Rumors II: Matthews, Larkin, Richards, Kopitar and More
TSN Insider Trading with Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun. Bob McKenzie on Auston Matthews... Very impressive start for Auston Matthews , the Scottsdale, Arizona native, who is the presumptive number one pick in this years National Hockey League Entry Draft. Matthews…
Rumors: Flames, Oilers, Bruins, Lighting, Hurricanes and Predators
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: From Friedman's 30 thoughts. Teams are interested in UFA Mike Richards, who has a court appearance on December 8th. It was his contract and not his play that scared teams off when the Kings were trying…
Injuries: Flyers, Devils, Blues, Kings, Capitals and Red Wings
Jeff Neiberg of the Philadelphia Daily News: On the Flyers ... R.J. Umberger is out with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Tom Gulitti of The Record: On the Devils ... John Moore's x-ray of his forearm revealed "just a…
Rumors and Notes: Hawks, Sabres, Stars, Leafs, Kings and More
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Source is saying that the Blackhawks are actively looking for a defenseman. Their top four are set - Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Trevor Daley. Their bottom…
Rumors: Richards, PTOs, Vesey, Sabres, and Nikitin
Saturday Headlines with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Damien Cox on Hockey Night in Canada, October 10th, 2015. Elliotte Friedman on Mike Richards... Mike Richards will be on the Los Angeles Kings salary cap until the 2030-31 season. The first five seasons…
Morning Hits: Richards, Despres, Waivers and Cleary
NHLPA: On Mike Richards. “The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached a settlement agreement regarding Mike Richards’ standard player contract. The settlement amicably resolves the grievance filed by the NHLPA on August…
Top 10 Best NHL Contracts: Rankings 6 to 10
To blatantly borrow from my intro to my “Worst” article – I’m a salary nerd. When I was asked to write about the top 10 best and worst contracts, I thought it would be a piece of cake. Silly me.…
Video and GIFs: Brown on Couture, Couture on Lucic and the Response
Some questionable hits occurred in last night's San Jose Sharks - Los Angeles Kings season opener, but nothing further may come of it. Elliotte Friedman: Doesn't sound like there will be any further discipline, but would have to expect that…
Predicting Division, Conference and Stanley Cup Winners
We've compiled a some predictions from Sportsnet, NHL.com, ESPN and The Fourth Period - picking Division, Conference and Stanley Cup winners. 26 people made predictions for division winners, and 42 for Conference and Stanley Cup winners. Atlantic - Tampa Bay…
News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams
Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…
Rumors II: Kopitar, Backes, Okposo, Ladd, Elias, and More
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Contract talks between the LA Kings and Anze Kopitar didn't really get going until mid-September, and they haven't really progressed that far. Unless something changes really quick, Kopitar will be starting the season without…
Rumors and Notes: Pending UFAs to Watch, Oilers, and Flames
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Teams are already taking notes on who might be available come the February 29th trade deadline day. “There’s teams sniffing around already,” said one league executive at a recent pre-season game. “Teams always talk…