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…
Injuries: Flyers, Preds, Flames, Bruins, Red Wings and more
Frank Seravalli: Flyers GM Ron Hextall will have an update on Nicklas Grossmann today. Servalli guessing concussion. Jim Diamond: Predators Ryan Ellis left last night's game with a lower-body injury. Derek Willis: The Flames put Josh Jooris on the IR.…
Rumors I: Staal, Johansen and Dillon
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: There has been no progress in contract extension talks between the Rangers and defenseman Marc Staal. There have been no meaningful talks in weeks. The Rangers are thought to have offered the same deal…
NHL News: Gudbranson, Cleary, Hannan, Smith and McCollum
Cap Geek: The Panthers re-signed Erik Gudbranson for two-years, $5 million. Florida Panthers: GM Dale Tallon on Gudbranson signing. “Erik is an important part of our young core of talented players who we are pleased to have signed,” said Tallon.…
Five Restricted Free Agents Who Could Receive An Offer Sheet
Written by Dale Lamontagne, can be found on twitter @Dale_Lamontagne. With the NHL offseason just beginning, I have put together a list of RFAs that could receive an offer sheet this summer. Starting on June 25th, Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) can start…
Morning Rumors: Panthers, Blackhawks, Rangers, Islanders, Wild, Expansion, Canucks and Leafs
Ian Mendes: Panthers GM Dale Talon on pending RFA Erik Gudbranson: "He's not going anywhere. He is likely going to be the captain of our team some day." Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: There have been no talks between Ben…
Injury Notes: Peverly, Stewart, Harding, Gudbranson, MacArthur, Salo, Bergenheim, Jurco and JVR
Dallas Stars: Stars GM Jim Nill on Rich Peverley. "Rich Peverley is resting comfortably and being monitored at UT Southwestern St. Paul. He is currently undergoing testing to discover what triggered the cardiac event last night. The focus of all the…
Injury Notes: Peverly, Habs, Stars, Wings, Panthers, Sabres, Avs, Isles, Flyers, Lightning, Canes and Ducks
Mark Stepneski of Stars.NHL: Stars forward Rich Peverley is in stable condition in a Dallas hospital after collapsing on the bench last night. “We successfully treated him for a cardiac event with standard therapy,” said Dr. Gil Salazar of UT…
Morning Hits: Outdoor Games, Fleischmann, Gudbranson, VandeVelde, Jeffrey, Corrado and Howard
Adrian Dater via Sulia: Seems likely that the Avalanche will get an outdoor game next year. MillerCoors wants to have a game in Denver. Dallas Morning News: The Dallas Stars would like to hold an outdoor game. “We are in…
Morning Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Sens, Sabres, Blues, Preds, Capitals, Stars, Lightning, Flames and Panthers
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish and president Kevin Lowe watched the Flyers-Bruins game on Saturday. Nick Schultz might be one of the veteran, left-handed stay-at-home defenseman the Bruins are looking at. The Bruins aren't looking for a…
Afternoon Notes, Lines and Starting Goalies
Kevin Paul Dupont: The Bruins recall goalie Niklas Svedberg from the AHL. Joe Haggerty: He could start tomorrow. Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers have recalled Alex Petrovic and Drew Shore. Likely means that Scottie Upshall is out. George Richardson: Petrovic recalled to replace…
Injury Notes: Parros, Franzen, Thomas, Gaborik, Gudbranson, Lecavalier, Halischuk and others
Michael Farber: Canadiens George Parros told Farber that he is symptom free of a concussion. Arpon Basu: George Parros has a concussion. Ansar Khan: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Johan Franzen is out Tuesday. Franson is on concussion protocol.…