Western Conference News: Coyotes, Blackhawks, Oilers, Kings, Predators, and Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Dave Vest: Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun missed last night's game with an illness. On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Scotty Bowman said on Wednesday that he was 'guessing' and didn't any inside information on…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators And The LA Kings
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland and Andreas Athanasiou's agent, Darren Ferris, spoke last Thursday in Arizona. Holland is hopeful that he and coach Jeff Blashill can talk with Athanasiou on…
Pacific Division: Los Angeles Kings Season Outlook
Forwards The incoming Blake/Robitaille/Stevens administration seeks increased goal scoring and a quicker pace, but philosophy alone won’t put points on the board. Anze Kopitar could still use some help. With just 12 goals and a career-worst 0.68 points-per-game, he led…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Duchene, Kings, Senators and more
On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Matt Duchene, LA Kings, Ottawa Senators and more ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One executive thinks that offer sheets are coming. “There simply are not enough impact players available in free agency,” one…
NHL Rumors: Williams, Thornton, Kings, Da Costa, Radulov, Panthers and Iginla
On Justin Williams ... Darren Dreger: Justin Williams has narrowed his list down to three or four teams. The Captials don't appear to be an option for Williams anymore. On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The Kings are…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Senators, Predators, Bruins and Flyers
On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Word is the Golden Knights are wanting a first round pick from the Kings to take Dustin Brown. On the Ottawa Senators ... Darren Dreger: When the Maple Leafs were trying to…
NHL Rumors: Potential Buyouts and the New York Islanders
On Buyouts ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at players that could be bought out if they can't be traded or moved to Vegas: Dan Girardi (NYR), Marc Staal (NYR), Antti Niemi (DAL), Kevin Bieksa (ANA), Benoit Pouliot (EDM), Francois…
Buyout Candidates: Pacific Division
We’re less than a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…
NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres
On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: The Kings don't have any trades on the horizon. They are likely coming, but nothing is imminent. John Hoven: The Kings had management/scouts watching defenseman Slava Voynov play in person multiple times…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Kings, Coyotes, Avs, Preds, Ducks and Penguins
On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: Re-acquired by the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline in the Kevin Shattenkirk deal, goaltender Pheonix Copley is a pending unrestricted free agent and he'd be open to re-signing with…
NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings – Could Use A Defenseman To Land A Scoring Winger
On the Los Angeles Kings ... The Fourth Period: The Los Angeles Kings would like to add a top-six scoring winger by the deadline. The Kings and Colorado Avalanche continue to talk about Gabriel Landeskog. Landeskog could cost the Kings…
NHL Injuries: Canucks, Hawks, Kings, Sens, Isles, Panthers and Wings
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Vancouver Canucks: Canucks Defenseman Erik Gudbranson will have surgery to repair ligament damage in his wrist according to GM Jim Benning. A timetable on when Gudbranson will return will known after the surgery. "Erik suffered…