NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Canucks and UFAs, Islanders and Tavares
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Bob McKenzie: Ilya Kovalchuk is now 35-years old and is officially off the NHL voluntary retired list. He's now an unrestricted free agent and able to talk with NHL teams. He can't officially sign a…
NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk – No Agreement In Place With The Rangers, But He Could End Up There
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... TSN: Ilya Kovalchuk said to Sports.ru that he doesn't have an agreement in place with an NHL team and he hasn't even spoken with any team. "I got a lot of friends called. Ask, congratulate," Kovalchuk said…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Blues need to add more scoring. Injuries and the loss of David Perron in the expansion draft played a role in them having the…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) From understanding the Red Wings had been open to trading anyone at the deadline not named Henrik Zetterberg, Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi. They may be hesitant…
NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk and the Rangers … Jaromir Jagr Not Giving Up
On the New York Rangers and Ilya Kovalchuk ... Larry Brooks: Ilya Kovalchuk doesn't become a free agent until August 15th. Igor Eronko: Source saying that Ilya Kovalchuk will be signing a two to three year deal with the New…
NHL Rumors: Carlson, Voynov, Canucks and Stars
On John Carlson ... Ray Ferraro: (answering question) John Carlson won't be signing five years, it would be seven years around $7 million a season. "Can't believe for a second he would sign in Canada." On Slava Voynov ... John Hoven:…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Kovalchuk, Knights, Senators, Sabres and Maple Leafs
On the Edmonton Oilers, Ilya Kovalchuk, Vegas Golden Knights, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Heading into Wednesday night, the Edmonton Oilers were 27th in defensemen scoring with 127 points. This will be a priority for…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Ilya Kovalchuk
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Emily Sadler of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman spoke with Maple Leafs president Brandan Shanahan yesterday morning about the future Lou Lamoriello as team GM. “No decisions have been made. I haven’t spoken to any of…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Hurricanes and Rangers
On the New York Islanders ... Neil Best of Newsday: Pending free agent John Tavares said things are that fun for the Islanders right now. “I’m sure when people look at the way our team’s going, they want to speculate,”…
NHL Rumors and Notes: On Waivers, Kovalchuk, Olympians Sign, Matthews, Canucks, and Blue Jackets
Players placed on waivers today ... Bob McKenzie: Peter Holland clears waivers. Placed on waivers today: Chris Breen (BOS), Paul Postma (BOS), Jussi Jokinen (CBJ), Cody Golobeuf (CgY), Lance Bouma (CHI), Chris Stewart (MIN), Alex Burrows (OTT), James O’Brien (OTT), Johnny…
NHL Rumors: Scouting the COL-EDM, PIT-CBJ, and SJ-DAL … Maple Leafs, Kovalchuk and Gionta
Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers ... Jesse Montano: Scouts listed to attend yesterday's Avalanche-Oilers game: Vegas Golden Knights (2), St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Florida…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Rangers, And More Rangers
On the New York Rangers, Rick Nash, and their rebuild … Mike Johnston on SportsNet: An emphasis was placed on how New York would handle the Rangers' forward. The Rick Nash sweepstakes might come down to ten teams. There is an overall…