NHL Rumors and Notes: St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues blue line notes Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: (mailbag) Trading defenseman Carl Gunnarsson, if he's healthy, wouldn't be easy. He's at $3 million a season and is coming off ACL surgery. The St. Louis Blues also don't…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Rangers
Stars still have time to make a big move Mike Heika: (asked about the lack of moves from the Dallas Stars this past offseason) The Stars committed a lot of salary cap space last season with the additions of Alexander…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and the San Jose Sharks
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Andy Graziano: There are upwards of five to seven teams that have some level of interested in Maple Leafs winger Matt Martin. The New York Islanders and New York Rangers are two of the teams.…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: Looking at three areas of need for the Oilers this offseason, and the top free agents at that position. Right-handed defenseman - one that can play on the power-play. John…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, and Toronto Maple Leafs
Attaching Bobby Ryan de-values Erik Karlsson ... Don Brennan: Agree that attaching Bobby Ryan to any Erik Karlsson trade de-values the Senators best trade chip. If the Senators want to get rid of Ryan's salary cap hit that bad, buy…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders
Toronto: Are They Contender Or Do They Wait? Luke Fox of Sportsnet opines that Toronto's need for a right-handed shooting top-four defenseman may not be an option as most of the markets best are left-handed. In a market of wingers,…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Canucks, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Predators, Blue Jackets, and Capitals
On the Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Washington Capitals ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One agent thinks there are less than 20 players that are "untouchable." A…
NHL Rumors: Atlantic Division – Trade Deadline Buyers and Sellers
Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the Atlantic Division - buyers and sellers. Tampa Bay Lightning - Buyers. Could use a top-four defenseman and a depth winger. Have all their picks over the next three years, lots of prospects, as well…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Jonas Siegel: Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello said that forward Josh Leivo didn't make a trade request. Kristen Shilton: Tyler Bozak isn't looking at his pending free agent status: "I’m sure when the time comes…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Bruins, Canes, Wings, Avs, Canucks, Leafs, Flames, Pens, Jackets, Sabres, Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Kovalchuk
On the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blues Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes and Ilya Kovalchuk ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Jets, Penguins, Sabres, and Maple Leafs
On the New Yor Rangers and Winnipeg Jets ... Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet: In his "Friedman Five", which airs on Tuesdays on Sportsnet, Elliotte discussed the possibilities of Rick Nash again going to teams outside of his designated trade list. One…
2018 NHL Trade Deadline Buyers – Eastern Conference
The NHL's Feb. 26 trade deadline is less than three weeks away. Speculation is ramping up over which clubs could be potential buyers. Here's a look at the five Eastern Conference teams most likely to jump into the trade market.…