NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba – first update
On Jacob Trouba ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: The Jets could use some depth on the left-side, and the Oilers have left-handed defensemen that could help out the Jets - Oscar Klefbom, Brandon Davidson, Darnell Nurse or even Griffin…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Devils, Canucks and Jets
On the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportnet: Though neither side would confirm it, the Oilers and Devils discussed smaller options before they made the Taylor Hall - Adam Larsson trade. The Oilers have had some…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Hurricanes and Oilers
On the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes ... Allan Muir of SI: The Bruins dangling center David Krejci for a defenseman makes sense on the surface, but there are a couple issues with it. First, Krejci carries a $7.5 million…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Sabres, Oilers and Ducks
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Source saying that the Teuvo Teravainen trade helped push Nick Schmaltz to leave North Dakota early and sign his deal with the Blackhawks. On the Buffalo Sabres and Jimmy Vesey ... Nick Filipowski: From…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Bruins and Panthers
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson looks at four scenarios for the Edmonton Oilers at the 2016 draft. 1. Trading up to No. 3 to draft Jesse Puljujarvi - Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Blackhawks, and Hurricanes
On the Detroit Red Wings and Pavel Datsyuk ... Aaron Ward: The Red Wings and Pavel Datsyuk are expected to make an announcement tomorrow morning confirming that Datsyuk will be leaving. Darren Dreger: The Red Wings will look to move…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Oilers, Wild and Blackhawks
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Think that Stars GM Jim Nill will use both Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen next season, but will be looking for a good deal. If there is…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canes, Isles, Sabres, Salary Cap and the Blues
On the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes ... Jim Matheson: Just pure speculation .... "would Nugent-Hopkins for Justin Faulk be a fair swap? Hurricanes have Hanifin and Slavin as off D-men and need F's." On the New York Islanders ...…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings won't bring back goalie coach Jim Bedard, and Jeff Salajko is the leading candidate to replace Bedard. Salajko has a history with Petr…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Ducks, Avs and Hurricanes
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Craig Custance of ESPN: The Lightning's plan had been to trade Jonathan Drouin at the draft, but if he plays really well through the entire playoffs, would his trade request be rescinded? His agent, Allan…
Rumors II: Wild, Predators, Kings and Lightning
On the Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: (mailbag) On if Jared Spurgeon could be traded before the deadline - Spurgeon will be a restricted free agent this offseason. If they are unable to re-sign hikm, it would…
Rumors: Landing McDavid, Green and Tanev
Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at bottom five teams, and which would have the fastest turnaround if they won the draft lottery and the right to draft Connor McDavid.1. Maple Leafs - Landing McDavid would remove any reason to trade…