Tag: Martin Necas

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, and the Carolina Hurricanes

Bridge deal likely for Nurse Bob Stauffer: When Edmonton Oilers RFA defenseman Darnell Nurse re-signs it will most likely be a two-year bridge deal in the $2.75 to $3.25 million per season range. After his bridge deal, the Oilers and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes – Open For Business

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Nichols of FRS Hockey: Bob McKenzie put out his 'Bobcast' this week and was talking about the Carolina Hurricanes. 'Change' is a word associated with the Hurricanes since owner Tom Dundon has taken over.…

Mark Easson

World Junior Championships: Top Performers – Necas, Bellows and Kostin

After an exciting conclusion to the 2018 World Junior Championships with Team Canada reclaiming the gold in a tense final game against Team Sweden, it’s time to look at some of its participants’ best performances. While their teams didn’t take…

Kevin Wickersham

World Junior Championships: NHL Draft Prospects – Dahlin, Svechnikov and Skarek

Rasmus Dahlin - Sweden While he’s not quite reached such scoring levels in international play before, it’s no surprise Team Sweden’s Rasmus Dahlin is among the World Junior Championships’ top-ranked in points after the preliminary round – tied for first…

Kevin Wickersham

Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Habs, Pens, Bruins, Caps, Sens, Wings and Hurricanes

On waivers ... Chris Johnston: Players put on waivers yesterday. Brandon Pirri - Vegas Golden Knights Chandler Stephenson - Washington Capitals Joe Colborne - Colorado Avalanche Eric Tangradi - Detroit Red Wings Patrick Wiercioch - Vancouver Canucks On the Buffalo…

Mark Easson

2017-18 Top 10 Carolina Hurricanes Prospects

2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes Top Ten Prospects When Ron Francis took over as GM the Canes were a sinking ship. Their NHL roster wasn’t very competitive, and the prospect pipeline was pretty dry. During his tenure to date, the Carolina Hurricanes…

Peter Harling

NHL News: Pens, Sens, Lightning, Canes, Panthers, Wings, Wild, Blues, Stars, Avs and Ducks

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner: Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist skated by himself yesterday on their secondary rink. On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch: Senators coach Guy Boucher said that they are preparing to start the season without…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors and Notes: Wild, Hurricanes and Bruins

On the Minnesota Wild ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) The Minnesota Wild only have around $2.14 million in salary cap space and still need to re-sign restricted free agent Marcus Foligno. Foligno is coming off a one-year deal at…

Mark Easson

NHL News: NHL Signings – Lightning, Bruins, Kings, Flames, Hurricanes and Rangers

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning re-signed restricted free agent Ondrej Palat to a five-year contract with a salary cap hit of $5.3 million. The Lightning locked up Tyler Johnson on…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues forward Jori Lehtera has two years left on his deal at a $4.7 million salary cap hit. Lehtera might be the type of player that the…

Mark Easson