Rumors: Isles, Leafs, Hawks, Rangers, Flyers, Bruins and Flames
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Islanders GM Garth Snow may not be done trading as they still have an excess of forwards. Friedman wonders if they would trade Josh Ho-Sang. His trade value is low and they have the time to…
New York Rangers 2015-16 Season Primer
Looking at the New York Rangers heading into this season – outlook, potential lines, roster, top prospects, draft history, stats and season schedule. New York Rangers 2014-15 Record: 53-22-7, 113 points (1st Place in Metropolitan Division, President’s Trophy Winner) 2014-15…
2015-16 New York Rangers Top 10 Prospects
A look at the New York Rangers top 10 prospects heading into the 2015-16 season. The Rangers have a window of opportunity to take a run at a Stanley Cup. To achieve this stature they have had to sacrifice draft picks and…
Morning Hits: Elias, Ho-Sang, Helm, Eller, Kabanov, Backstrom, and the Red Wings
Rich Chere of NJ.com on Patrik Elias: The 39-year-old Devils winger is dealing with a right knee issue. He will be kept off the ice for observations. His timeline to return is unclear. From GM Ray Shero: "Patrik has been having…
Injury Notes: Flames, Bruins, Rangers, Lightning and Devils
Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: Flames Ladislav Smid is able to skate and shoot, but he's not quite ready for the start of training camp. “I was kind of hoping I’d be ready for the beginning of camp,” he…
Rumors II: Kopitar, Yandle, and Stamkos
Pierre LeBrun: Anze Kopitar said it would be ideal if he signed a contract extension with the Kings before the start of the season, but realizes that it is a business. Andrew Gross of The Record: Gross wonders that since…
Rumors and Notes: Stamkos, Kruger, McDonagh, and Babcock
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The biggest hurdle with regards to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Steven Stamkos is the expected salary cap hit in the $10.5 million range. GM Steve Yzerman, agent Don Meehan or Stamkos are not talking about…
Rumors II: Raanta, Hurricanes, and Red Wings
Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Antti Raanta lost his backup job to Scott Darling during last year's Stanley Cup playoffs, and he wasn't happy with it according to a readers translation from a Finnish paper. “I was really hoping Nashville…
Rumors II: Alfredsson, Zuccarello, Robidas, Howard, Roy and Yakupov
On Daniel Alfredsson's return to Ottawa from Ian Mendes at TSN.ca: Alfredsson is set to join the Senators' front office in the hockey operations department. After a tumultuous breakup between the Sens and Alfredsson, the long-time captain left for Detroit…
Top Free Agent Defensemen in 2016: Ranking 1-5
With the free agent class mostly settled into new homes, it’s time to start speculating on next year’s UFA group. While the 2014-15 cohort lacked elite impact players, next season’s list of potential free agents offers star power at many…
Rumors and Notes: Bruins, Slater, Richards, Lehtera, Stoll and Werenski
Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Jeremy Smith appears to have the inside track on the Bruins backup position, with Malcolm Subban and Zane McIntyre also in the mix. GM Don Sweeney hasn't ruled out bringing in a veteran. Geoff…
Rumors and Notes: Predators, Rangers, and Maple Leafs
Josh Cooper of Yahoo! Sports: Cooper lists five reasons why it could be a good time for the Predators to look at trading Shea Weber within the next year.1. The offers will be ridiculously in Nashville’s favor - perceived value,…