NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blue Jackets and Las Vegas
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Looking at five players the Canucks should or would target in a trade. Gabriel Landeskog - Would give the Canucks some size and grit. Hard to see the Avs…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: A couple weeks ago Tobias Rieder's agent, Darren Ferris, suggested that Rieder was considering KHL offers because contract talks were at an impasse. Ferris initially used Nazem Kadri's six-year contract…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Canucks and Bruins
On the Minnesota Wild and Matt Dumba ... Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Contract talks between the Minnestoa Wild and RFA Matt Dumba are ongoing. Wild assistant GM Brent Flahr and Dumba's agent Craig Oster are expected to meet during…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Oilers, and the Top 10 Remaining UFAs
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: He has off-ice issues, but the timing for the Canucks to land a second-line left-winger in Evander Kane may not be better. Kane has a August 1st court date…
NHL Rumors: Leafs, Vesey, Sabres, Avs and Islanders
On the Toronto Maple Leafs and performance bonuses ... Alan Strachan: It was Lou Lamoriello's philosophy to not give out performance bonuses, not the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lamoriello got overruled with Auston Matthews - Lou doesn't shift voluntarily. Alan Strachan:…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Shipachov and Sabres
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that he spoke with Vladimir Sobotka's agent yesterday and that Sobotka will be joining the team for next year. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Chat" with Blues Scouting director…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Oilers, Russell, Vesey, Demers and Cullen
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Harrington thinks that the Sabres are still trying to get Cam Fowler out of Anaheim, and that they should dangle next years's first round pick. The Sabres will try…
NHL Injuries: Habs, Isles, Hawks, Devils, Sabres, Ducks and More
Image from TSN Hockey twitter account On the Montreal Canadiens ... TSN Hockey: Carey Price practiced with teammates yesterday. Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Coach Michel Therrien: "Carey Price is working hard on the ice and in the gym with the goal to…
NHL Injuries: Blues, Stars, Bruins, Flames, Canadiens and More
On the St. Louis Blues ... Lou Korac: Jay Bouwmeester and Carl Gunnarsson are out tonight. Andy Strickland: Alex Steen will return tonight and will center David Backes and Patrik Berglund. On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Brett Ritchie…
Quick Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies
Roster Notes ... Arpon Basu: Carey Price practiced with the team for the first time since suffering his injury. Andy Strickland: Reports are that Blues Jori Lehtera spent last night in a Columbus hospital as a precautionary measure. They are…
Injuries: Pens, Isles, Lightning, Coyotes, Flyers, Sabres, Leafs and Blues
On the Penguins ... Bob McKenzie: Olli Maatta remained in hospital over night. No update on his status just yet. Dave Molinari: There is no indication that Maatta does have damage to any of his internal organs. not very good replays…
Morning Hits: Roenick and the Alligator, E. Kane and Burmistrov
Jeremy Roenick attempts to tackle an alligator. Randy Miller of NJ.com: Roenick on his attempt. "I just wish I would have grabbed it," he told NJ Advance Media on Monday night. "That would have been great. I had my hand…