NHL Rumors: Kaprizov, Red Wings and Blue Jackets
On Kiril Kaprizov ... Aivis Kalnins: CSKA of the KHL are expected to announce a three-year contract extension for Kirill Kaprizov. Kaprizov had told the media that he was going to wait. Aivis Kalnins: "Very strange situation with player not…
NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche – Zadorov, Duchene and Sakic
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: Sources saying the Avalanche and RFA defenseman Nikita Zadorov are making progress on a new deal. “Trust me, they will have a deal. You can count on it,” said one…
NHL Rumors: Wild and Foligno … Avs and Duchene
On the Minnesota Wild and Marcus Foligno ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: After locking up RFAs Mikael Granlund and Nino Neiderrietter, the Minnesota Wild only have Marcus Foligno left to deal with. Foligno's agents have been dealing with…
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…