Rumors II: Kings, Maple Leafs and the Wild
On the Los Angeles Kings and Anze Kopitar ... Jon Rosen: A LA Kings Hockey Ops executive said that Anze Kopitar will sign his contract extension today. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Pierre LeBrun: Believe the Maple Leafs were…
Rumors: Jonathan Drouin, Blues, Wild and Senators
On Jonathan Drouin ... TVA Sports: Renaud Lavoie said Thursday evening that there is a possibility that Jonathan Drouin could be traded in the next 24 hours. The most persistent rumor involves the St. Louis Blues. Renaud Lavoie: Updating on…
Rumors: Wild Looking For A Shot In The Arm
On the Minnesota Wild ... Mike Halford of Pro Hockey Talk: Michael Russo on his podcast on what it would likely cost the Minnesota Wild to acquire Jonathan Drouin. “To get Drouin, it would probably cost Matt Dumba. That’s what…
Rumors IV: Ducks, Lightning, Habs, Avs, Kings and More
Roundup of Friedman's 30 thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One scout on Auston Mathews, Jesse Puljajarvi and Patrik Laine. “Where Matthews is going to be a true number one on a top line, Laine appears to be in the…
Rumors II: Wild, Ducks and Lightning
On the Minneota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild fans were disappointed when they weren't able to land Ryan Johansen in a trade. They Wild would have had to move salary if they were able to land…
Rumors: Jackets, Ducks, Sens, Lightning, Preds and Blues
Bruce Garroich of the Ottawa Sun: Three trades went down last week. "There has been lots of talking. Maybe this will get some other deals moving because they've been pretty tough to make," said a league executive Friday. The Minnesota…
Rumors II: Sharks, Ducks, Devils and Wild
On the San Jose Sharks ... Curtis Pashelka of the San Jose Mercury News: Patrick Marleau has one more year left on his contract and he's not thinking about shutting it down after that. "I definitely want to play beyond…
Rumors: Oilers, Wild and Red Wings
On the Oilers ... Mark Spector of Sportsnet: The Oilers are going to make a significant trade at some point. Could be today, before the trade deadline, but most likely occurs at the draft in June. GM Peter Chiarelli is…
Rumors II: Oilers, Islanders, Avalanche and Jets
On the Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets ... TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger: Think that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle could be traded, but there is no specific time frame for that to happen. The…
Rumors: Oilers, Wild and Bruins
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun: GM Peter Chiarelli had hoped the Oilers would be much better this season. There has been some suggestions that it might be time to break up their core.…
Rumors: Hamonic – Ducks, Flames, Oilers, Wild and Jets
On Travis Hamonic ... Damien Cox of Sportsnet: Ducks GM Bob Murray has been on Travis Hamonic for months now. It appears that some GMs have known about Hamonic's situation before others. Some think that Hamonic would go to Anaheim,…
Rumors II: Isles, Hurricanes, Canadiens, Wild and Blues
On the Islanders, Hurricanes and Canadiens ... Sportsnet's 'Headlines' with Damien Cox and Elliotte Friedman: The Red Wings, Ducks and Kings talked to the Islanders about Travis Hamonic, but were told that they were not a fit. Friedman adds that…