Tag: New York Islanders

NHL Rumors: Four Buyers, and the Arizona Coyotes

On four teams that could be buyers in the next several weeks ... Greg Wyshynski: Looking at four teams that could be buyers in the next several weeks. Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins need to add a center. Riley Sheahan is…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers and Nash … Five Teams That Should Make A Trade Well Before The Deadline

On the New York Rangers and Rick Nash ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers forward Rick Nash hasn't scored in eight games and has been moved down the lineup. Nash has only two goals in his past 21…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting STL-VGK, Kings, Predators, And The High Number Of Unhappy Teams

Scouting the St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights ... Lou Korac: Scouts listed to attend last night's Blues - Golden Knights game: Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. That was more than there…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Canes, Flames, Jackets, Stars, Isles, Sens, Leafs, Caps, Lines and Pairings

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Coach Rick Tocchet said that defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and forward Brad Richardson won't be in the lineup tonight. Both are close to being able to return to the lineup. Pat Steinberg: The Coyotes claim…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Canes, Avs, Jackets, Panthers, Habs, Wild, Isles, Pens, Blues and Capitals

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: The Coyotes recalled defenseman Kyle Capobianco from the AHL and re-assigned Andrew Campbell. On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Michael Smith: Forward Lee Stempniak practice yesterday in a no-contact jersey. Forward Marcus Kruger is…

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NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Senators, Islanders and Canucks

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... George Richards: There have been rumors that the Blue Jackets could be interested in Senators center Derick Brassard. Brassard said he has good memories of playing in Columbus. He has a modified no-trade clause…

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Eastern Conference news: Blue Jackets, Devils, Islanders, Rangers, Penguins, Lightning and Maple Leafs

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Brian Hedger: Coach John Tortorella said that when defenseman Zach Werenski is ready to return to the lineup, he'll back paired with Seth Jones. Markus Nutivaara will remain in their top four as Tortorella said…

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NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and the New York Islanders

On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Defenseman Ryan McDonagh will be an unrestricted free agent after next season. He'll be 30 years old and could be cheaper than other pending UFA defensemen Oliver Ekman-Larsson,…

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NHL Rumors: Islanders, Maple Leafs and Red Wings

On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos said on the weekend that you might have thought that the Islanders winning the bid for a new arena at Belmont Park may have been the closing piece to…

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Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Jackets, Panthers, Devils, Islanders and Leafs

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: Forward Ryan O'Reilly missed last night's game. He went back to Buffalo for family reasons. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... George Richards: Coach John Tortorella would only say that defenseman Zach Werenski…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the New York Islanders

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) If the Red Wings fall over ten points out of the playoff race, it would be hard for them to make up, and they'll be open for business. They'd…

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NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks and the New York Islanders

On the San Jose Sharks ... Paul Gackle of The Mercury News: The Sharks are not interested in trading their core prospects for scoring forward. They may only consider packaging players like Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Danny O’Regan, Tim Heed and Joakim…

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