Morning Hits: Edler, Miller, Luongo, Coburn, Ryan, Boyle, Ference, Khudobin, Jones and Coyotes
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Several teams were surprised that Alex Edler didn't get traded to the Hurricanes for No. 5 pick at the draft. The Flyers, Lightning, Senators, and Oilers are all interested in Edler. He has a…
Quick Free Agent Hits: Clarkson, Bozak, Weiss, Briere, Giroux, Alfredsson, Henricks and Raymond
@Hope_Smoke: Darren Dreger on David Clarkson's next deal: "Clarkson will get 7 years if that's what he's after. I'll thrown out a number of around $6.5 per season" James Mirtle: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on Tyler Bozak: "We have…
Quick Hits: Dupuis signs, Salary breakdown for Smith and Lecavalier, Jones to start with Preds and Avs lines
Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Pascal Dupuis signed a four year, $15 million contract with the Penguins. A $3.75 million cap hit. Chris Johnston: Salary breakdown for Mike Smith's six year contract extension with the Coyotes: $4 million next…
Teams extend/not extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents
Katie Carrera: The Capitals extend qualifying offers to RFAs Karl Alzner, Marcus Johansson, Tomas Kundratek, Nicolas Deschamps and Peter LeBlanc. The Capitals did not extend qualifying offers to Mattias Sjogren, Danick Paquette and Dustin Stevenson. Katie Strang: The Rangers extend…
Afternoon Hits II: Talks can start tonight, On waivers today, Bozak offer and Lecavalier
Pierre LeBrun: Free agents are allowed to start talking to other teams as of 12:01 ET tonight. Bob McKenzie: On waivers: Hal Gill (NSH), Greg Zanon (COL), Matt Hunwick (COL), Kris Russell (STL). Jeff Schultz (WSH) on unconditional waivers with…
Trade Hits: Small deal, Canadiens, Edler, Greening and Wild
Anthony SanFilippo: The Flyers traded AHL defenseman Danny Syvret to the Rangers for Kris Newbury. The Fourth Period: The Canadiens have been involved in trade talks lately. One of which was trying to move into the top 10 of Sunday's…
Free Agent Hits: Letang, Bickell, Smith, Elias, Bobrovsky, Scuderi, Alfredsson, Lecavalier and more
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: The framework of Kris Letang's 8 year, $56 million contract extension is done, but the Penguins have balked at Letang's push for an agreement that he won't be traded before next summer when…
Morning Hits: Avs lines, Kostitsyn, Sabres, Coyotes and Seguin
Adrian Dater: Patrick Roy told Dater what their top three line for next season could be: Ryan O’Reilly-Matt Duchene-P.A. Parenteau, Gabe Landeskog-Paul Stastny-Alex Tanguay, Jamie McGinn-Nathan MacKinnon-Steve Downie. Josh Cooper: Predators GM David Poile said there is nothing finalized yet…
Draft Hits: Maple Leafs, Devils, Predators, Kings and Senators
Rob Longley: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on moving up at the draft: "Our scouts feel there will be a quality player at 21." Tom Gulitti: Devils GM Lou Lamoriello doesn't rule out trading up or down, depends on opportunity.…
Free Agent and Trade Notes: Blue Jackets and Predators
Rob Mixer on NHL.com: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen doesn't have any immediate concerns about getting Sergei Bobrovsky signed. "Nobody wants to lose the Vezina winner," Kekalainen said. "We're working hard to get him back, we're optimistic we can get him…
Morning Hits: Bernier, Read, Luongo, Grigorenko and Nichushkin
Pierre LeBrun: Believes that the Flyers and one other team were in Jonathan Bernier talks. The Flyers were offering Matt Read. Pierre LeBrun: Doesn't think the Islanders went too far down the road with Bernier talks. Darren Dreger: The Canucks…
Free Agent Hits: Torres, Enroth, Briere, Canadiens, Kostitsyn and Gagne
Josh Rimer: The Sharks have re-signed Raffi Torres to a 3-year deal. Elliotte Friedman: $6 million over 3 years. Pierre LeBrun: The Sabres re-sign Jhonas Enroth to a 2-year deal worth $1.25 million per season. Kevin Kurz: Don't expect the Sharks…