NHL Rumors: Capitals Chose Lesser Offer On Grubauer … Capitals and Carlson Close
On the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals ... Dan Rosen: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan indicated that the Hurricanes offered the No. 42 pick for Philipp Grubauer and presumably Brooks Orpik. The Capitals took the No. 47 pick from the Avalanche…
NHL Rumors: Potential NHL Buyout Candidates
On Potential NHL buyouts ... Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: Reports have the San Jose Sharks buying out defenseman Paul Martin. Such a move would see the Sharks save $2.83 million in salary cap space this season. This could…
NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals – Keys To Their Offseasons
On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Golden Knight offseason. 1. Look to bring in some big names - The Golden Knights have $26 million in salary cap space. Do they…
NHL News: Coyotes, Sabres, Avs, Red Wings, Sharks, Maple Leafs and Capitals
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Arizona Coyotes: The Coyotes have signed defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to a one-year, two-way contract. Craig Morgan: Ilya Lyubushkin's will get $832,000 in the NHL, $70,000 in the AHL, a $92,500 signing bonus and up to $425,000 in…
Pucks in Depth: It May Be Time To Worry About The Washington Capitals
There's cause for concern with the Washington Capitals The 2017 off-season was anything but kind to the Washington Capitals. With their cap constraints and the expansion draft, a ton of talent was purged from their roster. Up front, Washington’s offense took…
NHL News: Rangers, Oilers, Capitals and Sabres
On the New York Rangers ... Justin Tasch of the NY Daily News: 34-year old Rick Nash is entering the final year of his contract that carries a $7.8 million salary cap hit. “Every year I want to have the…
NHL News: Players Put On Waivers For Purpose Of A Buyout
Players put on waivers today for the purpose of being bought out ... Elliotte Friedman: Players put on waivers today: Ryan Murphy and Lance Bouma (Flames), Jimmy Hayes (Bruins), Jussi Jokinen (Panthers), Mark Stuart (Jets), Mike Cammalleri and Devante Smith-Pelly…
NHL Expansion Draft: New Jersey Devils Primer
The scenarios run wild for the New Jersey Devils in theory but the reality is different. Early on, there was some talk of protecting eight skaters and one goalie. That would include four defensemen and four forwards. However, from a…
Expansion Draft Strategy: Nashville, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Winnipeg
In the upcoming expansion draft NHL teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems the less popular, as it permits…
NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils and the Dallas Stars
On the New Jersey Devils ... Chris Ryan of NJ.com: Looking at five players who may not be back with the Devils next season. Jacob Josefson - Josefson struggled with consistency and injuries this past season. They could let him…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Penguins, Canadiens, Capitals, Rangers and Devils
On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Paul Hamilton of WGR 550 reported yesterday that Kyle Okposo is in the Neuro Surgical ICU at a Buffalo hospital. Coach Dan Bylsma said he was "very concerned." Okposo…
NHL Injuries: Panthers, Penguins, Flyers, Devils, Canes, Lightning, Blues and Sharks
On the Florida Panthers ... Craig Davis of the Sun Sentinel: Defenseman Aaron Ekblad has had three head injuries in the past 14 months, returned last night after his latest concussion. “There’s no big concern for me. I still feel…