Tag: Montreal Canadiens

Rumors VI: O’Reilly, Hejda, Bruins, Capitals and Scouting

Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Avs Joe Sakic has indicated that they would attempt to sign Ryan O'Reilly to a contract extension in the offseason to prevent him from becoming a UFA after the 2015-16 season. "I don't want…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Video: Yandle, Sharp, Bernier, Zuccarello, Petry and Glencross

Rory Boylen of Sportsnet:  Elliotte Friedman on Keith Yandle, who could be on the move. “There are Eastern Conference teams who believe that one of the playoff contenders is trying to make a late run for Keith Yandle,” Friedman said.…

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Rumors IX: Sharp, Cole, Horcoff, Beleskey, Michalek, Petry and Sens

Chris Kuc: The agent for Patrick Sharp, Rick Curran, spoke with Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman on Thursday and was assured that they have "no intention" of trading Sharp. David Pagnotta: Sharp talk should be quieted, but some teams still think…

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Rumors VI: Sens, Leafs, Bruins, Coyotes, Hawks, Canadiens and Avs

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Sources say the Senators had a few talks with the Maple Leafs regarding David Clarkson. The Senators had tried to sign him two years ago. The Sens finally decided that they couldn't make the money work.…

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Rumors III: Flyers and Bruins

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers would gladly trade Braydon Coburn (1 year left with a $4.5 million cap hit), Luke Schenn (1 year left with a $3.6 million cap hit) and Nicklas Grossmann (1 year left with a…

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Rumors II: Habs, Oilers, Caps, Wild, Sabres, Ducks and Scouting

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Hearing that Canadiens prospect Zach Fucale could be available in the summer as he'd be no more than a backup to Carey Price. Can bet the Oilers would be interseted. The Oilers wanted to draft…

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Injuries: Kane out 12 weeks, Miller 4-6 weeks, Plus Lots of Updates

Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks Patrick Kane will be out 12 weeks after breaking his left clavicle. Chris Kuc: The Blackhawks put Patrick Kane on the LTIR and recall Teuvo Teravainen. Iain MacIntyre: Canucks Ryan Miller will be out four to six…

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Rumors IX: Wisniewski’s List, Vermette and Friedman’s Thoughts

Aaron Portzline: Have been told that James Wisniewski's list of 10 no-trade teams was created in a way to make it difficult for the Blue Jackets to trade him. On the list are teams that have no salary cap room…

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Rumors VIII: Hope Smoke Edition – Maple Leafs and the Jets

Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger on TSN radio yesterday: "If Phaneuf, Kessel & all these guys who don't appreciate answering these questions didn't want to answer these questions then maybe they should have collectively worked harder & put themselves in a better playoff position…

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Rumors V: Wild, Sabres, Canadiens and Maple Leafs

Craig Custance of ESPN: The Wild will likely be buyers at the deadline (added Sean Bergenheim after article was posted). The Wild's blueline has been hit with some injuries. They don't need someone like Andrej Sekera, thought it would be…

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Rumors IX: Maple Leafs Edition: Phaneuf, Polak, Lupul and Bernier

Steve Simmons: As of now, the Maple Leafs don't have any offers of consequence for players that are not pending UFAs. (tweet posted at 2:42 PM) Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf on trade rumors. “It…

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Trade Target: Toronto Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul

Joffrey Lupul is next up in our Trade Target series, a closer look players who could be dealt leading up to the March 2nd trade deadline. Written by Peter Harling, who can be found on twitter @pharling. When the Toronto…

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