NHL Rumors: Doan, Kovalchuk, Yandle, Rantanen and Leafs
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Coyotes GM Don Maloney said a month ago that Shane Doan contract talks won't happen until the offseason. Everyone is expecting that he'll be back. On the Ilya Kovalchuk ... Gabrielle T-F: Sources…
NHL Rumors: Vesey, Gaudreau, Sens, Leafs, Kovalchuk and Kings
Insider Trading ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Jimmy Vesey could be finished his college career this weekend. The Predators are able to offer him something no team can, the ability to burn a year off his entry level contract…
NHL Rumors: Flames Goalie Search and Kovalchuk
On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Flames: The Flames will need to re-sign pending RFAs Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan this offseason, but GM Brad Treliving main priority is to find a starting goalie. "No ifs,…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Sens, Hawks, Canucks, Oilers and More
Friedman 30 Thought rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Wonder if the Lightning will try to "toll" Jonathan Drouin's contract -extending his contract for another season as he left the team). Drouin was on their NHL roster for 38…
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Drouin, Wild, Jets, Bruins and Leafs
On Common Sense ... In talking with several people in NHL management, everyone thinks there should be no NHL games scheduled on deadline day. #PlayersAgree — Allan Walsh (@walsha) February 29, 2016 On Ilya Kovalchuk ... I'm told that if…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Stars and Kovalchuk
On the Boston Bruins ... Matt Dolloff of CBS Boston: Bruins president Cam Neely on Loui Eriksson “There have been recent discussions,” Neely said of Eriksson. “ Don sent something way; we haven’t gotten a response yet, but there have…
Rumors and Video: O’Connor, Gustavsson, Devils and Flyers
Uptown Sports: Free agent goalie Matt O'Connor will announce the team he is signing with this afternoon. George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press: Jonas Gustavsson likely won't be back with the Red Wings next season, and he has no…
Rumors III: Kovalachuk, Devils and Top 10 UFAs
Craig Custance of ESPN: On Ilya Kovalchuk and the KHL. “That’s his league,” said the KHL’s leading goal-scorer Steve Moses, who is heading to the NHL next season with the Nashville Predators. “Everything is focused around him, as far as…
Rumors I: Ilya Kovalchuk Wants To Return To NHL?
Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Source told Finland's Iltalehti that Ilya Kovalchuk has had talks with SKA management about leaving the KHL to return to the NHL for the 2016-17 season. The report says that financial issues in the KHL…
Video: Friedman and Cox in Saturday Night Headlines
Friedman talking about the Sharks. Joe Thornton and Doug Wilson have talked, and the owner has talked to both. Cox: At the GM meetings, they will talk about using 3-on-3 in overtime, video review on goalie interference, cameras in the…
Rumors I: Canadiens, Rangers, Kings, Coyotes, Jets, Stars and Canes
Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: Friedman spoke with a GM about his team looking for a defenseman: “Everyone is looking for a defenceman.” Same GM said he talked with a team that has eight defenseman on one-way contracts and was told…
NHL Rumors III: Devils, Red Wings, Hayes, Burmistrov and Bissonnette
Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger: Both Devils GM Lou Lamoreillo and owner Josh Harris say that there has been no thought of bringing back Ilya Kovalchuk. Lamoriello said that Kovalchuk is unable to return before 2018-19. “I’ll answer that the…