NHL Rumors: On the Edmonton Oilers
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Milan Lucic and Jason Demers were scheduled to meet with the Oilers today in Edmonton. The Oilers have had a strong interest in Lucic. Hearing that 10 teams have already expressed…
NHL Rumors: Habs, Oilers, Wild, Ducks, Flames and More
On some trades that didn't happen ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Some members of the Jets scouting staff were high on Matthew Tkachuk. Looking like Loui Eriksson will hit the open market with term being the issue with…
NHL Rumors: Mostly Wild with some Kings, Coyotes and Oilers
On the Minnesota Wild ... Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press: The Wild haven't decided if they will buy out the final year of Thomas Vanek or not. Buying out Vanek would save the Wild $5 million next season. “The…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It would take a really good offer for the Senators to trade their No. 12 pick. “For us to move away from No. 12, it will take a significant…
NHL Rumors: Top 10 NHL Trade Candidates and the Predators
Top 10 trade candidates ... Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Larkin lists his top 10 trade candidates at the NHL draft. 10. Ben Bishop - Tampa Bay Lightning 9. Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit Red Wings 8. Sami Vatanen -…
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: Stars, Oilers, Wild and Blackhawks
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Think that Stars GM Jim Nill will use both Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen next season, but will be looking for a good deal. If there is…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Top Trade Bait and KHL
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: It appears that Kyle Okposo and Matt Martin will be testing free agency. Sources saying that the Islanders haven't spoken with the either players agent since the end of the…
Rink Rumblings – Big Contracts Could Be On The Move Come Summer Time
The National Hockey League is down to the final four of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and teams are putting their finishing touches to their plans for the 2016 NHL Draft and free agency on July 1. It is not expected…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Canucks, Oilers and Senators
On the Boston Bruins ... Fluto Shinzawa: Bruins GM Don Sweeney was seen chatting it up with Jimmy Vesey at a Harvard function. Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins need to improve their blueline this offseason. Six defensemen the Bruins…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers
On the Minnesota Wild ... Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press: (from earlier this week) Deciding on a new head coach will be the Wild's top priority. The only players that likely won't be shopped are Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, Mikko…
NHL Rumors: Radulov, Boyle, Wild and Bruins
On Alexander Radulov ... Aivis Kalnins: (from yesterday morning) Alexander Radulov's KHL agent wasn't able to comment on why Radulov wasn't at the Team Russian camp as he didn't even know where Radulov was. On Dan Boyle ... Dan Rosen:…