Tag: Minnesota Wild

Free Agent Rumors: Letang, Bobrovsky, Panthers, Bruins, Lecavalier, Lundqvist, Bickell, Wild, Stars and Ott

Will DePaoli: Kris Letang talks haven't been shut down and the team will circle back one more time. Rob Rossi: The Penguins are willing to go "around" $7 million a season for 8 years. Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo…

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NHL Trade Hits: Hemsky, Neuvirth, Clutterbuck, Byfuglien, Ballard, Luongo and the goalie market

Bruce Garrioch: There have been no talks between the Senators and Oilers regarding Ales Hemsky in months. Bruce Garrioch: With teams need to cut salary, a league executive said trade talks are heating up, "There is a lot happening right now.…

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Free Agent Hits: Wild, Coyotes, Leafs, Islanders, Penguins and Red Wings

Michael Russo: Niklas Backstrom's 3-year contract extension is for $10.25 million, a $3.42 million salary cap hit. Sarah McLellan: Coyotes GM Don Maloney said that management and coaches had talks with Mike Smith and his agent last week. Jeff Simmons…

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Leafs have best offer for Bernier? Kings could use LWer … No Byzgalov buyout at this time

Renaud Lavoie: The Maple Leafs, Flyers and Wild are in the running for Jonathan Bernier. The Kings will take the best offer from one of them. Tim Panaccio: The Maple Leafs, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and the New…

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Morning Hits: Talks heating up, Bernier, Backstrom, Lightning, Clarkson, MacKinnon, Stastny and Ballard

Dan Rosen: Trade talks are heating up. Leafs GM Dave Nonis has said it and Capitals GM George McPhee said he's expecting a flurry of activity soon. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier yesterday: “I’m still part of…

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Quick Hits: Kiprusoff, Bowman, Tippett, Backstrom and Barkley

Chris Johnston: Flames GM Jay Feaster said he spoke with Miikka Kiprusoff last week, adding that Kiprusoff is still leaning towards retirement. Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman said that trade talks are on the backburner as teams tend to…

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NHL Rumors: Flyers and Ryan, Letang, Briere, Bernier, Canucks, Filppula, Sens, Canes, Lundqvist, Richards and Weiss

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Two non-Flyers sources have said that the Ducks are shopping Bobby Ryan and that the Flyers are interested. Names that have been discussed are defenseman Braydon Coburn and the 11th overall pick. “Still a lot to…

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Avalanche to pass on Jones … Little chance of Letang in Colorado … Wild trade and buyout rumors

Adrian Dater of the Denver Post:The Avalanche will pass on Seth Jones and draft one of the top three forwards: Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin or Aleksander Barkov. "If we do pick first, we're leaning more toward one of those three…

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Flyers won’t buyout Bryzgalov, not so fast and where Bernier may fit

John Shannon: Shannon had an email conversation with Ilya Bryzgalov's agent, Ritch Winter, who confirmed that the Flyers have told him that they won't be buying out Bryzgalov. Tim Panaccio: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren to CSN: "I didn't assure Ritch Winter…

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Free Agent news: Streit, Couture, Nilstorp, Scandella and Eriksson

Darren Dreger: Mark Streit's deal with the Flyers is for 4 years at $5.25 million per season. Bob McKenzie: Streit's deal in an over 35 contract, so if he retires before the contract expires, it still counts against the cap.…

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Free Agent Hits: Voynov, Backstrom, Wild, Weiss and Dupuis

Chris Nichols: Slava Voynov's agent tells R-Sport that he should be re-signing with the Kings "in the very near future." His agent confirms that there is an offer from Traktor. The Fourth Period: The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that the…

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Rumors: Oilers, Flyers, Rask, Iginla and Penguins

Bob McKenzie: McKenzie thinks that the Oilers will deal their No. 7 overall pick, as well as some players. Bob McKenzie: The Flyers are in the market for a defenseman and could be willing to move one of Brayden Schenn…

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