and he should make the call to see what the price tag is,” Flames boss Brian Burke said…

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NHL Rumors V: Red Wings, Canucks, Oilers, Penguins, Senators and Sabres

Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings are exploring trade and rating pending free agents. They are expected to have between $10 to $12 million in cap space after re-signing restricted free agents Danny DeKeyser, Riley…

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NHL Rumors IV: Niskanen, Hemsky, Callahan, Stastny, Dalpe and Schroeder

Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Matt Niskanen will meet with his agent, Neil Sheehy, next week to go over their free agent strategy. A source believes that Niskanen could be interested in the Red Wings, and vise versa. Niskanen…

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NHL Rumors II: GM and Coaching – Penguins, Panthers and Red Wings

Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins upper management is keeping quiet regarding their GM search. Chatter yesterday was that they could be close to naming a new GM, and that Jason Botterill, Julien BriseBois and Pierre McGuire were the…

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NHL Rumors II: Potential Red Wings Targets and the Penguins GM Search

Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings need a right-handed shooting, top-four defenseman. They will be talking about Matt Niskanen during their three days of management meetings, and he'll likely be at the top of their wish list. They have…

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NHL Rumors V: Blackhawks, Stars, Canadiens, Panthers, Caps, Pens, Blues and Brodeur

Craig Custance of ESPN: Some things the Blackhawks will have to handle this offseason. 1. Sign Kane and Toews to gigantic contract extensions - both have one year left on their $6.3 million deals. They will need a raise and…

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NHL Rumors II: Canadiens, Rangers, Red Wings and Maple Leafs

Tim Wharnsby of CBC: The Canadiens have P.K. Subban, Lars Eller, Dale Weise and Ryan White as restricted free agents. Do they look to re-sign Brian Gionta, Andrei Markov and Mike Weaver? Do they try to re-sign Thomas Vanek? Wharnsby…

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