Rumors VII: Penguins, Jets, Wild, Canadiens and Olympics
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Penguins are looking add forward and defenseman, or at least one of them. They are keeping an eye on Maple Leafs Daniel Winnik and Mike Santorelli, but they aren't alone. It is believed that the…
Rumors II: Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers and Coyotes
Scott Powers of ESPN: (mailbag) Blackhawks pending RFA Brandon Saad will likely be offered a bridge deal which will be around $3 million per season. The Blackhawks currently have $65 million committed to 15 players next year. The cap is…
Rumors III: Rangers, Wild, Sens, Sabres, Wings, Coyotes and Leafs
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers had been rotating Matt Hunwick and John Moore as healthy scratches, but Hunwick has recently been more consistent and a little better according to coach Alain Vigneault. Hunwick holds the edge as…
Rumors IV: Kings, Leafs, Avalanche, Ducks, Stars and Wild
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Believe that a Dion-Phaneuf for Mike Richards deal was seriously considered, with other pieces being involved. The Kings said no to any deal involving Tanner Pearson or Tyler Toffoli. New to the rumor mill is Avalanche…
Rumors I: Avalanche, Kings, Jets, Kassian and Yandle
Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: (mailbag) The Avs primary goal will be to improve their blueline. It could happen in a trade later this year or more likely during free agency. It's too early to determine if the Avs…
NHL Rumors II: Flyers, Avalanche, Maple Leafs and Capitals
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers don't have a lot of cap flexibility and are likely stuck with Scott Hartnell (five years, $4.75 million cap hit remaining) and Vinny Lecavalier's (four years, $4.5 million cap hit remaining) contracts.…
Morning Hits: Shaw, Perreault, Kreider, Hejda, Senators and Garon
Chris Kuc: Blackhawks coach Joel Quenville said that Andrew Shaw is day-to-day. Eric Stephens: Ducks Mathieu Perreault (lower-body) yesterday: "I felt good yesterday and I felt even better today. All set and ready to go." Steve Zipay: Rangers Chris Kreider (hand)…
Injury Notes: Callahan, Staal, Howard, Bryzgalov, Silfverberg, Beauchemin, Hejda, Monahan and Paille
Katie Strang of ESPN: Rangers Ryan Callahan will be out four to six weeks with a Grade 2 MCL sprain. Callahan had offseason shoulder surgery, broke his thumb in October and now this. Defenseman Marc Staal is out indefinitely with…
Injury Notes: Eriksson, Hamilton, Paille, Quick, Hejda, Crawford, Tanguay, Callahan, Boychuk and Zetterberg
Brian Wilde: Bruins Loui Eriksson was put on the IR with his second concussion in five weeks, fourth of his career. The two he had with Dallas were minor. Jamie Erdahl: Bruins Dougie Hamilton will be out two to four…
Morning Rumors: Leafs, Panthers, Rangers, Habs, Preds, Isles, Sabres, Blues, Canes, Pens and Avs
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk has heated up, but not many teams have the salary cap space to make moves. “We have a cap world with parity but no flexibility,” said the executive. “It’s very difficult for teams…
Injury Notes: Orpik, Eriksson, Staal, Petry, Timonen, Horton, Beauchemin, Hejda, Zidlicky and Lupul
Pittsburgh Penguins: Brooks Orpik was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and was alert and conscious. Orpik left the hospital and is traveling back to the Pittsburgh with the team. Dan Bylsma: "I think he was out on the ice for a period of…
Players who are not considering going overseas at this time
The Fourth Period: Gabriel Landeskog has been approached by a couple Norwegian teams. Matt Duchene is not considering playing in Europe unless the entire NHL season is lost. Jan Hejda will wait until November before deciding what to do. Paul…