NHL Rumors: Selanne, Staal, Some 2015 UFA Defensemen and Boyle
Janne Virtanen: There will be a news conference today with Teemu Selanne and Jokerit today. Szymon Szemberg: Press conference can be watched here. 11:00 am ET. There were rumors a few days ago that they offered him $10 million for the…
NHL Rumors: Methot, Bissonnette, Isles, Holland and Weber
Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators defenseman Marc Methot is scheduled to become a UFA at the season. They had been talking about a contract extension, but they are at a stalemate, so don't expect a long-term deal anytime…
NHL Rumors: Gonchar, Top 9 UFAs, Pitkanen, Alfredsson, Kapanen and Isles
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars have been willing to eat $2.5 million of Sergei Gonchar's $5 million salary in a trade, but have been unsuccessful so far this offseason. Heika had thought that the Senators and…
NHL Rumors: Bissonnette, Staal, Del Zotto and the Sharks
Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: UFA Paul Bissonnette's agent said that the Capitals are one of "five or six teams" that have some level of interest in him. “Right now he’s just looking for a good organization where he…
NHL Rumors II: Braun, Leafs, Spaling, Stoa and Nelson
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: The Sharks have started contract extension talks with Justin Braun, though nothing is imminent. “Nothing yet. We will be talking more later in the month after Justin’s wedding,” Neil Sheehy said via email. Braun…
Salary Cap Outlook – The Metropolitan Division
Continuing on from where we left off with the Atlantic Division, it’s now time to take a look at the cap situations of the other Eastern Conference teams in the Metropolitan (what a weird name) Division. *All figures according to…
Quick Hits: Maple Leafs, Sobotka, Kreider, O’Reilly and Islanders
Steve Simmons: There is something brewing today with regards to the Maple Leafs. Should expect a significant announcement at some point today. Jeremy Rutherford: Vladimir Sobotka was awarded $2.725 million in arbitration. He when returns to the Blues/NHL, that is…
NHL Rumors III: Friedman’s Final Thoughts of the Summer
Elliotte Friedman: Teams could be eyeing Coyotes Antoine Vermette, who has one year left on his deal. GM Don Maloney would like to sign to an extension.Have to think Ryan O'Reilly will follow Paul Stastny out of town. There is…
NHL Rumors I: Bruins D and Lucic, Staal and The Next To Push Salaries
Amalie Benjamin of the Globe: The Bruins have nine NHL/NHL-caliber defenseman, not including Zach Trotman and Joe Morrow who are close. “We can’t go into the year with nine NHL defensemen,” Chiarelli said earlier in the offseason. “So at some…
NHL Rumors II: Nash, Gardiner, Stamkos and Stastny
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Brooks says the Rangers won't be looking to trade Rick Nash this offseason. But I’m here to tell you that a trade is not happening. Nash has a no-move clause in his contract in…
NHL Rumors I: Bruins, Wings, Canucks, Panthers, Avs, Leafs and Isles
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins are not looking at the free agent market and are focusing on their own. They could stand pat, but if they want to add a right winger, it's likely to come through a trade…
NHL Rumors III: Trade Candidates, Wings, Green, Brodeur, Hayes and Pokka
Tim Kavanagh of ESPN: Top centers that are rumored to be on the trade block: 1. Vincent Lecavalier 2. Ryan Johansen - there is the unlikely scenario that due to the stalled contract talks that teams may call to see…