NHL Rumors: The Tampa Bay Lightning Will Have Some Tough Decisions To Make This Offseason
The Tampa Bay Lightning will have some tough decisions to make this offseason. Do they buyout Ryan Callahan? Brayden Point needs a new contract.
NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Lightning, Senators, and Erik Karlsson
The Golden Knights still have the assets to add Erik Karlsson James O'Brien of NBC Sports: The Vegas Golden Knights have just under $9.5 million salary cap space, and have David Clarkson's $5.25 million for LTIR if need be. The…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Forward Jason Zucker on being a restricted free agent: "That's for much later down the road this summer." Chad Graff of The Athletic: Owner Craig Leipold on what he's looking for in their next…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Hurricanes and Rangers
On the New York Islanders ... Neil Best of Newsday: Pending free agent John Tavares said things are that fun for the Islanders right now. “I’m sure when people look at the way our team’s going, they want to speculate,”…
NHL News: Buffalo Sabres Fire GM and Coach … Possible Replacements
On the Buffalo Sabres, Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: GM Tim Murray met with Sabres owner Terry Pegula yesterday and today bot Murray and head coach Dan Bylsma were fired. "After reviewing the…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Panthers, Jagr, Maple Leafs and Assistant GMs
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Blackhawks will likely have to wait another month to find out what Maxim Shalunov's plans are for next year. Shalunov's agent said on Monday they will likely decide next…
NHL Rumors: GM and Coaching Notes
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes plan on moving quickly to fill their vacant GM position. “I wouldn’t be shocked if we have some form of an announcement next week or the week…
Rumors III: Babcock Fallout with Leafs and Sabres
Shawn Stepner: League sources saying the Sabres thought they had a deal in principle with Mike Babcock two days ago. Was around the same term and money as the Leafs, might have even been nine years. Tim Graham: The Sabres…
Morning Hits: Top 25 UFAs, Diving, Byfuglien, Canucks and Waivers
Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Top 25 potential unrestricted free agents: 1. Johnny Boychuk (NYI) 2. Marc Staal (NYR) 3. Christian Ehrhoff (PIT) 4. Carl Soderberg (BOS) 5. Mike Green (WSH) 6. Antoine Vermette (ARI) 7. Cody Franson (TOR)…
NHL Rumors II: GM and Coaching – Penguins, Panthers and Red Wings
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins upper management is keeping quiet regarding their GM search. Chatter yesterday was that they could be close to naming a new GM, and that Jason Botterill, Julien BriseBois and Pierre McGuire were the…
NHL Rumors IV: Penguins GM Search … Pens and Jackets Coaching Situation
TSN: Pierre LeBrun reported that the Penguins have reached out Jim Rutherford about the possibility of joining the organization. Julien BriseBois is also a top candidate. Luke DeCock: Rutherford would be a good short-term fit for the Penguins. He would…
NHL Rumors II: Potential Red Wings Targets and the Penguins GM Search
Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings need a right-handed shooting, top-four defenseman. They will be talking about Matt Niskanen during their three days of management meetings, and he'll likely be at the top of their wish list. They have…