NHL Rumors: Capitals, Islanders and Coyotes
On the Washington Capitals ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Capitals need to re-sign pending restricted free agent Marcus Johansson, but only if they can do it at a reasonable rate. Mike Richards and Jason Chimera should not be brought…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: If there is an expansion draft next year, and if players with no-movement clauses have to be protected, the Blue Jackets would have to protect David Clarkson, Brandon…
Injuries: Hawks, Caps, Sharks, Coyotes, Lightning and More
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Defenseman Trevor Daley will be out tonight with an apparent head injury and is listed as day-to-day according to coach Joel Quenneville. “He’s going to be out for , but it’s not serious,”…
Rumors I: Capitals Offseason – Holtby, Gleason, Green and Johansson
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals Braden Holtby is a pending RFA. He doesn't plan on getting that involved in the contract talks, but would prefer to do a long-term deal to remain in Washington. “Job security is something that…
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…
Video: David Backes Gets A Boarding Major For Hit On Karl Alzner
St. Louis Blues forward David Backes received a five minute boarding major for a hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner. At the time of writing, it's not known if Backes will have a hearing. Do you think Backes should…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Alfredsson, Capitals GM Candidates, Flames and Canucks
Craig Custance of ESPN: Some early offseason priorities for Red Wings GM Ken Holland. 1. Add an impact defenseman - the will have cap space this summer as David Legwand, Daniel Alfredsson, Mikael Samuelsson, Todd Bertuzzi, Kyle Quincey, Jonas Gustavsson…
2013-14 NHL Trade Deadline Feature: Vancouver Canucks
Written by Joe McCormick and can be followed at @joemccormick19. Well things for the Canucks certainly have been interesting leading into the deadline. The team is in a position where they are not clear as to if they are buyers or…
VIDEO: Lightning’s Richard Panik To Have Hearing For Hit On Karl Alzner
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Richard Panik will have a hearing for his hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner. How many games do you think he SHOULD get? How many games WILL he get?
Morning Hits: Roy, Emelin, Ribeiro and Hemsky
L.A. Lariviere: Patrick Roy's brother said he was wrongly quoted in the Denver Post article and that he expressed only his intuition. Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin had surgery on his left knee and will be out for six…
Morning Hits: Datsyuk, Alzner, Kessel, Bozak and some other Leafs notes
Chris Nichols of SportsNet: Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said that Pavel Datsyuk won't be heading back to Russia when his contract expires after next season. “You mean how long is his deal and how much is he gonna make?…
Rangers lock up Boyle, Dubinsky and Callahan remain … Jackets looking at FA wingers, maybe Hemsky? Alzner talks continue … Yzerman – Purcell talks continue
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers locked up another one of their RFAs yesterday, signing Brian Boyle to a 3 year deal worth $5.1 million, a $1.7 million cap hit. Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky have both filed…