NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
Blues will listen to anything Jeremy Rutherford: St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong will listen to anything. From what knows, Armstrong hasn't called teams or let teams know that everyone is available. There are some teams that are under the…
Youngsters Providing Bang for the Buck on Expiring Entry-Level Contracts
Looking at some players who have provide some offense at a bargain price.
NHL Rumors: Penguins and Guentzel … Golden Knights and Theodore
A year away from free agency, comparables for Guentzel Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins 24-year old forward Jake Guentzel is entering the final year of his entry-level deal. He'll be an RFA and will be looking for…
NHL Rumors: Vasilevsky, Bruins, Penguins, Kings, Hurricanes and Sabres
On Alexei Vasilevskiy ... Aivis Kalnins: Have been hearing that KHL defenseman Alexei Vasilevskiy (Andrei's brother) is getting interest from three NHL teams. The Tampa Bay Lightning are believed to be one of those teams. On the Boston Bruins ...…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Open To Making Some Changes
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford: "It's obvious that I'm going to keep an open mind to making some changes. I'm going to make some changes. I can't tell you who that's going to be right…
NHL Trade Analysis: Derick Brassard On His Way To The Penguins
The first trade attempt was rejected by the NHL, so Pittsburgh, Vegas, and Ottawa went back to the drawing board. What they came up was the following trade: To Pittsburgh: Center Derick Brassard, forward Vincent Dunn, 2018 3rd round pick…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Penguins, Islanders, and Capitals
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Two NCAA players the Canucks are following are U of Maine defenseman Brady Keeper and Bemidji State University defenseman Zack Whitecloud. Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks prospect Kole Lind on not signing an entry-level contract…
Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Hurricanes, Rangers, Penguins and Lightning
On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Coach Bruce Cassidy ruled forward Brad Marchand and defenseman Torey Krug out for tonight. Cassidy said that Ryan Spooner is getting close to returning. Joe Haggerty: Forward Anders Bjork is also out tonight.…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins Not Rushing To Fill Third-Line Center Hole
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins haven't replaced Nick Bonino's third-line center slot and GM Jim Rutherford doesn't feel the pressure to do so. Rutherford said yesterday their search could even go on…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Need For Depth Down The Middle
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and their need for a third line center, maybe a fourth as well ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins re-signed Brian Dumoulin and Conor Sheary - $7.1 million a season combined for both…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and Top Five Trade Destinations for Matt Duchene
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: Wondering if the easiest solutions for the Oilers and Leon Draisaitl is a two-year bridge deal with a $6 million salary cap hit. David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Hard to argue that…
NHL Expansion Draft: Pittsburgh Penguins Primer
The Pittsburgh Penguins have some decisions to make that will be difficult. From a numbers standpoint, the 7F/3D/1G setup benefits Pittsburgh. It would allow them to protect their more borderline forwards. Those forwards feature some potential as well as depth.…