Rink Rumblings – Board Of Governors and Boring Trade Market
The NHL Board of Governors meetings in Southern California earlier this week did not yield any significant progress on expansion, but it did put an end to the much criticized draft pick compensation for coaches and executives and gave clubs…
Rumors II: Johansen, Staal, Stamkos, Kopitar and Nikitin
On Ryan Johansen, Eric Staal and Steven Stamkos ... Daniel Goffenberg of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman was on 630 CHED yesterday on Bob Stauffer's "Oilers Now" show, and were talking rumors. Ryan Johansen is one player that could be moved this…
Not Really Rumors: Blues and Hypothetical Trades
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Blues need to win, GM Doug Armstrong is on the spot, David Backes is a pending UFA, and coach Ken Hitchcock is urgently trying to right…
Rumors III: Cases for Ladd and Byfuglien … Quick Hits
On the Winnipeg Jets, Byfuglien and Ladd ... Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press: The Jets have a dilemma with pending unrestricted free agents Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien - both play big roles in their playoff hunt, or do they…
Rumors: Hurricanes and Panthers
On the Carolina Hurricanes and Eric Staal ... Bob McKenzie of TSN: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis and the agent for captain Eric Staal, Rick Curran, spoke on the phone yesterday about the pending unrestricted free agent.Neither side would comment on…
Rumors II: Hurricanes, Penguins, Leafs and Richards
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Don Waddell said the situation in Carolina is totally different than that of the Atlanta Thrashers when he was there. Waddell is the president of the Hurricanes parent company. Waddell said…
Rumors: Canes, Panthers, Ducks, Oilers, Stamkos and More
Garrioch rumor roundup ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sounding like the 'for sale' sign could be up for the Carolina Hurricanes, with GM Ron Francis pretty much ready to talk about anyone - excluding their young guys. They'd…
Rumors: Oilers and Hurricanes
Rumors On the Edmonton Oilers ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: GM Peter Chiarelli has basically been looking for a top-end defenseman since the day he took the job in April. Travis Hamonic would be a perfect fit the Oilers, but…
Rumors: Penguins, Hurricanes, Oilers, and Avalanche
On the Penguins and Hurricanes ... Stan Fischler of The Hockey News: Sidney Crosby remains untouchable in Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin is more likely to be their best trade chip. The deal I can see — Malkin to Carolina for Eric…
Rumors II: Maple Leafs and Hurricanes
On the Maple Leafs ... Darren Dreger of TSN: Joffrey Lupul is focusing on the now, but realizes that trade talk is inevitable. Belief is that Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello will gut the team at the trade deadline regardless of…
Rumors II: Radulov, Sedin’s, Canes, Caps, Flyers and Jets
On Alexander Radulov ... Igor Eronko: (Nov. 25th) The CEO of CSKA told R-Sport that they will sign Alexander Radulov to a long-term contract soon. Igor Eronko: Radulov said "there's nothing" about a new contract with CSKA and added "I'm…
Rumors II: Six Potential Trade Targets … Crosby-Lemieux Rift?
On six players who could be traded ... Kevin Allen of USA Today: Allen looks at six players who could be traded before the trade deadline. 1. Travis Hamonic (NYI) - the Oilers appear to be a good trade partner,…