Trade Target: Edmonton Oilers Jeff Petry
Jeff Petry is next up in our Trade Target series, a closer look players who could be dealt leading up to the March 2nd trade deadline. Written by Peter Harling, who can be found on twitter @pharling. Defencemen are again the hottest…
Injuries: Leafs, Flyers, Wild, Devils, Hawks, Habs, Blues and Jackets
Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Peter Horachek said that Phil Kessel is dealing with an injury at the moment. Jonas Siegel: Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf missed practiced again yesterday. His timetable to return has been moved back. It's not known…
Rumors III: Blues, Jagr, Ducks, Frolik and Capitals
Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: With Kevin Shattenkirk out for a while, the Blues could look at bringing in a defenseman. Potential targets that are believed to be available: Zybnek Michalek, Tyler Myers, Dion Phaneuf, Cody Franson,…
Rumors II: Rangers, Canucks, Blues and Coyotes
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers are interested in Leafs pending UFA Mike Santorelli to help solve their third-line/bottom-six issues. The Rangers have about $1.25 million in cap space on hand, about $2 million by the deadline. Santorelli…
Injuries: Mason, Shattenkirk, Andersen, Versteeg, Phaneuf and more
Randy Miller of NJ.com: Flyers goalie Steve Mason will have athroscopic surgery on his right knee. He could be sidelined between two and six weeks. It's his third knee surgery since 2008. Mason injured his knee on January 10th, missing…
Rumors V: OIlers, Blues, Coyotes, Rangers, Ducks, Caps, Sens and Isles
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson thinks the Oilers should hold out for a 2nd round pick and solid defenseman prospect for Jeff Petry. Should ask the Red Wings for Xavier Ouellet or Ryan Sproul and a pick for…
Injuries: Shattenkirk, Hall, Hanzal, Severson, Eriksson plus more
St. Louis Blues: Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will undergo abdominal surgery in the next seven to 10 days, and then will be week-to-week. Joanne Ireland: Oilers Taylor Hall re-aggravated his bruised bone that had kept him out for the previous three…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Declining the White House and Injuries
Pierre LeBrun: The Lightning put goaltender Evgeni Nabokov on waivers. Matt Baker: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman: "We didn’t feel it was right for Evgeni or the team to kind of keep him here if he’s not going to play." Yzerman…
Rumors: Bruins, Blues, Canadiens and Coyotes
DJ Bean of WEEI: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has said that he doesn't have the framework for any potential trades yet. “I’ve been trying to bolster the forward group, and players are hard to come by,” he said. “Certainly I’m…
Re-Visiting A Blues – Avalanche Trade Over Three Years Later
A little under three and a half years ago, the St. Louis Blues completed a trade that saw the 1st overall pick from the 2006 NHL Draft, Erik Johnson, shipped to the Colorado Avalanche, just two and a half seasons…
NHL Rumors VII: Neal, Kane, Spezza, Habs, Panthers, Oilers, Sabres and Blues
Will DePaoli: The Penguins are listening to offers on James Neal but not actively shopping him. They have let teams know that they are not interested in futures. Gary Lawless: Other teams are saying that Jets are listening to offers…
NHL Rumors II: Blues and Ducks Favorites for Spezza, Lecavalier and the Flyers
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "I think there are a lot of names that are in play on the trade market and things are going to get interesting" Renaud Lavoie: Jason Spezza has given the Senators a list of 10 teams that…