Tag: James Neal

NHL Rumors: Scouting, Capitals, Predators and Leafs

Scouting Friday night's San Antoinio Rampage (COL) - Texas Stars (DAL) game ... Nathan Mallet: Scouting the game: Blues, Lightning, Devils, Panthers, Blue Jackets, Rangers, Maple Leafs and Kings. Scouting Friday night's Ontario Reign (LA) and San Jose Barracuda (SJ) game ...…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Malkin Trade Ideas, Tarasenko and the Canucks

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Though Penguins president David Morehouse has said that Evgeni Malkin isn't going anywhere, Matheson thinks the Penguins should listen to all offers on Malkin.Penguins GM Jim Rutherford should call the Blues and ask about…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Lightning, Predators, Blues, Stars, Kings, Penguins and More

Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning coach Jon Cooper said that Tyler Johnson (upper-body) and Victor Hedman (lower-body) will be out this weekend. "I don't want to leave these guys to the point where their next game is…

Mark Easson

Quick Hits: Vegas, Leafs, St. Louis, Weber, Hedman and Line Combos

Scott Burnside of ESPN: Bill Foley wouldn't give ESPN their season ticket sales numbers, but sources saying they are now over 10,000. Down payments on those tickets reflect grass-roots buyers, individuals and small businesses throughout the Las Vegas area. Now…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Preds, Pens, Flyers, Kings, Lightning, Leafs and more…

Nashville Predators: James Neal practiced yesterday but remains on the IR with a lower-body injury. He skated on the second line with Mike Fisher and Colin Wilson. Neal has missed the last five games. Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Flyers, Preds, Flames, Bruins, Red Wings and more

Frank Seravalli: Flyers GM Ron Hextall will have an update on Nicklas Grossmann today. Servalli guessing concussion. Jim Diamond: Predators Ryan Ellis left last night's game with a lower-body injury. Derek Willis: The Flames put Josh Jooris on the IR.…

Mark Easson

Afternoon Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines, Mumps and Neal Diving

Tim Wharnsby: Maple Leafs Brandon Kozun clears waivers. The Predators put Viktor Stalberg on waivers. The Devils put Mark Fraser on waivers. Oklahoma City Barons: The Barons (Oilers AHL team) will cease operations at the end of this season. Mike…

Mark Easson

Looking Back: Neal and Niskanen Traded For Goligoski

On February 21, 2011 the Dallas Stars traded forward James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Alex Goligoski. NHL Contracts Involved Alex Goligoski-  3 years at $5.5 million; James Neal- 2 years at $5.75 million;…

Mark Ball

Rumors II: Spezza, Methot, Neal, Bylsma, Franson and Thornton

Luke Fox of SporstNet: The Stars don't see Jason Spezza a rental player and GM Jim Nill is "pretty confident" that they can sign him to a contract extension before the 2014-15 trade deadline. “We wanted Jason to get to…

Mark Easson

The Top 10 Best Long-Term NHL Contracts

The NHL is a league that is notorious for its ugly, bad, and sometimes mind-boggling contracts. With all of the bad contracts seemingly always in the headlines (bad news makes for better stories), it’s easy to forget that even the…

Greg Stamper

Top 10 “Value” Free Agent Signings

With how rare it is to acquire talent in the NHL, most teams find themselves coming out of the offseason with their pockets emptied by free agents and the ridiculous prices that the market sets on them. Once free agency…

Greg Stamper

NHL Rumors III: Friedman’s Final Thoughts of the Summer

Elliotte Friedman: Teams could be eyeing Coyotes Antoine Vermette, who has one year left on his deal. GM Don Maloney would like to sign to an extension.Have to think Ryan O'Reilly will follow Paul Stastny out of town. There is…

Mark Easson