NHL Rumors: Doughty, Orpik, Khudobin, Sbisa, Rieder, Coyotes, and Red Wings
On Drew Doughty ... David Pagnotta: The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Drew Doughty are in the process of a finalizing an eight-year contract extension. Doughty's extension will likely make him the highest paid player on the Kings, and will…
NHL Rumors: Panarin, Orpik, Moore, Bernier, Grabner, Hickey, and the Islanders
On Artemi Panarin and the Columbus Blue Jackets ... L.A. Lariviere: Artemi Panarin's agent said that it's unlikely that he gets traded this offseason. Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen does want to know where he stands. L.A. Lariviere of TVA Sports:…
NHL Rumors: LA Kings, Red Wings, Jets, Flames, and Sabres
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Pierre LeBurn: The Kings are expected to start contract extension talks with Drew Doughty. They've had a few talks already about the overall concept of a deal and they'll get to the numbers soon.…
NHL Rumors: Hutton and Sabres, Flames, Avs, Grabner, Reaves, Capitals and Penguins
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Howard WGR: Elliotte Friedman said the Sabres are aggressively going after free agent goaltender Carter Hutton. Friedman added that if they go three years, they will get him. On the Calgary Flames ... Frank Seravalli:…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins, and the Toronto Maple Leafs
On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: Have been hearing that the Bruins have asked David Krejci and David Backes about their no-movement clauses and for a list of teams. One source speculating that the Bruins asked Krejci before this…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Rick Nash, and the New York Rangers
On the Boston Bruins ... Mark Divver: Hearing that the Bruins have checked in on Michael Grabner. On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro: The Stars are eligible to sign Tyler Seguin to a contract extension after July 1st, and…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Lightning, Penguins and Canucks
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: Would be a surprise if the Flyers were able to sign James van Riemsdyk, Mike Green or David Perron. The Flyers could look at Paul Stastny, who could be a second or third…
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers – Free Agency, Filppula, and Simmonds
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Daily News: Flyers GM Ron Hextall on free agency. “We have money to spend short term; we can do something short term,” said Hextall, who said he does not plan…
Pucks in Depth: Three Players NHL Teams Should Avoid In Free Agency
Every year general managers go on spending sprees in free agency. Sometimes things work out, of course, but much more often we see players fail to live up to the lucrative contracts they sign. In this post, I'll take a…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the Washington Capitals
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: If the Oilers are looking to make some changes to the dynamic of their team, one player they could look at moving is defenseman Oscar Klefbom. Do the Oilers…