Tag: New York Islanders

NHL Rumors: Kings, Stars, Blues and Islanders

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Ontario Reign (AHL) coach Mike Stothers interviewed with the Kings and has decided to stay with Ontario. There will be more interviews next week. On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: The 34-year old Peter Budaj will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1st, but the Lightning are interested in bringing Budaj back next season to backup…

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NHL Rumors: Wild, Capitals, Oilers, Islanders, Sabres, Kovalchuk, Dadonov and Belov

On the Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Dadonov and Anton Belov ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Minnesota Wild forward Nino Niederreiter is drawing the interest of some teams as they look…

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NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: If the Maple Leafs are not able to re-sign Brian Boyle and are looking for a short-term fix while Frederik Gauthier recovers from his injury, what about Dominic…

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NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk – Teams That Could Be Interested

On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at eight potential landing spots for Ilya Kovalchuk in a sign and trade with the New Jersey Devils. Montreal Canadiens - Need offense. They have three 2018 second round picks and could…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: The Philadelphia Flyers moved up to the No. 2 pick in next months draft, and they'll likely hold on to the pick according to GM Ron Hextall. “I expect to…

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NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Flames and Blues

On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staples of Newsday: The Islanders will likely offer John Tavares an eight-year deal worth upwards of $10 million a year. If Tavares tells GM Garth Snow that he's not interested in signing this…

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NHL Injuries: Islanders, Blues, Coyotes and Maple Leafs

On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: The Islanders said that John Tavares had surgery on his right hand in April. He's expected to be ready for the start of next season. Tavares still has a cast…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Islanders and Hurricanes

On the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: If the Islanders are not able to sign John Tavares to a contract extension, the Canadiens should make a move. The Islanders may have to explore the…

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Brayton Wilson of WGR 550: It has been rumored for awhile that defenseman Viktor Antipin would be signing with the Buffalo Sabres, likely after the World Championship. League source today Howard Simon that Antipin will…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Kings and Islanders

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Elliotte Friedman: Hearing that the Canucks are interested in Ralph Krueger. Is he interested in leaving Southampton FC though? Elliotte Friedman: Krueger in a email commenting on the Canucks interest: "I have had some interesting chats these…

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Sabres GM Tim Murray will be having meeting with owner Terry Pegula in the next few days. Both Murray and head coach Dan Bylsma have three years left on…

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