NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning have now locked up Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn to long-term deals. GM Steve Yzerman is trying to keep their core together as…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild
On the New York Islanders ... Brian Compton: New York Islanders GM Garth Snow said they will reach out to John Tavares next summer to start the process of getting a contract extension done. Arthur Staple of Newsday: Islanders GM Garth…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings targeted Matt Martin in free agency and offered him a front-loaded four year deal with a cap hit of $2.5 million per season.…
NHL Rumors: Predictions, Predators, Bruins and Flames
Early Predications ... Darren Dreger: Not for sure, but early predictions are: Milan Lucic to the Edmonton Oilers, Frans Nielsen to the Detroit Red Wings, Andrew Ladd to the New York Islanders and Loui Eriksson to the Vancouver Canucks. Bob…
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, and David Backes
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Don't expect the Flyers to be signing any big named free agents. Flyers GM Ron Hextall will be looking for bargain free agent forwards. David Backes, Andrew Ladd, and…
NHL Rumors: Matt Martin and Cam Fowler
On Matt Martin ... Craig Custance: Martin will do well in free agency and will get more money than people might think. Arthur Staple of Newsday: Martin is prepared for free agency, though he still hopes a deal could get…
NHL Rumors: Senators, Martin, Radulov, Blackhawks and Kings
On the Ottawa Senators ... Chris Stevenson: Senators GM Pierre Dorion wants to avoid arbitration with Mike Hoffman, so they'll continue to work on various terms. Shawn Simpson: Both Patrick Wiercioch and Alex Chiasson need to traded by at 5…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and New York Islanders
On the New York Rangers ... Jimmy Murphy: Source on the Rangers possibly trade forwards Derek Stepan and Rick Nash: "They're trying to move both but good luck with Nash." Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News: The Rangers couldn't really…
NHL Rumors: Top NHL Free Agents and the Washington Capitals
On the top 25 NHL Free Agents ... Craig Custance of ESPN: 25. Michael Grabner - Toronto Maple Leafs 24. Matt Martin - New York Islanders 23. Shane Doan - Arizona Coyotes 22. James Reimer - San Jose Sharks 21.…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Islanders and Blue Jackets
On the New York Rangers and New York Islanders ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The NY Rangers won't be trading for Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba unless they send Ryan McDonagh to the Jets. Sources saying the NY…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canes, Isles, Sabres, Salary Cap and the Blues
On the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes ... Jim Matheson: Just pure speculation .... "would Nugent-Hopkins for Justin Faulk be a fair swap? Hurricanes have Hanifin and Slavin as off D-men and need F's." On the New York Islanders ...…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Top Trade Bait and KHL
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: It appears that Kyle Okposo and Matt Martin will be testing free agency. Sources saying that the Islanders haven't spoken with the either players agent since the end of the…