Tag: New York Islanders

NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and Notable Restricted Free Agents

On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: "Two things: 1) There is no #Isles news right now. 2) The chances of the #Isles trading John Tavares before the season are roughly 0.0001%." On notable RFAs that are still looking…

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NHL Rumors: Islanders and Tavares … Devils and Kovalchuk

On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: The anxiety levels are increasing for some, but many think there is no need to panic yet that the NY Islanders haven't re-signed John Tavares.…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: (mailbag) Starting to think that Matt Duchene will start the year with the Avalanche. The Avs only have three defensemen signed right now and Duchene could land them a…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers, Islanders and Lightning

On the New York Rangers and Mika Zibanejad ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Tyler Johnson (seven-years, $35 million) and Ondrej Palat (five-years, $26.5 milliion) new contracts set the bar for New York Rangers RFA forward Mika Zibanejad. Those…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene And Where He Could Fit .

On the Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene and where he could fit ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: (mailbag) The Nashville Predators have no intention of breaking up their top-four defensemen in a trade for Matt Duchene. Any of their bottom…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Duchene, Kings, Senators and more

On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Matt Duchene, LA Kings, Ottawa Senators and more ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One executive thinks that offer sheets are coming. “There simply are not enough impact players available in free agency,” one…

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NHL News: Canadiens, Oilers, Maple Leafs, Salary Arbitration, Coyotes, Galiev and Islanders

Catching up on some NHL news from the past 24 hours ... On the Montreal Canadiens ... Chris Johnston: The Canadiens signed Alex Galchenyuk to a three-year contract extension with salary cap hit of $4.9 million. He'll be an unrestricted…

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NHL Rumors: Several Factors Holding Back A John Tavares Contract Extension

On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: John Tavares was eligible to sign a contract extension last Saturday. GM Garth Snow and head coach John Tavares have been in regular contact with Tavares, but…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Canucks, Avalanche and Islanders

On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers have agreed on a deal with free agent Evgeni Dadonov according to a source. Bob McKenzie: Hearing that Dadonov will be signing for three years at a cap hit of $4 million.…

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NHL Rumors: Duchene, Radulov, Alzner, Shattenkirk, Williams and Jagr

On Matt Duchene, Alexander Radulov, Karl Alzner, Kevin Shattenkirk, Justin Williams and Jaromir Jagr ... TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger: Avs GM Joe Sakic continue to mull over trade offers for forward Matt Duchene that he has on the table. The…

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NHL Rumors: Duchene, Jackets, Preds, Isles, Williams, Bonino, Kulikov and Jagr

On Matt Duchene ... Darren Dreger: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators have trade offers for Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene. Other teams are still calling the Avs as well and the Avs continue their waiting game. Aaron Portzline:…

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NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and the Colorado Avalanche

On the New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche ... Arthur Staple: Not a surprise that the Islanders didn't plan on having any free agents in town for a visit this week. Not in on any of the bigger names. Arthur…

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