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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Trade: Bruins Trade Dougie Hamilton to Flames for Picks
The Boston Bruins have traded RFA defenseman Dougie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames for a 2015 1st round pick (# 15) and two second round picks (# 45 and # 52). The 22-year old Hamilton was drafted 9th overall in…
Rumors VII: Bruins, Hamilton Offer Sheet or Trade?
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: It's not sounding like the Bruins and Dougie Hamilton are close on a new deal. The Bruins prefer a two or three-year deal in the $4.5 to $5 million range and Hamilton is thinking Drew Doughty…
Rumors XIII: Avs, Ducks, Canucks, Leafs, Hawks, Pens, Oilers and More
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: So will the Avs be trading Ryan O'Reilly after they acquired the rights to Carl Soderberg - and if they sign him? "O’Reilly is in play, but they’ll want a boat load for him," said one rival NHL…
Rumors VI: Chiarelli on Draft and Goalies … B’s and Hamilton to Talk
Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli might trade the 16th overall pick, but he may be leaning towards keeping it. “Instinctively you want to keep the pick. Especially as the draft approaches, you get more pumped about that…
Rumors I: Hamilton and a Stars Chat
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Source saying that the Bruins are prepared to go as high as $7 million a year to match an offer sheet for Dougie Hamilton. That seems to be the range for what Hamilton's camp is looking…
Rumors III: LeBrun – Trade Chatter and Offer Sheeting Hamilton
Chris Nichols of Today's Slap Shot: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 1260 on how it could busy week leading up to the draft. “Yeah, it could be. Certainly there’s a lot of chatter. Sometimes the chatter doesn’t translate into actual transactions,…
Rumors VII: Bruins – Draft and Free Agent Notes
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins GM Don Sweeney and the Bruins are "comfortable" with selecting 14th overall next week, but Sweeney indicated that he's been talking with a lot of GMs, discussing the possibility of moving up or back in…