NHL Rumors: Niklas Kronwall, Jim Benning, and the Minnesota Wild
The Niklas Kronwall indecision in the decision... From Abel To Yzerman (Paul Kukla and George Malik): As August rolls along, it has become clear that Niklas Kronwall will take his sweet time in any decision made. The information has been…
Quick Hits: Chad Priskie, Jim Benning, Patrik Laine, and Ben Lovejoy,
So, Chase Priskie to Carolina possibly? Sara Civian: Chase Priskie heading to the Carolina Hurricanes is not a foregone conclusion. However, the team is very interested in the former Washington Capitals draft pick now that he is officially an unrestricted…
NHL Early Look: Canucks Sit On Precipice of Playoff Spot
The Vancouver Canucks are a bubble team that may need some help to make the playoffs but they are improved from last year at least. They do have some interesting pieces that could grow into a nice unit.
NHL News: Karlsson, Hansen, Callahan, Brouwer, and Benning
Golden Knights and Karlsson submit arbitration numbers Chris Johnson: The Vegas Golden Knights and William Karlsson have an arbitration hearing set for Saturday. They filed their numbers yesterday with the Knights offering $3.5 million and Karlsson asking for $6.5 million.…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman has mentioned that he could make a 'hockey trade' before the deadline. He could also move out some pending free agents for draft picks and/or prospects.…
NHL Rumors: The Vancouver Canucks and Erik Gudbranson
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Mark Guy, the agent for pending free agent defenseman Erik Gudbranson: “They would like to try and sign Erik, the goal is to get something done. If not, we would expect they would try…
NHL Rumors: Trevor Linden Talks Vancouver Canucks
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Trevor Linden on a Brock Boeser contract extension: "We will look at that at the end of the year. " Rick Dhaliwal: Linden on Thomas Vanek's future: "I don't want to talk about individual players."…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, And GM Without An Extension
On the Buffalo Sabres and Matt Moulson ... Mike Harrington: Coach Phil Housley on Matt Moulson: "Jason and his agent are working on some options, but that's as much as I know at this point." Mike Harrington: From Housley's quote (above),…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Hurricanes, Bruins and Canucks
On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: The Stars would like to bring Valeri Nichushkin back, but if it happens, still not sure when it would be. On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Cory Lavalette: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis said that…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Blue Jackets, Canadiens and Sabres
On the the Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman was on the Sportsnet 590 talking about the Vancouver Canucks yesterday. Friedman thinks Canucks GM Jim Benning will remain…
NHL Rumors: Hot Seat, Kovalchuk, Olympics and Canucks
On the Hot Seat ... Michael Traikos in the Toronto Sun: Looking at five coaches that could be on the hot seat already this season: Jack Capuano (New York Islanders), Willie Desjardins (Vancouver Canucks), John Tortorella (Columbus Blue Jackets), Lindy…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Avs, Canucks and Ducks
On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan: RSportu report saying that CSKA would like to sign Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov, but he has other plans - which likely means re-signing with the Capitals. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Elliotte Friedman:…