Tag: Dougie Hamilton

Rumors III: Bruins Mailbag

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) Jeremy Smith ($600,000) is the logical choice as the Bruins backup. Zane McIntyre could be a surprise out of camp, but is a long shot. Malcolm Subban isn't ready yet. There is still a chance…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Cullen, Burke, Coyotes, and Tarasov

Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Matt Cullen remains unsigned, but is hoping to play again next season. "I'm excited about the idea of playing again," Cullen said during a phone interview Monday. "I'm leaning a lot more that way. Now…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes: Blue Jackets and Flames

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Coach Todd Richards has options up front. “It’s a pretty fun exercise this summer,” Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said, after the Saad trade. “We have a lot of different looks we can put…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Mailbags – Bruins and Red Wings

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) The Bruins need to find a puck-moving defenseman that can play 20-minutes a night and can play on the power-play. Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg may not be able to carry the blueline anymore. It…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Flyers, Blues, and Stars

Sam Carchid: The Flyers have opened up contract extension talks with Jakub Voracek. It will probably take at least $7 million per season. Jeremy Rutherford: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that the KHL option for Vladimir Tarasenko was more worrisome…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Bruins, Oduya, Kruger, and Bernier

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins still need to find a top-four defenseman, preferably one that shoots right and has some offense to his game. It might have to wait until closer to the start of the season, and it…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Flyers and Treliving’s Thoughts on Offer Sheets

Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: The Flyers aren't out of the woods with regards to their cap situation according to GM Ron Hextall. “Our cap is still not totally cleaned up,” Hextall said last Saturday, “but we’re a lot closer…

Mark Easson

Rumors IX: Bruins – Hamilton … Are the Bruins Retooling or Rebuilding?

Darren Dreger: The Bruins made contract offers to Dougie Hamilton for four-, five- and six-years. Their best offer was six-years at $5.5 million per season. Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Being disliked in the Bruins dressing room wasn't the reason the…

Mark Easson

Rumors VI: Hamilton, Bieksa, Lack and Staal

Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: One assistant GM on former Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton. “It was surprising,” said one NHL assistant GM. “It’s obvious there’s something going on that we don’t know about. From what I’ve heard behind the…

Mark Easson

Trade Analysis: A Closer Look Dougie Hamilton Landing In Calgary

On Friday, the Boston Bruins announced a blockbuster trade with the Calgary Flames. Calgary acquired defenseman Dougie Hamilton from Boston in exchange for the 15th, 45th, and 52nd picks in this year’s NHL Draft. Don Sweeney said that the Bruins…

Sean Tierney

Rumors XIX: Coyotes, Bruins, Oilers, Devils, Kings, Leafs, and Blues

On the Coyotes and Bruins ... Ariz. and Boston working on a deal; several GMs talking right now on packed draft floor. — Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) June 26, 2015 On the Oilers and Bruins ... Per a source, Edmonton offered…

Mark Easson

Rumors XVIII: Pens, Canes, Oilers, Habs, Panthers, Preds and More

On the Penguins ... As one source put it, Penguins are all over the map on players they're looking at, trade route and free agency. — William DePaoli (@TIOPS_DePaoli) June 26, 2015 Multiple sources have confirmed to me that the…

Mark Easson