Rumors III: What The Oilers Could Look At If They Win The Draft Lottery
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson thinks that if the Edmonton Oilers win the draft lottery this year, they should offer the No. 1 pick to the Arizona Coyotes for defensman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Oilers would get their No.…
Rumors II: Predators, Wild, Stars, Oilers and Bruins
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Nashville Predators GM David Poile may not be done making moves. "Right now, we are a team that’s out of the playoffs as of today, so we got to improve," Predators veteran general manager David Poile…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings Week 15
The Chicago Blackhawks narrowed the gap this week, but fell just short in overtaking the Washington Capitals in our consensus NHL Power Rankings Week 15. The top five has the same teams as last week, but the Los Angeles Kings…
Rumors III: Leafs, Oilers and Scouting TOR-PHI
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Leafs players are trying not to look ahead to the trade deadline, even though they know changes to the roster are coming. “I try not to think about that,” forward…
Rumors III: Canadiens, Penguins, Leafs and Lightning
Hockey Central at Noon panel discusses if the Montreal Canadiens need to make a major trade to shake things up. Damien Cox of Sportsnet: Jonathan Drouin only scored two goals in 19 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and hasn't…
Rumors II: Leafs, Blues, Canadiens and Oilers
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Gord Stellick: If Brian Burke was hired a few months earlier by the Maple Leafs back in 2008, his first choice for the Leafs coach would have been Joel Quenneville. Platinum Seat Ghosts: Elliotte…
Rink Rumblings – Trade Deadline Outlook – Pacific Division
With the season reaching the halfway mark, NHL general managers have a general idea of what areas need to be addressed on their respective clubs. Trades have started to pick up in the last week, with the Seth Jones-for-Ryan Johansen…
Rumors IV: Rangers, Oilers, Maple Leafs, and Kings
On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers use of Keith Yandle of late may be an indication that they are not interested in re-signing the pending free agent. The Rangers gave up a…
Injuries: Penguins, Canucks, Blues, Sharks and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Nick Bonino suffered an upper-body injury on Tuesday night and returned to Pittsburgh yesterday for further evaluation. Bombulie is speculating that it could be weeks over days. The…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings Week 14
The Washington Capitals remain a top our consensus NHL Power Rankings Week 14 after receiving seven or eight first place rankings by the media outlets. The Chicago Blackhawks moved up from fifth to second place this week. The Florida Panthers…
Rumors V: Deadline Players of Interest, and the Blue Jackets
On TSN's "Players of Interest" ... TSNs Insider Trading: Leading up to the trade deadline, TSN created a list of 'players of interest' on the trade front: Loui Eriksson (BOS), Kevin Shattenkirk (STL), Radim Vrbata (VAN), Tyler Ennis (BUF), Roman…
Rumors II: Wild, Ducks and Lightning
On the Minneota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild fans were disappointed when they weren't able to land Ryan Johansen in a trade. They Wild would have had to move salary if they were able to land…