NHL Rumors: Stars, Predators, Wild and Blackhawks
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: If Valeri Nichushkin returns, guessing he'll be better prepared. He moved to a new country at 18 years old and it was hard on him mentally. Mike Heika: expect the Stars to protect…
Pucks in Depth: Examining the Martin Hanzal trade
The Minnesota Wild pushed all of their chips into the middle of the table on Sunday night when they acquired one of the biggest fish on the market in Martin Hanzal. The Wild landed Hanzal as well as depth forward Ryan White from…
NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: (before Bishop trade) Patrick Sharp could be an option for the Kings. Don't eliminate the possibility of Johnny Oduya. John Hoven: Sharp carries a $5.9 million cap hit and the Kings have…
NHL Trade: Arizona Coyotes Trade Martin Hanzal To The Minnesota Wild
The Arizona Coyotes have traded forward Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a 2017 4th round pick to the Minnesota Wild for a 2017 first round pick, a 2018 second round pick, a conditional 2019 4th round pick and Grayson Downing.…
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers With A Little Kings, Canucks and Oilers
On the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Kevin Shattenkirk and Brian Boyle ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Three sources have said that when teams are talking to the New York Rangers, they bring up J.T.…
NHL Rumors: Trade Talk Increases As NHL Trade Deadline Nears
Trade talk increasing as the deadline approaches ... Garrioch rumor roundup ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk has increased in the past 48 hours as three more teams have accepted their position in the standings - Carolina…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Coyotes, Stars, Canucks, Flames, Panthers, Lightning and Blackhawks
On the St. Louis Blues, Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: It's looking more likely that if the St. Louis Blues trade Kevin Shattenkirk,…
NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild – Depth Options Up Front
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher could be looking to add some depth upfront in case of injuries and fatigue down the stretch. “That’s why you’re always talking to see if…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Kings and Flames
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Matthew Sekeres: From what has gathered, forward Jannik Hansen was to provide the Canucks a list of eight teams that he'd accept a trade too on Wednesday night. TSN Radio Vancouver: Pierre LeBrun said on…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild and Philadelphia Flyers
On the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com (mailbag): Questions included whether the Minnesota Wild will make a move and if Kevin Shattenkirk will be traded, among others. Rosen alludes to the fact that the only player in the…
Western Conference Injuries: Stars, Coyotes, Wild, Oilers, Sharks, Avs and Kings
On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: There is no time frame yet on when forward Ales Hemsky could return to the lineup. He's getting close. They will see where he's at on Thursday. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah…
NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 19
It was a clean sweep for the first and last place rankings this week in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 19. The Washington Capitals took all seven first place rankings, with the Colorado Avalanche getting all…