Tag: Jamie McGinn

NHL Rumors: Scouting Devils-Hawks, Red Wings and Coyotes

Scouting the New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks ... Dan Rice: Scouts listed for the Devils-Blackhawks game last night: Islanders, Kings, Las Vegas, Stars, Flyers, Panthers, Canadiens and Penguins. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Pens, Stars, Bruins, Sabres, Blues and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Wes Crosby of NHL.com: Sidney Crosby returned to full-contract practice yesterday and could return tonight against the Panthers. Crosby's been out since October 7th. "I feel good," Crosby said. "It's good to have some days like…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Ducks, Sens, Canucks, Isles, Coyotes and Rangers

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Bob McKenzie: The Ducks put Simon Despres on the LTIR. Despres carries a $3.7 million salary cap hit, giving them some financial flexibility. Cap Friendly: The Ducks putting Despres on the LTIR likely happened before Saturday's roster…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Canadiens, Pens, Rangers, Coyotes, Leafs, Blues and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... John Lu: Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said that Carey Price worked out yesterday, but he's still day-to-day as his energy level and weight loss are issues. Renaud Lavoie: Price was on the ice for 30 minutes…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Kings, Habs, Hawks, Blues, Sabres and more

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Daren Millard: Jonathan Quick has a bad groin injury, with surgery a possibility. The Kings could be looking at Quick being out for three to four month. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Renaud Lavoie: Have been…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Signings, Injury Updates and Roster Notes

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Pierre LeBrun: The Sabres and Rasmus Ristolainen agreed on a six-year contract with a $5.4 million salary cap hit. On the Edmonton Oiles and Calgary Flames ... John Shannon: Kris Versteeg rejected the Oilers offer…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: A couple weeks ago Tobias Rieder's agent, Darren Ferris, suggested that Rieder was considering KHL offers because contract talks were at an impasse. Ferris initially used Nazem Kadri's six-year contract…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Coyotes – Doan, Rieder, Stone and Murphy

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Sources have confirmed that Shane Doan will be back with Coyotes next season. Source saying the deal will have a $2.5 million base salary with a deferred signing bonus and…

Mark Easson

Rink Rumblings – The Best Bargains Of NHL Free Agency

30 National Hockey League clubs spent over $500 Million signing players on the opening weekend of free agency, but as is usual at this time of year, teams begrudgingly overpay in hopes of finding a difference maker and come to…

Michael Augello

NHL Rumors: Vegas, Oilers, Flyers and Coyotes

On Las Vegas ... Steve Carp: Foley is putting a list together of potential GMs candidates to speak with. The NHL is advising Foley on proper protocol on how to contract teams. Foley hopes to have a GM in place…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, and David Backes

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Don't expect the Flyers to be signing any big named free agents. Flyers GM Ron Hextall will be looking for bargain free agent forwards. David Backes, Andrew Ladd, and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Flyers, Ducks, Blues, Bruins and Oilers

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers have a draft plan in place. "We're going to have some emphasis on skill and size," general manager Ron Hextall said. "Hopefully, combined, but that's a tough…

Mark Easson