Morning Hits: Injury Updates and PTOs
On the Roberto Luongo ... Luke Fox: Roberto Luongo is hopeful that he'll be ready for the start of the season, though he said "there's still work to be done." On Tyler Seguin ... Dallas Stars: Tyler Seguin is leaving Team Canada…
NHL Rumors: Lucic, Panthers, Canucks, Jets and Kings
*** Doing some catching up with a couple of quick posts. Embedding tweets as opposed to re-writing to get to more rumors before they expire *** On Milan Lucic ... Just talked with Milan Lucic's agent Gerry Johannson, he preaching…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Islanders and Coyotes
On the Washington Capitals ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Capitals need to re-sign pending restricted free agent Marcus Johansson, but only if they can do it at a reasonable rate. Mike Richards and Jason Chimera should not be brought…
NHL Injuries: Caps, Wild, Pens, Predators, Wings and Stars
On the Washington Capitals ... Chuck Gormley of CSN Mid Atlantic: Goaltender Braden Holtby left practice early yesterday after a collision with a teammate. After the collision, Holtby was stretching his leg before leaving the ice. Coach Barry Trotz said…
NHL Trade: Capitals Acquire Mike Weber From Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenseman Mike Weber to the Washington Capitals for a 2017 3rd round pick. The Sabres are retaining 50 percent of Weber's $1.67 million cap hit. “We are pleased to welcome Mike to our organization,” MacLellan…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Sharks and Avalanche
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac of the Courier Post: Don't expect the Flyers to be adding before next Monday's trade deadline according to GM Ron Hextall. “We’re not adding,” Hextall said. “We feel comfortable with our team. We…
NHL Rumors: Trade Candidates For The Sabres and Devils
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Looking at who the Buffalo Sabres could trade before the February 29th deadline.Jamie McGinn - The pending UFA will be the Sabres most attractive rental. He carries a $2.95…
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild
On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: The Capitals are unlikely to make a significant move at the deadline, but could make a depth move. They will have two extra forwards when Jay Beagle returns -…
NHL Rumors: Eric Staal, Kings, Leafs and Sabres
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... John Shannon on Sportnet on Eric Staal during the 2nd period intermission. "I talked to his agent this afternoon, Rick Curran, I asked, they're suppose to be having discussions, he and Ron Francis. They have had…
Rumors IV: Sabres and Bruins
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: The Sabres currently have around $8.7 million in cap space, so GM Tim Murray could possibly take on some salary in potential trades, or retain some.Pending RFAs Zemgus Girgensons…
Rumors III: Sabres, Lightning, Canucks, Jets and Flyers
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Sabres will be sellers once again at the trade deadline and their approach will be the same. "The approach is the same. We’re in 29th place. I do stress that…
Morning Hits: Injury Updates and Some League Notes
INJURY NOTES ... On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Coach Joel Quenneville said that Duncan Keith and Michal Rozsival will play tonight. On the Sabres ... John Vogl: Defenseman Zach Bogosian is happy with the way full practices have gone.…