Morning Rumors: Vanek, Callahan, Girardi, Stuart, Scouting the Oilers-Sabres, Hawks-Kings … And A Dreger Video
Chris Nichols: Thomas Vanek's agent: "I understand we're getting close to the time where Garth may feel he needs to act." Dennis Bernstein: Vanek would be a costly rental and his salary cap number doesn't really work for the Kings. Jason…
Vanek Turns Down Substantial Offer From Islanders, Likely To Be Dealt
Arthur Staple: Sources are saying that Thomas Vanek turned down a substantial contract offer from the Islanders. They will likely move him by trade deadline. Mike Harrington: "So pretty much the whole world knows Vanek is going to MIN on…
Morning Rumors: Miller, Wild, Caps, Oilers, Pens, Rangers, Vanek, MacDonald, Habs, Sharks and Callahan
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ryan Miller situation likely won't be resolved until after the Olympic break, the asking price will be high, but there might be more teams involved. The Wild and Capitals are believed to be…
Morning Rumors II: Shopping Lists, Kings, Canucks, Maple Leafs and Moulson
John Shannon: The Olympic trade freeze is on Friday February the 7th at 3:00 PM ET. Corey Masisak of NHL.com: Top teams shopping list: St. Louis Blues Projected cap space: $1,545,246 - goaltending. Little cap room, would have to move a…
Morning Rumors III: Parenteau, Subban, Gagner, Yakupov, Stewart, Kings, Senators, Buyers and Sellers
Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: Avalanche's P.A. Parenteau was a healthy scratch for the second straight game. He has two more years left at $4 million per. Rumors that the Canadiens may be willing to trade P.K. Subban for…
Morning Rumors I: Scouting Last Night’s Games
Scott Cruickshank: Scouting the Flames - Sharks: Hurricanes, Flyers, Oilers, Lightning, Rangers and Maple Leafs. David Pagnotta: 17 scouts from 12 teams scouting the Panthers - Maple Leafs: Jets (2), Oilers (2), Coyotes (2), Flames (2), Predators (2), Kings, Stars,…
Morning Rumors II: Brodeur, Vanek, Cammalleri, Red Wings, Senators, Leafs and Malone
Tom Gulitti of the Bergon Record: Though he's "not at all" looking to be traded, Devils Martin Brodeur is open to the idea of waiving his no-trade clause. “I’m open to anything,” Brodeur told me. “I just want to play. So,…
Morning Rumors I: Rangers Edition – Girardi, Callahan and McGinn
Katie Strang of ESPN: Rumors floating around that the Rangers could trade Ryan Callahan, and it's thought that they may not restrict themselves to only dealing with the Western Conference. Callahan is in the final year with a $4.25 million…
Morning Rumors II: Canadiens, Avs, Devils, Kings, Panthers, Lightning, Preds, Leafs and Ducks
Craig Custance: A GM on where trade talks are for most teams: "Everybody is just kind of in the feeling out stage." Hope Smoke: Maple Leafs Dave Poulin: "There is a lot of trade discussion going on and that will continue during…
Morning Rumors II: Sharks, Rangers, Wild, Sabres, Flyers, Panthers, Avs, Penguins, Jets and Kings
Craig Custance of ESPN: Sharks Dan Boyle's contract expires at the end of the season. “I talked to Doug yesterday,” said Boyle’s agent, George Bazos, when we chatted Sunday afternoon. “We’ll continue to talk. Both sides want to get something done.”…
Injury Notes: Hartnell, Perry, Fasth, Martinez and Rinne
Sam Carchidi: A CT scan on Flyers Scott Hartnell's foot revealed no damage. He will be in the lineup today. Eric Stephens: Ducks Corey Perry had a maintenance day yesterday. Viktor Fasth has been on the ice wearing pads. He…
Quick Hits: Ducks-Kings ratings, Pirri, Mrazek and Berra
Helene Elliott: The Ducks-Kings outdoor game drew a 2.38 rating for NBC, the highest ratings for regular season game in LA on NBCSN. The game peaked between 10:30-11:00 PM at 712,000 viewers. The top markets were the LA, Buffalo, Phoenix, Chicago and…