Canucks To Fire Head Coach John Tortorella
According to Farhan Lalji of TSN, the Vancouver Canucks will fire head coach John Tortorella on Thursday. The move will come about three weeks after Trevor Linden was hired as team president and Mike Gillis was fired as team GM.
NHL Rumors: Grabovski, Kulemin, Oilers, Islanders Sale, Lightning, Canucks and Leafs
Michael Traikos of the National Post: The agent of Capitals Mikhail Grabovski and Maple Leafs Nikolai Kulemin said that his clients could be a free agent package, though he added that each are interested in remaining with their current team.…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Jets, Capitals, Canucks, Lightning and Penguins
Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The free agent pool is year is not deep and the price tags may be too high for the Coyotes. The Coyotes have some young players like Connor Murray, Brandon Gormley and Max Domi that…
Morning Rumors III: Ovechkin, Halak, Flames Free Agents, Maple Leafs and Torts
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Alex Ovechkin on "which coach provided the best way to play" "I was not comfortable playing with Hunter’s system and I’m comfortable with system and I was comfortable with Bruce system as well. Be honest…
NHL Rumors I: Canucks Offseason Priorities and Trevor Linden Press Conference
Craig Custance of ESPN: Canucks offseason priorities: 1. Build a qualified front office 2. Let the new management team make a call on John Tortorella 3. Get younger up front. The Canucks re-stock by trading Ryan Kesler, Alexander Edler, Kevin…
NHL Rumors II: Vancouver Canucks Edition
Farhan Lalji: Told that Trevor Linden will be officially named the Canucks President today. Farhan Lalji: Told that there was a buyout provision in Mike Gillis' contract that states that the Canucks would only have to pay half of the…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Flames, Isles, Caps, Canes, Canadiens, Panthers, Leafs, Predators and Bruins
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Canucks ownership will need to decide if one or both of John Tortorella and Mike Gillis will be back. Expect Flames coach Bob Hartley to return next season. Top candidates to for the Flames…
Morning Hits: Torts, Ovechkin Responds, Klesla, Blue Jackets Viewership and the Preds want an ASG
Elliott Pap: Canucks coach John Tortorella on GM Mike Gillis' comments: "I not going to comment on what happened yesterday. That's a discussion Mike and I will have internally." Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Alex Ovechkin on Adam Oates' comments…
Morning Hits: Stewart, Petrov, Gillis Not Sure If He’ll Be Back and HC at Noon Discusses
Jeremy Rutherford: Sabres Chris Stewart on his trade to Buffalo: "It was pretty plain and simple. They wanted a big goalie and I got voted off the island. I was a casualty. It sucks, but that's the business." Igor Eronko: Islanders…
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Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Ryan Callahan's agent, Steve Bartlett, said that he spoke with Lightning GM Steve Yzerman over the weekend, with Yzerman saying he'd like to talk contract extension after the season. "Yeah, we’d love to sign him," said…
NHL Rumors II: Islanders, Bruins, Panthers, Maple Leafs and Canucks
Josh Kosman and Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Islanders owner Charles Wang is talking with Andrew Barroway, a Philadelphia lawyer, about a potential sale of the team. The price could be $225 million and potentially another $75 million if…
Morning Rumors and Notes: Canucks, Reimer, Islanders, Sabres and Coyotes
Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: Gallagher thinks that if the Canucks bring back John Tortorella and his coaching staff, Zack Kassian needs to request a trade out of Vancouver if is he reach his potential in the NHL. They…