NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights and the Boston Bruins
On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The Golden Knights have a August 3rd arbitration hearing set for defenseman Nate Schmidt if they can't get a deal done beforehand. Vegas GM George McPhee: “We’ll…
NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: (mailbag) Starting to think that Matt Duchene will start the year with the Avalanche. The Avs only have three defensemen signed right now and Duchene could land them a…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and Top Five Trade Destinations for Matt Duchene
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: Wondering if the easiest solutions for the Oilers and Leon Draisaitl is a two-year bridge deal with a $6 million salary cap hit. David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Hard to argue that…
NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene And Where He Could Fit .
On the Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene and where he could fit ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: (mailbag) The Nashville Predators have no intention of breaking up their top-four defensemen in a trade for Matt Duchene. Any of their bottom…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford was on 93.7 The Fan and addressed the Phil Kessel trade talk. “Phil Kessel's an important part of the Penguins,” Rutherford…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Duchene, Kings, Senators and more
On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Matt Duchene, LA Kings, Ottawa Senators and more ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One executive thinks that offer sheets are coming. “There simply are not enough impact players available in free agency,” one…
NHL Rumors: Zadorov, Faksa and Duchene
On Nikita Zadorov ... Slava Malamud: @Boogaard_2 of Sport Express is reporting that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov has a contract agreement in place with CSKA if he's not able to re-sign with the Avalanche soon. On Radek Faksa ... Sean Shapiro:…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Blue Jackets and Avalanche
On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: Source saying that the Bruins and restricted free agent forward David Pastrnak are close on a new contract. Not exactly sure on the numbers, but would guess that it's a five-year deal at…
NHL Rumors: Matt Duchene – Bruins, Blue Jackets and Predators
On the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Duchene ... Adrian Dater: Think that it's 70-30 that Duchene gets traded, which is down from 99-1. Adrian Dater: There is nothing imminent with Duchene. There is a good chance that he's back with…
NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets and the Carolina Hurricanes
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: The Jets signed Steve Mason and Dmity Kulikov to contracts over $4 million a season, and a made a few other depth signings. They currently sit at around $64…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and Matt Duchene
ColumsuOn the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets continue to look for a top-six center and continue talks with the Colorado Avalanche about Matt Duchene. The Avs traded for center Colin Wilson to…
NHL Rumors: Matt Duchene – Blue Jackets, Bruins and Predators … Kruger Trade Hang Up
On Matt Duchene ... Adrian Dater: Was hearing (last night) that nothing was imminent with regards to Matt Duchene. There is trade talk and parties are thinking about it. On Duchene and the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Have…