NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Blues, Oilers, Stars and Top 20 Trade Bait
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance: Red Wings winger Thomas Vanek said he likes it in Detroit and wants to remain there, but added that he's use to moving now if he gets traded at the deadline. Craig…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Pouliot, Eberle and Reinhart
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Mark Spector: The odds of the Oilers buying out Benoit Pouliot are greater than them trading him. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Oilers: Wonder about a Curtis Lazar for Griffin Reinhart trade? The Senators are feeling…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers – Eberle and Pouliot
On the Edmonton Oilers, Jordan Eberle and Benoit Pouliot ... BSN Avalanche: Teams listed to attend the Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders game last night: Edmonton Oilers David Staples: Can see the Oilers protecting Patrick Maroon over Jordan Eberle…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Canucks, Kovalchuk and Oilers
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Gary Lawless: Hearing that the Jets are gauging the trade interest in Alex Burmistrov. On the Vancouver Canucks ... Matthew Sekeres: (twitter response) Alex Edler has a no-trade clause and likely not being moved now. Maybe he agrees…
NHL Rumors: Kucherov, Frk, Yakupov and Oilers
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov ... Bob McKenzie: Of the remaining restricted free agents, McKenzie thinks Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning are most likely to get a deal done before the start of the season. Thinking now that…
NHL Rumors: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov
On Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bob McKenzie: The Lightning and RFA Nikita Kucherov's situation is complex because of their salary cap situation. Bob McKenzie: Most high-end offensive forwards that are looking at their second contracts get close to…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Rangers, Ducks and Oilers
On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: The Flames plan could be to use Sam Bennett as their second line center this season. On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl: Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma: "At the 13th forward position and…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Avalanche, Ducks and Tyson Barrie
On the Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche and Tyson Barrie ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: There have been many defensemen tied to the Edmonton Oilers about a potential trade. Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now radio was talking about the…
NHL Rumors: On Milan Lucic
On the Milan Lucic, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks ... DJ Bean: Milan Lucic said that the report that he's agreed to a deal with the Oilers is "bulls*@^." Lucic said he's obviously not ruling them, out but…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Hawks, Blues, Coyotes and More
** Tidying up some rumors from last night and this morning ** On the Calgary Flames ... Darren Dreger: There have been some talk the past few days about a potential Dougie Hamilton trade. One team asked the Flames about…
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: Oilers, Canadiens, Bruins and Blue Jackets
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Mike Kelly: It may not be smart for the Oilers to trade Taylor Hall, but how else are they going to be able to trade for a top pairing defenseman? Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or…