NHL Rumors VIII: Maple Leafs Edition – Franson, Kadri and Gardiner
Darren Dreger: The Maple Leafs preference is to re-sign Cody Franson, but they have some trade offers on the table for him. Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "It's an interesting question in terms of what the asking price might be for Franson"…
NHL Rumors VIII: Leafs To No. 1? Stralman, Smith, Kesler, Spezza, and Thornton
Gare Joyce of SportsNet: The Panthers No. 1 pick might be available, but they won't move it for anything along the lines of the rumored Maple Leafs No. 8, Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. The Leafs would then draft Aaron…
NHL Rumors VII: Maple Leafs, Bolland, Gardiner, Boyle, Avs, Stastny and O’Reilly
Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on moving up in the draft: Yeah, we would depending on the price. We think, like I think most teams think, that it’s fairly deep in terms of quality,…
NHL Rumors VI: Jets, Kings and Maple Leafs
Gary Lawless of the Winnipeg Free Press: The Jets have missed the playoffs for the last seven seasons, so a change may be in order. Evander Kane's name will be in the rumor mill leading up to next week's draft. They…
NHL Rumors II: Maple Leafs, Bolland, Vokoun and Panthers
Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on trade talks: “There have definitely been more calls in the past week,” said Nonis on Tuesday evening, speaking from New York. “No matter how many times you’ve talked…
NHL Rumors III: Bruins, Iginla, Ducks, Maple Leafs, Subban and Callahan
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Reports out of Montreal have the Bruins and Jarome Iginla talking contract extension. Nothing appears to be imminent, but the signs are positive that he'll be returning next season. “I thought he started out a little…
NHL Rumors IV: Maple Leafs and the Idea of Trading Up at the Draft
Mike Ziesberger of the Toronto Sun: There is talk that the Maple Leafs are interested in moving up in the draft. At the draft combine, the Leafs set up a late interview with one of the players that is projected…
NHL Rumors II: Flyers, Predators, Neal, Maple Leafs, Lazar, Miller and the Canucks
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers need an offseason retooling, bringing in some speed. The Flyers don't have a lot of salary cap space, potentially $4.5 million before re-signing Kimmo Timonen, Ray Emery, Brayden Schenn, Adam Hall, and…
NHL Rumors III: Capitals, Ducks, Kings, Leafs and Panthers
The Fourth Period: Capitals pending UFAs Mikhail Grabovski and Dustin Penner may not be back next year. Their new GM will ultimately decide, but it's "unlikely" according to a source close to the organization. Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "If Anaheim doesn't…
NHL Rumors I: Coaches and GMs – Panthers, Leafs, Canucks and Capitals
Hope Smoke: Nick Kypreos: "The latest name that is floating around for coach of the Panthers is Marc Crawford" Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "The meeting that took place in Vegas between Shanahan, Nonis and Carlyle was very one sided" ... "Carlyle sat down &…
NHL Rumors III: Dion Phaneuf – Oilers, Stars, Jets, Sharks, Avalanche, Flames and Blues
CapGeek: Dion Phaneuf has a no-movement clause (voided after trade to Toronto) for current 2013-14 contract. His new contract (seven years and $49 million) has a no-movement clause and a modified no-trade clause in which he submits a 12-team trade…
NHL Rumors I: Maple Leafs Edition
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Simmons thinks the Maple Leafs will qualify James Reimer and will sign him this offseason. The Leafs have already received some calls on him. The Leafs need to get a truce between Randy Carlyle…