NHL Rumors: Oilers Could Make a Big Change This Offseason
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jonathan Willis of Sportsnet: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli will continue to rework the Oilers roster this offseason. One key question for him will be if he continues his trend of trading "young, gifted forwards," like…
NHL Rumors: McKenzie and LeBrun on the Oilers
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Bob McKenzie on TSN 1050 on the Edmonton Oilers. “Todd McLellan knows what the story has been all year long. He knows that he’s got a group that I…
NHL Rumors: Pavel Datsyuk, Jimmy Vesey and Jonathan Drouin
On Pavel Datsyuk ... Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman reported that Pavel Datsyuk could leave the Red Wings after the season and return to Russia. If he left, it would be for family reasons. He is expected to sit down with his…
NHL Rumors: Oilers Still Need To A Puck-Moving Dman
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers really need to bring in a puck-moving defenseman this offseason. GM Peter Chiarelli will be looking to make a trade a draft, and it might cost him…
NHL Rumors: Changes Coming To Senators This Offseason
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Bryan Murray and owner Eugene Melnyk have both said that changes will be coming to the Senators this offseason after their "disappointing" season. “I’ve started (the evaluation).…
NHL News: Kadri, Yakupov And Hanzal Fined For Diving
The NHL has fined three players for diving/embellishment today. Stephen Whyno: Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri was fined a total of $5,000 today, for two separate diving incidents. Chris Johnston: The next time Kadri gets fined for diving, he'll…
NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 25
The Washington Capitals received a good challenge from the St. Louis Blues, but the Caps remain at No. 1 in our consensus NHL power rankings. The Dallas Stars have moved up to the No. 3 slot. The Los Angeles Kings…
NHL Rumors: Mueller, Oilers, Preds, Kings, Pens and Expansion Draft
Friedman's 30 Thoughts Rumor Roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Peter Mueller is looking to return to the NHL next season. Mueller has spent the past three season in Europe after playing almost 300 games in the NHL. The AHL…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Senators, E. Staal, Canucks and Islanders
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on the Oilers at the trade deadline: "I'm not going to say there was zero interest, but I know there was limited interest in Nail Yakupov" On the Ottawa Senators ...…
NHL Rumors: More On Nail Yakupov and the Edmonton Oilers
On Nail Yakupov ... Ryan McKenna of Sportsnet: Nail Yakupov's agent, Igor Larionov, on Yakupov's trade request. “Nail loves the city of Edmonton, he loves the fans, and would obviously would love to stay there. But I guess at some…
NHL Rumors: Leafs, Zaitsev and Radulov … Oilers and Yakupov
On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nikita Zaitsev and Alexander Radulov ... Maple Leafs Hot Stove: Alessandro Rosso translated AllHockey.ru's report for MLHS that the Maple Leafs could be looking to bring Nikita Zaitsev and Alexander Radulov over next season. CSKA Moscow…
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Hultstrom, Oilers and Senators
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Aivis Kalnins: The game sheet had Ilya Kovalchuk playing today, but he's been removed from the lineup last minute. On another European Free Agent ... Elliotte Friedman: Defenseman Linus Hultstrom is another European free agent that…