Tag: John Carlson

Seven NHL Teams With The Cap Space To Make Big Moves This Offseason

During a May 28 press conference prior to the start of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly projected the salary cap for 2018-19 could reach $80 million based solely on league revenue. If the NHL Players…

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Kings, Coyotes, Golden Knights and Predators

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: expects the Kings to explore the idea of moving up in the draft. "Where the trade market goes (player-wise, not pick-wise) that weekend will most likely have the biggest impact on their…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blues, Golden Knights, Canucks, and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Hearing that Mike Van Ryn (head coach in Tucson AHL) will be joining the Blues coaching staff this year. On the Vegas Golden Knights ... TSN Radio: Darren Dreger on John Tavares:…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Top 12 2018 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents

On the Top 12 2018 NHL unrestricted free agents ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at the top 12 NHL free agents for this offseason, and some rumors and notes that are linked to the players. 1. John Tavares -…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Big-Game Hunting For Blue Line Help Or Not?

On the Edmonton Oilers ... The Fourth Period: TFP reported earlier this season that the Oilers held trade talks involving defenseman Oscar Klefbom, and those trade talks are expected to continue this offseason. TSN's Ryan Rishaug wondered about Klefbom and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets, NY Rangers and the NY Islanders

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Jim Toth: Sources are saying that pending RFA defenseman Jacob Trouba has told his agent that he wants to remain in Winnipeg and wants to sign a long-term deal. Trouba's agent Kurt Overhardt wouldn't comment.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and the Toronto Maple Leafs

On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of The Athletic: Brent Flahr is the Wild's acting GM while owner Craig Leipold interviews GM candidates. Paul Fenton has already been interviewed, and Leipold has likely been waiting for Predators-Jets series to be…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Series Wins, Bruins, Flyers, Sharks, Knights and Capitals

On Stanley Cup Playoff Series Wins ... Corey Masisak: Stanley Cup Playoffs series wins in the past 10 seasons: VGK - 2 MIN - 2 CAR - 2 ARZ - 2 WPG/ATL - 1 NYI - 1 DAL - 1 CGY…

Mark Easson

Where Do The Toronto Maple Leafs Go From Here?

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a disappointing finish to a franchise-best season (49 wins, 105 points), falling in seven games to the Boston Bruins in the opening round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. Though the Leafs considerably improved over…

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs – Dubas, Hunter, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares, Tanev and Bozak

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: With the free agent center market pretty thin after John Tavares, so the Maple Leafs could consider bringing Tyler Bozak back. Last offseason the Leafs asked Joe Thornton if…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs – van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Nylander, and the Blue Line

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star: James van Riemsdyk possibly walked out the Maple Leafs dressing room on Friday for possibly the last time. “Definitely a weird feeling, possibly walking out of here for…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Hurricanes, Wild, Islanders and Capitals

On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Igor Eronko: Ilya Kovalchuk tell @rsportru that he'll be heading to the U.S. for contract talks. He'll be heading back to Russia by May 7th for Putin's inauguration. On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Jimmy Murphy: Hearing that…

Mark Easson