Tag: Jason Botterill

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Coaching, Pominville, Skinner, Ristolainen and More

Buffalo Sabres notes: In no rush to hire a new coach. Losing Jeff Skinner would be a big hit. No decision on Jason Pominville yet. They need to decide on Rasmus Ristolainen.

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Golden Knights, Devils and Sabres

Golden Knights weren't interested in Talbot Jim Matheson: Before the trade deadline the Edmonton Oilers tried to trade goaltender Cam Talbot to the Vegas Golden Knights to give them a more experienced, veteran backup. The Golden Knights weren't interested. Offseason…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – O’Reilly, Ristolainen, Possibly Buyouts, and Grubauer

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: There has been lots of speculated the Sabres will trade forward Ryan O'Reilly by the draft. Yes, it could happen, but O'Reilly could be just another player who has…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Deadline Fallout – San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz: A source believes that Evander Kane was wanting to go to the West Coast. That could be a good sign if the Sharks are looking to re-sign him this offseason. Bruce Garrioch…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks, and Pittsburgh Penguins

On the Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks ... Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman was asked if he thinks the Winnipeg Jets will be looking for a defenseman to replace the injured Jacob Trouba, who will be out for an extended period of…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Darren Dreger: The Sabres are believed to be among the options for Jack Capuano. Bill Hoppe of Buffalo Hockey Beat: GM Jason Botterill said they will meet with goalie prospect Cal Petersen next week. Botterill…

Mark Easson

Teams Who Might Need a New Starting Goaltender Next Season

The end of the NHL season is coming and that means that the offseason is almost here for all teams. There's going to be a lot of activity during the offseason not only due to the draft and free agency,…

Hunter Hodies

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Antipin, Coaching, Bruins, Canucks and Kane

On Buffalo Sabres ... Igor Eronko: Viktor Antipin confirms that he will sign with the Sabres in a couple days. Pierre LeBrun: Coaches on the Sabres radar: Krueger, Tocchet, J. Montgomery, J. Martin, Housley, Reirden, Boughner. Jimmy Murphy: Source that has…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Scouts, Coaching and Antipin

On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: New Sabres GM Jason Botterill met with their scouting last week. Five people from the scouting department have been let go. Botterill is looking to have 12 to 15 amateur…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Wild, Capitals, Oilers, Islanders, Sabres, Kovalchuk, Dadonov and Belov

On the Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Dadonov and Anton Belov ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Minnesota Wild forward Nino Niederreiter is drawing the interest of some teams as they look…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Panthers, Devils, Maple Leafs, Avalanche, Blue Jackets and Sabres

On the Florida Panthers ...  Bill Whitehead: GM Dale Tallon on their offseason needs: "We'd like to get more scoring. Maybe get a little deeper up in the forward position on the wings." On Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: The Kings don't have any trades on the horizon. They are likely coming, but nothing is imminent. John Hoven: The Kings had management/scouts watching defenseman Slava Voynov play in person multiple times…

Mark Easson