Tag: Dmitry Kulikov

NHL Rumors: Jordan Weal, Winnipeg Jets, and the Columbus Blue Jackets

On Vancouver Canucks ... Darren Dreger: Flyers pending unrestricted free agent forward Jordan Weal was been touring cites and will be Vancouver . On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe: The Jets have spoken with free agent goaltender Steve Mason this…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs

On the Ottawa Senators ... Pierre LeBrun: In the past few days the Senators and Golden Knights did talk about a Marc Methot potential trade before he was moved to Dallas, though not sure how far along trade talks were.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Top 30 UFAs … NY Islanders and John Tavares

On the Top 30 unrestricted free agents ... Frank Seravalli: Top 30 UFAs that could be available on July 1st. Kevin Shattenkirk - Washington T.J. Oshie - Washington Alexander Radulov - Montreal Karl Alzner - Washington Martin Hanzal - Minnesota…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals, Stars and Sabres

On the Washington Capitals ... JJ Regan: Goaltender Philipp Grubauer said he's ready to be a starting goaltender but would be happy to return to the Capitals. Jesse Dougherty: RFA forward Brett Connolly said that his agent has spoken with…

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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…

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres GM Talks Kulikov, Expansion and Petersen

On the Buffalo Sabres ... WGR 550: Sabres GM Tim Murray was on WGR 550 radio yesterday talking team - their defense, expansion, prospects, coaching and himself. Murray on the trade with the Florida Panthers at the draft last year that…

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NHL Injuries: Lightning, Jackets, Bruins, Devils, Leafs, Sabres, Stars, Flames and Coyotes

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bryan Burns: With forwards Byron Froese and Joel Vermin being assigned to the AHL, should be potential good news regarding their injured centers in Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette. Joe Smith of…

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Rink Rumblings: The (Head) Shakers Of The NHL Trade Deadline  

Part II ... Looking back at the trade deadline ... the (head) Shakers The March 1st NHL trade deadline fell well short of expectations, as big names such as Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Marc-Andre Fleury and Evander Kane did not get moved…

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NHL Rumors: Coaching, Coyotes, Sabres, Avs and Kings

On the coaching, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Have to think there could be some coaching changes from teams who will likely miss the playoffs - Vancouver Canucks,…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Devils, Flames, Sabres, Isles, Pens, Jets and Knights

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks are in a "transition period" according to GM Jim Benning and a "rebuild." The Canucks will have around $20 million in cap space heading into the offseason,…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Bruins, Canes, Leafs, Flames and More Deadline Fallout

Friedman's 30 Thoughts roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden met with the Sedin's this week and laid out the Canucks plans. The Sedin's have a year left on their contracts and are…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Bruins, Panthers, Islanders, Wings, Devils, Capitals and Sabres

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron said he's feeling okay after blocking a shot and said he'd be good to go tonight. On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Roberto Luongo left last night's game with…

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