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…
NHL Injuries: Avs, Caps, Ducks, Jets, Sharks, Pens and More
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Terry Frei of the Denver Post: There is still no update on the status of Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon and their knee injuries. Patrick Roy said again that he won't talk about their injuries.…
NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 24
Not a surprise that the Washington Capitals remain at the top of our consensus NHL power rankings. The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks moved ahead of the St. Louis Blues, who fell back two spots to No. 4. The Dallas…
NHL Rumors: Sens, Oilers, Canucks, College Free Agents, Expansion and More
Friedman's 30 thoughts roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Senators coach Dave Cameron and owner Eugene Melnyk have long history, but ... “Eugene Melnyk loves Dave Cameron,” one opposing NHL executive said Tuesday. “But business is business.” Cameron on the…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Oilers, and Stock Up/Down for Free Agents
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma: The Canucks will either buyout Alex Burrows or trade him while retaining salary. On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Losing is not an option for the Oilers next…
NHL Injuries: Habs, Avs, Lightning, Hawks, Rangers, Jets and More
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens coach Michel Therrien didn't update Carey Price's status, but he hasn't given up home that Price will return before the end of the season. Renaud Lavoie: P.K. Subban practiced yesterday in a…
NHL Rumors: Expansion Draft, Wild and Oilers
Goalie market for an expansion draft ... Allan Muir of SI: Muir thinks that if the NHL expands, there could be a bunch of trades as teams put together their protected list for an expansion draft. With teams potentially only…