NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, and Erik Karlsson
On the Ottawa Senators ... Murray Pam: Erik Karlsson on all the trade speculation: "It's true. It happened (Gretzky was traded). By no means I'm not even anywhere close to that. I'm not sure why a parallel has been drawn…
2018 NHL Free Agent Watch: Joe Thornton and Mikael Backlund
Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks While the Sharks got off to a bit of a slow start, their seven wins in the last ten games has their record at a decent 8-6-0. Jumbo has again played a key role as…
Pacific Division: Calgary Flames Season Outlook
Calgary Flames 2017-18 Outlook Forwards Calgary’s promising young forwards, including leading scorers Johnny Gaudreau (61 points in 72 games) and Sean Monahan (a team-high 27 goals contributing to 58 points) hope to build on success next year. Matthew Tkachuk, vital…
NHL Rumors: Thomas Vanek, and the Calgary Flames
On Thomas Vanek ... Michael Russo: Free agent Thomas Vanek is still going over his NHL options including the Red Wings: "I've got to make up my mind sooner than later" ... "this is something I've never been through. Usually I went…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames – Gaudreau, Bennett and Backlund
On the Calgary Flames, Johnny Gaudreau, Sam Bennett and Mikael Backlund ... Chris Nichols FanRag Sports: Flames GM Brad Treliving was on Sportsnet 960 and was asked about Johnny Gaudreau's "Yeah, it'd be sweet," comments about playing for the Philadelphia Flyers…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames – Brouwer, Expansion, Johnson, Versteeg and Stone
On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Herald: Flames forward Troy Brouwer will likely be left unprotected for the expansion draft. When the Flames gave up a second round pick for Curtis Lazar, it meant they likely…
NHL Injuries: Blues, Wild, Capitals, Senators, Bruins and Flames
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Based on yesterday's practice lines it appears that Paul Stastny and Jori Lehtera are in and Ivan Barbashev and Zach Sanford are out. Jeremy Rutherford: Stastny was also practicing on the Blues…
NHL Injuries: Pens, Panthers, Flyers, Devils, Hawks, Wings, Kings and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Defenseman Kris Letang missed his seventh consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Goaltender Matt Murray suffered a lower-body injury in the second period and didn't return for the third.…
NHL Injuries: Preds, Kings, Stars, Flames, Hurricanes, Sabres and More
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: P.K. Subban missed his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. "A little disappointing," Predators general manager David Poile told 102.5-FM on Tuesday afternoon. "We all thought that there was a…
Pucks in Depth: Zibanejad’s Injury and Keeping the Calgary Flames Season Afloat
Mika Zibanejad's Injury There is still a lot of season remaining but through a quarter of the year, the New York Rangers have been much better than anyone anticipated. Led by a high-powered offense, they currently sit atop a strong Metropolitan Division…
Injury Notes: Stars, Kings, Bruins, Lightning, Preds, Flames and Coyotes
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Stars GM Jim Nill said that Tyler Seguin (heel) will be re-evaluated on Tuesday or Wednesday: "Hope he can be close by then." He won't skate before then. Mike Heika: Nill said that Radek Faksa…
NHL Rumors: 10 Non-Rentals and Five Teams That Should Be Aggressive
10 non-rental players that could be moved ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Looking at 10 non-rental players that could be traded at the deadline.Nail Yakupov (22) - a year left at $2.5 million. Brandon Pirri (24) - pending RFA, qualifying…