Rumors: Devils, Rangers and O’Connor
Tom Gulitti of The Record: Devils GM Lou Lamoriello has stated multiple times that he's wanted to add two scoring forwards. There are not many top-six UFA options, so he might have to go the trade route. At the trade…
Rumors: Rangers, Sabres, Ehrhoff, Niskanen, Alfredsson and Couturier
Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News: The Rangers lost Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Klein over the weekend, and called up Conor Allen and Dylan McIlrath. Now is the time to sign Marc Staal to a long-term contract extension. If…
NHL Rumors VI: Preds, Nikitin, Umberger, Richards, Grabovski, Rangers and Flyers
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Cooper thinks that the Predators will land a top-six forward this offseason. Unfortunately for them, they don't really have a chance to get Jason Spezza as they are on his no-trade list. Aaron Portzline: The…
Injury Notes: Staal, Callahan, Dupuis, Horton, Hertl, Steen and Sobotka
Larry Brooks: Rangers Marc Staal skated on his own yesterday. He will travel with the team to DC. Ryan Callahan will also travel with the team. Dylan McIlrath will have his knee re-evaluated within a week. Bob McKenzie: The Penguins…
Injury Notes involving 15 teams
Farhan Lalji: Canucks Roberto Luongo left last night's game. Ben Kuzma: Coach John Tortorella said that Luongo has a lower-body injury and is day-to-day. Kuzma thinks it wouldn't be a stretch to say that it is a groin strain. Jeremy Rutherford: Blues…
Morning Hits: PHI-CBJ’s Carter Trade Was Almost Bigger, Steen, Rangers, Vey and Schneider
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Back in June of 2011, the Blue Jackets and Flyers were working on a trade to include either Jeff Carter or Mike Richards. The Blue Jackets eventually got Carter for Jake Voracek, a 1st…
Morning Hits: Rising Salary Cap, McIlrath, Mrazek and Drouin
Craig Custance of ESPN: Impact of the rising cap. "It's going to loosen up talks for the higher-end players," one agent said. "It's going to expand opportunities for players to start signing contracts now. Most GMs I've spoken with have…
More informational sessions today, could lead to bargaining … 2 AHLers’ suspensed … Video: sweet shootout goal
John Shannon via twitter: Confirms that today's meeting in New York will be face-to-face. Not sure if it will just be informational or actual negotiations. No actual bargaining sessions are scheduled yet. Michael Grange via twitter: Grange also confirms meetings. Adds…
Rick Nash Trade Rumors
I'll continue to add Rick Nash trade rumors to this post, bumping old ones to a jump page when it gets to long. Here are links to 2 previous entries HC Rick Nash Trade Tracker Videos and Rumors, and Blue…
State of the Edmonton Oilers: NHL Trade Deadline Edition
Written by Craig Musselman, who can be found on twitter at @MussKeg It has been another emotional roller coaster season for the Edmonton Oilers. At the start, it seemed they were poised to silence all the critics and bull their…
Blue Jackets reportedly put Rick Nash on the trade market
Feb. 14th 6:30 PM: Spector Hockey via twitter: Dreger lists the Rangers, Flyers, Kings possibly on Nash's list. LeBrun believes the Leafs are on it, though they may be concerned about giving up too many assets. Bob McKenzie believes there…
Weber fined … Sens could move Alfie … RNH could sit … “Nothing new” on Staal .. Josefson breaks clavicle … Koivu, Ladd questionable tonight
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Predators Shea Weber was fined $2500 by the NHL for his boarding hit on the Canucks Jannik Hansen. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Garrioch wonders if the Senators will trade Daniel Alfredsson before the…