NHL Rumors: Oilers, Panthers, Islanders, Rangers, and Blue Jackets
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Pierre LeBrun: After Rick Nash was dealt morning, Patrick Maroon trade talk picked up. Was told that seven teams had spoken with the Oilers. On the Florida Panthers ... Joe Smith: The Panthers are aggressively…
NHL Rumors: Scouting CBJ-CHI and TOR-BOS … Healthy Scratch, Gionta, Oilers-Isles Trade
Scouting the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Scheig: Scouts listed to attend tonight's Blue Jackets-Blackhawks game: Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins ... Michael Augello: Scouts listed to attend tonight's…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Islanders, Sabres, Maple Leafs and Hurricanes
Arizona Coyotes GM on Oliver Ekman-Larsson ... Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Asked Coyotes GM John Chayka about Ekman-Larsson with the trade deadline approaching. “Yeah, I'll reiterate my previous statements that I'm neither listening nor talking about Oliver Ekman-Larsson other…
NHL News: Canes, Wings, Panthers, Kings, Preds, Devils, Isles, Rangers, Blues, Leafs and Knights
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Hurricanes PR: Forward Jordan Staal missed last night's game for personal/family reasons. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: Forward Anthony Manta has a facial fracture from Thursday night but said he won't miss…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders
Toronto: Are They Contender Or Do They Wait? Luke Fox of Sportsnet opines that Toronto's need for a right-handed shooting top-four defenseman may not be an option as most of the markets best are left-handed. In a market of wingers,…
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Montreal Canadiens
Calgary may not go rental route Eric Francis of Sportsnet writes that the Calgary Flames may not be keen on the rental route. Their chances of making the playoffs are still 50-50. There are no major gaping needs. However, only…
NHL Rumors: Scouting TOR-NYI, PHI-CBJ, and DAL-LA … Rangers, Islanders, Maple Leafs and Bruins
Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders ... Michael Augello: Scouts listed to attend tonight's Maple Leafs-Islanders game: Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, Montreal…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh addressing wants and not needs Shelly Anderson of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Jim Rutherford can afford to go after wants and not needs at this point. Pittsburgh is on a 16-4-1 stretch as they have steamrolled to around the top…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes, and New York Islanders
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Habs Links: Darren Dreger said that he doesn't believe that forward Andrew Shaw is available. Brian Wilde: Talk from GMs is that Shaw is not available, but Alex Galchenyuk is. Dennis Bernstein: Don't believe that…
2018 NHL Trade Deadline – Needs of Playoff Bubble Teams
Heading toward the NHL trade deadline, it's expected most of the playoff contenders will be buyers while those out of postseason contention will be sellers. Bubble teams, meanwhile, are those barely clinging to a wild-card berth or sitting just outside…
NHL News: Sabres, Flames, Capitals, Avs, Jackets, Habs, Isles, Flyers, Sharks, Blues, Lightning, and Knights
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington: Goaltender Robin Lehner is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. On the Calgary Flames ... Craig Morgan: There is still no timetable on Mike Smith's return. On the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals ...…
2017-18 Top 10 New York Islanders Prospects
The big question for the future of the Islanders is where will John Tavares sign his next NHL contract? If the answer is back with the Islanders, then the prospect pool becomes more of a support system to build around…