2016-17 Top 10 Edmonton Oilers Prospects
The Edmonton Oilers have won more than their fair share of draft lotteries recently, but in the 2015 draft they won the Power Ball and drafted Connor McDavid. Having McDavid will cover up a lot of warts in their drafting…
NHL Rumors: Habs, Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Oilers and Blue Jackets
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger: "I can further that a little bit with information that's surfacing today out of the Montreal Canadiens' organzation. There is a slim chance at best, a very slim chance, that P.K. Subban is…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Jackets, Shattenkirk, Ducks, Hawks and Rangers
On the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets ... I have seen Brad Treliving and Jarmo Kekäläinen speaking on floor a few times. Trade up/down? Would CGY take Bobrovsky salary? #NHLDraft2016 — Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) June 24, 2016 Teams are…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Blue Jackets, Leafs, and Las Vegas
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Bob McKenzie: Several teams have said to not rule out the Winnipeg Jets drafting Jesse Puljajarvi. There could be some intrigue at the top of this years draft, should be interesting. Grant McCagg: "Jets will…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Bruins and Panthers
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson looks at four scenarios for the Edmonton Oilers at the 2016 draft. 1. Trading up to No. 3 to draft Jesse Puljujarvi - Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Flames, and Blue Jackets
On the Anaheim Ducks ... John Buccigross: Hearing that candidates who were being considered for the Ducks head coaching position are being informed that the Ducks will be hiring Randy Carlyle. Darren Dreger: Expect the Ducks to names Randy Carlyle…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Canucks, Avs, Coyotes and Red Wings
Summary of Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Among the players the Columbus Blue Jackets interviewed in-depth: Jake Bean, Logan Brown, Clayton Keller, Jesse Puljujarvi and Matthew Tkachuk. Sources saying that Scott Hartnell has agreed to waive his no-movement…
NHL Rumors: Tradeable NHL Draft Picks and Subban
On the NHL Draft ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekelainen on trading their No. 3 draft pick. “I’ve told everyone who has inquired, you’d better blow my socks off before we get to any kind of…
NHL Rumors: NHL Draft – Blue Jackets, Canucks and Oilers
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks know they will be able to draft a foundation player like Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matthew Tkachuk or Olli Juolevi at No. 5 - depending on what the Oilers…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Avs, Jets, Flames and Maple Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The two additional years at $6 million a season that Milan Lucic is looking for is not a small gap. The Kings have to watch their spending as Tyler Toffoli will also…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Devils, Kings, Bruins, Oilers and Leafs
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Star: Talk out of Winnipeg has some scouts liking Jesse Puljajarvi over Patrick Laine. On the New Jersey Devils ... Jimmy Murphy: Source saying that the Devils are on a…
NHL Rumors: Oilers – Lucic, Hall, RNH and Eberle
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Bob Stauffer, CHED radio host, talked about the Oilers potential interest in Milan Lucic and the possibilities of trading Taylor Hall or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for a top defenseman. “Milan…