NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: The Red Wings think they could be close to re-signing Darren Helm. Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News: The Red Wings need a top-two defenseman. They could look at some of the…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Wild, and Sabres
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets will be buying out the final two years of defenseman Fedor Tyutin contract. Going against the salary cap will be $1.21 million this year, $1.96 million next year, and $1.46 million…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Senators and Coyotes
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Kings GM Dean Lombardi will need to add some goaltender depth to the organization this offseason. “Obviously it’s a point of interest for us,” Assistant General Manager Rob…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Senators and Kings
On the Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings ... Sportsnet's "Headlines" ... Elliotte Friedman: The Arizona Coyotes could make a decision on their vacant GM position as soon as next week. That could mean the two leading candidates…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Rangers, Flames and Blues
On the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Though he didn't play up to his $7 million a season contract, it's doubtful that the Bruins will trade Tuukka Rask this offseason. The Bruins…
Rumors: Kopitar, Lucic, Staal, Ward, and Rakell
Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Don't expect the Kings and Anze Kopitar to agree to a contract extension in the immediate future. Kings GM Dean Lombardi said that they are "not even in the ballpark" when asked if they…
Rumors X: Giordano, Saad, Sekera, Avs, Backups and Martin
On the Flames and Mark Giordano ... #Flames Giordano now eligible to sign #NHL extension. Hearing starting point on max term is 72m over 8 years.— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) July 1, 2015 On the Blue Jackets and Brandon Saad ...…
Rumors VI: Senators, Jets, Stars and Blue Jackets
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It's not looking like the Senators will land the top-six forward that GM Bryan Murray was hoping to get. He will focus on re-signing RFAs Mike Hoffman and Alex Chiasson before deciding on what…
Rumors II: Phaneuf, Frolik, Ribeiro and Stars Free Agents
Ansar Khan: Have been told that the Red Wings are no longer interested in pursuing a Dion Phaneuf trade. Gary Lawless: Checked in with Michael Frolik's camp yesterday and they gave a "no comment." Adam Vingan: The Predators and Mike Ribeiro…
Rumors II: Wild, Senators and the Goalie Market
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Devan Dubnyk will be able to speak with other teams in a week if he doesn't come to terms with the Wild before then. There may not have been a lot of communication between…
Rumors II: Hurricanes, Predators, Flyers and Red Wings
Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: The Hurricanes need to re-sign or trade Eric Staal and Cam Ward. Both of their contracts expire at the end of next season. If the Hurricanes trade Eric, his brother Jordan may…
Rumors II: Stars – Goalie Situation and UFA Defensemen Targets
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Stars GM Jim Nill said that he's not "shopping" goaltender Kari Lehtonen, but added that he's studying their goaltending situation. Reports came out this week that Jussi Rynnas was considering moving to the…