Are the Preds and Ducks Buyers or Sellers? Injury to Getzlaf, Franzen Returns Tonight
Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: The Bruins have not asked Tim Thomas to waive his no trade clause, not yet at least. Mike Heika of the Star-Telegram: With Tom Hicks and the Dallas Stars having some money issues, they…
Plan B for some, Torres, Whitney and Ponikarovsky … Pony for at least a 2nd, Lou looking for a center now
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Plan B for teams who missed out on the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes. Raffi Torres of the Columbus Blue Jackets is up for grabs. LeBrun thinks Torres would fit in nicely in Pittsburgh, Burnside…
Souray provides list, 10 Intriguing Teams for Kevin Allen, Could the Hawks go after Niedermayer? Could the Predators trade Hamhuis?
1:00 pm: The St. Louis Blues made a push Ilya Kovalchuk, but felt the Thrashers wanted a little more than they were willing to give up. ”We had been working at it for the better part of the week,” Davidson…
Plenty of NHL Rumors to go along with some Injury news
Elliotte Friedman of CBC Sports: The Leafs wanted to send Jeff Finger to the Ducks instead of Jason Blake, the Ducks said no. Friedman thinks the Canucks might have been scouting Tomas Plekanec the other night, though he thinks there…
List of Hurricanes available, Wideman on the Block? Leafs improving trade value? Hamhuis to test UFA market?
Darren Dreger of TSN thru Twitter: Carolina Hurricanes that are available: Ray Whitney, Matt Cullen, Scott Walker, Stephan Yelle, Andrew Alberts, Nic Wallin, Aaron Ward, and Manny Legace. The Canes' have already asked Whitney and Wallin to waive their no-trade…
Around the Boards: Selanne out 2-6 weeks, Goalie dilemma in Nashville? Kings-Frolov to talk, Leclaire out after shot to head
Robyn Norwood of the LA Times: The Anaheim Ducks will be without Teemu Selanne for 2 to 6 weeks after surgery to repair 2 broken bones in his jaw after he took a puck in the face the other night.…
Vancouver Canucks Alex Burrows Speaks Out About Referee
"Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows did not hold back about what he felt were unjust penalty calls, ripping into NHL referee Stephane Auger after Vancouver's 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Burrows, who was called for diving in…
Around the Boards: Players being shopped, coveted … Savard’s contact under investigation … Contract talks for some
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: In their search for scoring, the New York Rangers have set their sites on an injured player, Pavol Demitra, once he gets healthy. Demitra is still recovering from his second shoulder surgery, and could…
Around the Boards: Savard extension soon, Rangers-Habs talking? Keith odd man out?
Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: The Bruins and Marc Savard are getting closer on a long term extension, in the $6-6.5 million range for 4 or 5 seasons. Stephan Harris of the Boston Herald: The Bruins are getting…
Around the Boards: Kovalchuk talks positive, Malkin and Ovechkin returing tomorrow? Komisarek and Orpik out weeks
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers forward Robert Nilsson is in the doghouse and may find himself on the trading block. The Predators and possibly the Hurricanes could be interested in Nilsson, who has skill but has been inconsistent.…
Around the Boards: Tues. Oct. 27th
Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Looks like Kovalchuk will be out for at least 4 weeks. Bryan Mullen of The Tennessean: The Nashville Predators got some good news as it looks like Dan Hamhuis will be returning from an…
The Preds Tabled an Offer for Kessel
The Nashville Predators have reportedly put forth an offer to the Boston Bruins for Phil Kessel. According to NESN.com, the Preds have offered a 1st round pick, the rights to Alexander Radulov, and a top defensive prospect. It's hard to…