NHL Rumors XVI: 15 Free Agents, Lecavalier, Sens, Gorges, Phaneuf, Sharks and Leafs
Scott Burnside of ESPN: 15 interesting free agents and possible landing spots. 1. Paul Stastny - Blues 2. Dan Boyle - Red Wings 3. Christian Ehrhoff - Lightning 4. Thomas Vanek - Wild 5. Ryan Miller - Canucks 6. Matt…
NHL Rumors XII: Brodeur, Lightning, Stars, Jokinen, Vrbata, Sabres, Moulson and Niskanen
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur is intrigued by free agency. "I’m excited and intrigued to see some of the options will be laid out in front of me," Martin Brodeur told ESPN.com Monday. 'It’s something that’s new to me,…
NHL Rumors VI: Maple Leafs, Reimer, Jets, Lecavalier, Ehrhoff and the Goalie Market
Nick Kypreos: James Reimer has requested to be traded. There was talk on the draft floor between the Jets and Maple Leafs. It could be revisited at a later date. Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Neither the Leafs or…
NHL Rumors VIII: Stastny, Niskanen, Vanek, Stralman, Hiller, Jokinen and Hayes
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Avs Paul Stastny wanted to "see what's out there" and Joe Sakic is fine with that. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports there is significant interest in Stastny. "It's his right. I respect that," Sakic said.…
Top 10 2014 NHL Free Agent Wingers
Expanded look at unrestricted free agency this week by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. While this is recognized league-wide as a poor free agent class, those hoping to address the wing and add some scoring punch are…
NHL Rumors VI: Penguins, Avalanche, Blackhawks and Canucks
Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: It's sounding like Penguins pending UFAs Matt Niskanen and Jussi Jokinen will be playing elsewhere next season. “I've talked with them,” Rutherford said. “I think both players would like to return. But they're also…
NHL Rumors VI: Red Wings, Wild Shopping Two, the Devils and Brodeur
Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) Potential targets for the Red Wings. Khan thinks they'd land a secondary scorer in Jussi Jokinen or Matt Moulson on a shorter deal than it would take to bring in a Thomas Vanek, Paul Stastny,…
NHL Rumors I: Islanders, Lightning and Flyers
Arthur Staples of Newsday: The Islanders are open to trading their No. 5 pick at this years draft. "We're open to trading the pick for someone we think can come in and help us right away," Snow said recently. The…
NHL Rumors IV: Penguins, Blackhawks, Blues, Ducks, Canucks, Senators and Bruins
Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The unrestricted free agent pool is not deep, so teams may look towards the trade market. The Penguins and Sharks could be looking to make some big changes. Blues GM Doug Armstrong isn't…
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…
NHL Rumors II: Penguins Checklist and the Oilers
Dean Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: A checklist for the new GM whenever he is hired. 1. Fire the coach. 2. Hire a coach - Kovacevic suggests Rick Tocchet. 3. Trade Kris Letang - Letang's limited no-trade clause starts…
Morning Rumors II: Penguins, Flyers and Red Wings
Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Brooks Orpik's plan would have been to play in the Stanley Cup if the Penguins had made it that far. Orpik's future with the Penguins is now on hold until a new GM…