Tag: Kevin Hayes

NHL Rumors: New York Rangers Edition

On the New York Rangers ... Kevin Allen of USA Today: Allen looking at what GM Jeff Gorton must address this offseason for the Rangers. Dan Girardi has four years left at $5.5 million and will be hard to trade.…

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NHL Rumors – NY Rangers and LA Kings

On the New York Rangers ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at the New York Rangers offseason priorities. Sign pending UFA Keith Yandle - Though they have suggested that they may not have the cap room, it is possible. The…

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Rumors III: Marleau Part II – Rangers, Preds, Hawks and Habs

On Patrick Marleau Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Sharks are trying to transition from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton to Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture. There is a big part of the Sharks fan base that loves Marleau, and owner…

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Morning Hits: Flyers, Kassian, Rangers, Ducks, Sharks, and Blues

Tom Reifsnyder of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers currently have about $670,000 in cap space, but if/when Andrew MacDonald clears waivers and is assigned to the AHL, they'll gain an extra $950,000 in cap space. "Well, it's disappointing, I…

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Morning Hits: Kane, Fleischmann, Erat, Voynov, Hayes, Prince, and Blues

Chris Hine and Stacy St. Clair of the Chicago Tribune: Blackhawks Patrick Kane. "While I have too much respect for the legal process to comment on an ongoing matter, I am confident that once all the facts are brought to…

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Rumors and Notes: Predators, Rangers, and Maple Leafs

Josh Cooper of Yahoo! Sports: Cooper lists five reasons why it could be a good time for the Predators to look at trading Shea Weber within the next year.1. The offers will be ridiculously in Nashville’s favor - perceived value,…

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Rumors II: Rangers and Stars

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers may have been hoping to re-sign RFA Derek Stepan to a deal in the $6.2 to $6.5 million range, but that likely changed when the Sabres signed Ryan O'Reilly to a seven-year…

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Rumors I: Rangers – Nash, Talbot, McIlrath, St. Louis, Hagelin and more

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers Rick Nash only made an impact in two of their seven games against the Lightning, which is not good enough. Brooks asks this question: What does a team do when its leading goal-scorer…

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Rumors: Niemi, Berube, Alfredsson and Reilly

David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Sharks Antti Niemi knew his name was in the rumor mill prior to the deadline, and though he tried to down play his concerns, his mindset has improved since the deadline past.…

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Rumors: Patrik Elias, Craig Berube and Mike Reilly

Rich Chere of NJ.com: Devils Patrik Elias's role with the team has been changing, and he's found himself centering the fourth line. He'll be entering the last year of his contract next year and wouldn't be thrilled at being a…

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Rumors V: Blackhawks, Devils, Jackets, Rangers, Jets, Oilers and Jagr

Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) Two areas of concern for the Blackhawks:1) lack of depth on defense 2) power play. GM Stan Bowman need to bring in a Dman before the deadline, a 5th-6th guy. Rosen doesn't think Devils GM…

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Rumors VI: Kings, Ducks, Sens, Rangers, Leafs and Jagr

Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail: After Coyotes Keith Yandle, the best available defensemen include Zbynek Michalek, Andrej Sekera, Jeff Petry and Roman Polak. The Kings are looking at Polak. The Red Wings may be after Petry. The Ducks…

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