NHL Rumors: JVR, Mike Babcock On Trade Rumors … Should Wait For a Top-Four Dman
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Kristen Shilton: Coach Mike Babcock on the James van Riemsdyk and William Nylander trade rumors. "I think there's been a bunch of talk. I just talked to him. There was a bunch of talk about…
NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba – No Offer Sheet, Seven Trade Partners
On the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba ... Bob McKenzie: Jacob Trouba wouldn't want to sign an offer sheet. If he signed one and the Winnipeg Jets matched, he would be back with the Jets, which defeats the purpose of…
NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets
On Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets ... Michael Traikos in the Winnipeg Sun: Looking at six team that could use a defenseman like Jacob Trouba and that could have the assets to trade for him. Toronto Maple Leafs -…
NHL Rumors: Hampus Lindholm and Rasmus Ristolainen
On Rasmus Ristolainen and Hampus Lindholm ... Bob McKenzie: Rasmus Ristolainen (Sabres), Hampus Lindholm (Ducks) and may be Jacob Trouba ('x' team) have a similar dynamic in terms of the gap between the player and the team. Bob McKenzie: The…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Defenseman Seth Jones is a pending restricted free agent, and despite Boone Jenner and Ryan Murray signing bridge deals, don't expect one for Jones. Morgan Rielly's six year,…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets offseason challenge will be to re-sign pending RFA defenseman Seth Jones. “I don’t anticipate any problems,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Monday. “We’ll find…
NHL Rumors: Wings, Canucks, RFAs, Hawks, Sens, and Flames
On the Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: If Pavel Datsyuk's bolts the Red Wings for Russia, he leaves the Wings with his $7.5 million cap hit. Datsyuk's agent Dan Milstein told the Free Press…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Devils and Maple Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen: The Kings are trying to sign North Dakota free agent Paul LaDue. On the New Jersey Devils ... Rich Chere: Coach John Hynes doesn't expect any changes to his coaching staff. Rich…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Leafs, Blues and Red Wings
On the Calgary Flames ... Calgary Sun: Wes Gilbertson, Kristen Odland and Eric Francis look at the Flames season and have the future might hold. Kristen Odland: The Flames need to fix their goaltending situation. Jon Gillies isn't close to…
NHL Rumors: Predators, Maple Leafs and Penguins
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: (mailbag) Odds of Jimmy Vesey joining the Predators for the playoffs. Predators GM David Poile chose not to trade for anyone at the deadline, feeling that he didn't want to…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Spector of Sportsnet: One thought that is making the rounds is that the Maple Leafs are stock piling draft picks with plans of taking a shot at a Group II offer sheet in…
NHL Rumors: Roundup of Friedman’s 30 Thoughts
Friedman's 30 Thoughts Rumor Roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Kings are looking at adding a defensman, and possibly a forward with Marian Gaborik's injury. The Kings, and Rangers with Rick Nash, could look at LTIRing them for the…