Tag: Edmonton Oilers

NHL Rumors: Bruins, Blues, Ducks, Jets, Stars and Wild

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers were among the teams that talked to the St. Louis Blues about Kevin Shattenkirk. Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that cost to acquire a top-defenseman was very high. "The acquisition…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Oilers, Wild, Habs, Sens, Pens and More

On the Vancouve Canucks ... Darren Dreger: Canucks GM Jim Benning will be fined for his comments make about Steven Stamkos and P.K. Subban. On the Edmonton Oilers ... Ryan Rishaug: There was speculation that Nail Yakupov could have gotten…

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NHL Rumors: Habs, Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Oilers and Blue Jackets

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger: "I can further that a little bit with information that's surfacing today out of the Montreal Canadiens' organzation. There is a slim chance at best, a very slim chance, that P.K. Subban is…

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NHL Rumors: Sabres, Ducks, Shattenkirk, Kings, Bruins and More

*** A couple quick posts with embedded tweets to get them out there before they are dated *** On the Buffalo Sabres and Anaheim Ducks ... #Sabres like analytics. They like Fowler. Analytics crowd not big on Fowler. Will be…

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NHL Rumors: Subban – Oilers, Canucks and Avs

On the Montreal Canadiens and P.K. Subban ... Renaud Lavoie: The NHL is looking into a complaint of tampering after Canucks GM Jim Benning made comments about Steven Stamkos and P.K. Subban. Conor McKenna: Bob McKenzie on TSN 690 on…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Subban and Lucic

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Chris Wescott of Oilers.NHL: Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli on his top priority. “It’s no secret we’re in the market for a defenceman, and we’re fully engaged and we’ve got a pretty high pick,” said…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens – Subban, Avs, Canucks and Oilers

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Brian Wilde: Word is the Canadiens like Matthew Tkachuk over Pierre-Luc Dubois. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Bob McKenzie: the Avalanche had previous talks with the Canadiens about P.K. Subban. The Avs don't count themselves…

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NHL Rumors: Mostly Wild with some Kings, Coyotes and Oilers

On the Minnesota Wild ... Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press: The Wild haven't decided if they will buy out the final year of Thomas Vanek or not. Buying out Vanek would save the Wild $5 million next season. “The…

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NHL Rumors: P.K. Subban Rumors

** We'll continue to add to this post as the rumors are quickly coming in on P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens ... On the Montreal Canadiens and P.K. Subban ... 7: 08 PM: So basically Bergevin won't outright say…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Oilers and Bruins

*** Doing some catching up with a couple of quick posts. Embedding tweets as opposed to re-writing to get to more rumors before they expire *** On the St. Louis Blues ... Agreed. They knew he would be expensive but…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Bruins and Blue Jackets

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Mike Kelly: It may not be smart for the Oilers to trade Taylor Hall, but how else are they going to be able to trade for a top pairing defenseman? Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It would take a really good offer for the Senators to trade their No. 12 pick. “For us to move away from No. 12, it will take a significant…

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