Why Hasn’t An NHL Team Gone The Offer Sheet Route Yet?
There was one offer sheet last season but it was quickly matched. The last successful offer sheet was back in 2007. They are well talked about but rarely executed.
NHL Rumors: Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: The Lightning have between $5 and $5.5 million in salary cap space, with Nikita Kucherov probably looking for $6 million or more. Could a team…
Offer Sheets: A List of NHL Players Who Have Signed One
Heading into the 2015 offseason, there has been talk of potential offer sheets. Teams may be looking to take advantage of other teams salary cap situation. Since 1986, there have been 35 players that have been signed offer sheets. 13…
Rumors I: From the Airwaves …
Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Elliotte Friedman on the Nick Leddy and Johnny Boychuk trades. “It’s interesting. I think with Leddy, I think that Chicago had a lot of suitors. San Jose. I think Calgary was looking at him.…
Rumors II: Devils and Notes on Top 10 Remaining UFAs
Tom Gulitti of North Jersey: Devils RFA defenseman Eric Gelinas is prepared to miss the start of camp. “He’s prepared, for sure,” said agent Gilles Lupien, who had remained silent on contract talks previously. “We’ve got some ideas how to…
Rumors II: Leafs, Hurricanes, Rangers, Blue Jackets and Canadiens
The Leafs 2014 Draft Video: The Maple Leafs were offered the 21st, 33rd and 52nd pick for their 8th overall pick at the 2014 draft. The picks ended up being: #21 (Fabbri), #33 (Barbashev) & #52 (Letunov) for #8 (Nylander). Kurt…
Morning Hits: Subban, Bruins, UFAs and Ducks
Habs Links: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 690 Radio yesterday talking about P.K. Subban's deal: “I think everyone knows Molson got involved in some level to get a long-term deal. And that’s not uncommon.” ... “My understanding was that (Molson’s) say…
Rumors I: Schwartz, Penner and Kassian
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The agent of Blues RFA Jaden Schwartz's said they are not close on a contract . "I would characterize it as the discussions are ongoing," Wade Arnott, Schwartz's agent, told the Post-Dispatch Wednesday. "We've had…
Rumors: Ovi and Malkin, Wild, Canucks, Heatley and UFAs
Igor Eronko: KHL president Alex Medvedev to Sport-Express.ru on when we'd see Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in the KHL: 'You mean comeback to Russia? There might be good surprises in a year' Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Training camp…
Rumors: Red Wings, Avalanche and Oilers
Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) Tyler Myers and Mike Green were among the players the Red Wings looked at acquiring this offseason. The Wings inquired about Ryan Kesler but they didn't have the assets to acquire him or didn't want…
Rumors: Stars, Blue Jackets and Oilers
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Heika thinks it's too early to trade Devin Shore or Jason Dickson, need to see if they can re-sign Jason Spezza to a contract extension first. Sergei Gonchar, Shawn Horcoff and Erik…
Rumors I: Flyers, Devils and the Red Wings
Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: The Flyers won't be offering training camp tryouts to Dustin Penner and Ryan Malone despite the rumors. When asked about the Penner rumors, GM Ron Hextall said "I haven't heard that." Tom Gulitti of the…