Tag: Karl Alzner

NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils and the Dallas Stars

On the New Jersey Devils ... Chris Ryan of NJ.com: Looking at five players who may not be back with the Devils next season. Jacob Josefson - Josefson struggled with consistency and injuries this past season. They could let him…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Capitals, Maple Leafs and Ducks

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Dispatch: Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski took a puck in the face on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season with facial fractures. Werenski was hit in the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said that the Leafs "seriously considered" drafting Sebastian Aho in the second round of the 2015 draft. (The Leafs selected defenseman Travis Dermott at No. 34. Aho went…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blues, Capitals, Bruins and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues were likely one of the teams that checked in with the Colorado Avalanche about forward Matt Duchene. With the Avs wanting a top young defenseman,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Dallas Stars Mike Heika: (answering question) Guessing the Stars could be focused on pending UFA 28-year old defenseman Karl Alzner. Will have to wait and see if he hits the open market. Isabelle Khurshudyan: notes that a lot…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals – Trotz and Leonsis on the Trade Deadline

On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: The Capitals are in a win-now mode. They have 10 pending restricted and unrestricted free agents, including UFAs in T.J. Oshie, Justin Williams and Karl Alzner. The Capitals will likely…

Mark Easson

Rink Rumblings: Five Pending NHL Free Agents And What It Might Cost To Sign Them

With five weeks to go before the March 1 NHL trade deadline, teams are making evaluations on where they need to upgrade their roster to improve their odds of making and advancing in the postseason. One dilemma facing many general…

Michael Augello

Top 25 2017 NHL Free Agents

  You may not agree with our rankings, but here is our initial Top 25 2017 NHL free agents list. In creating this list we took into consideration factors such as players age, position, injury history, likelihood of signing with…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Duclair, van Riemsdyk and Alzner

On the Arizona Coyotes ... TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger: The Coyotes are not shopping Anthony Duclair, but they may consider it if they got a center back in return. Duclair's name has come up dating back the draft in…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Leafs, Panthers, Habs, Alzner, Shattenkirk and More

Scouting the Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins ... Adam Kimelman: Listed to attend last night's Flyers-Bruins game were the Panthers, Jets and Blue Jackets. On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jimmy Vesey and William Nylander ... Leafs Lunch TSN 1050: Darren…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Russell, Coyotes, Capitals and Blues

On Free Agent Kris Russell ... Darren Dreger: Free agent defenseman Kris Russell is still waiting for a few teams to clear some cap space. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: The agent for RFA forward Tobias Rieder said…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers

On the Washington Capitals ... AP in USA Today: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan on making sure that the Alex Ovechkin playoff window doesn't close soon "Our job is to surround him with a little more depth so there's not the…

Mark Easson