NHL News and Notes: Canucks, Ducks, Oilers, Coyotes, Flyers, Leafs and Islanders
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Cap Friendly: The Canucks signed Bo Horvat to a six-year deal worth $5.5 million a season. Some comparables in that range are Jonathan Drouin (six years at $5.5 million per), Jaden Schwartz (five years at…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs and JvR … Islanders and Tavares
On Toronto Maple Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk ... Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to sign Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander to a big deals in the future. James van…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Avalanche and Maple Leafs
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: Sources are saying that John Tavares didn't turn down an $84 million offer from the Islanders (report from 91.9 Sports in Montreal). The Islanders and Tavares have barely talked numbers. Arthur Staple:…
NHL Rumors: Alex Kerfoot, David Pastrnak and Jack Eichel
On Alex Kerfoot ... Darren Dreger: A decision where Alex Kerfoot will be signing should be decided soon. Up to 10 teams had shown interest - Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders and the Colorado Avalanche…
NHL News: Ducks, Penguins, Blue Jackets and Panthers
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Renaud Lavoie: The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Francois Beauchemin to a one-year deal for $1 million base salary with up to around $500,000 in performance bonuses. Matt Larkin: "I don't see Beauchemin fitting into the Ducks'…
NHL Rumors: John Tavares and the New York Islanders
On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: John Tavares said he's not losing any sleep that training camp is approaching and he doesn't have a contract extension in place. “For me, there’s really no…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers, Maple Leafs and Golden Knights
On the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) The Chicago Blackhawks will have to wait until the season starts to put Marian Hossa on the LTIR before they…
NHL News: Bjork, Yamamoto, Lee on Tavares and Barkov on Jagr
On the Boston Bruins ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Anders Bjork signed his entry-level contract with the Bruins in the spring after finishing his Junior year at college. He was told that there were positions open on…
NHL News: Eddie Olczyk, NY Islanders and St. Louis Blues
On Eddie Olczyk ... Chicago Blackhawks: Eddie Olczyk has been diagnosed with colon cancer and released the following statement. "I have been diagnosed with a form of colon cancer and am currently undergoing treatment for the disease. I have been…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and the Toronto Maple Leafs
On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: John Tavares keeps maintaining that he wants to remain with the NY Islanders, but it's unclear why he hasn't been signed to a long-term contract…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Capitals, Blue Jackets and Top 2018 UFAs
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks 2017 first round draft pick Elias Pettersson won't be attending Vancouver's main training camp in September: "My season in Sweden starts Sept 19th, the decision was made not to attend #Canucks camp."…
NHL News: NY Islanders … Mike Fisher Retires … Lightning and Kucherov
On the New York Islanders ... Andy Graziano: After signing Calvin de Haan yesterday, the Islanders have $3.634 million in salary cap space with 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goalies. That does not include the contracts to either Josh…