Morning Hits: Leafs, the “No Sense” Part of Expansion and Burns
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Maple Leafs are considering splitting up Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk as they are concerned that there is too much fire power on their first line and not enough on their second…
Morning Hits: Brookbank, Expansion, E. Staal and Official CBA Talk
Chris Kuc: Defenseman Sheldon Brookbank was hoping to re-sign with the Blackhawks, but will be at the Flames training camp on a tryout. He didn't rule out returning to the Blackhawks though: "You never know what could happen from now until…
Rumors I: Coyotes and Hurricanes, Las Vegas Relocation Candidates?
Luke DeCock: "Don't work yourself up over" Dan Patrick's speculation about the Hurricanes moving to Las Vegas. Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes Peter Karmanos is looking to sell chucks of the team to local investors, but…
News: Nothing New To Report On Expansion According To Daly
CP on SportsNet: Bill Daly on expansion in an email: "Nothing new to report on this subject" and "Nothing new has happened." MLSE president and CEO Tim Leiweke on the Fan 590 yesterday. "The commissioner and I had other business this morning,…
Rumors I: More On NHL Expansion
Howard Bloom (Sports Business News): The NHL will add four expansion teams by 2017, collecting about $1.4 billion in expansion fees: Las Vegas, Quebec City, Seattle and Toronto. Matt Brown: A team executive has said that he wouldn't use the term…
Rumors III: Expansion Talk Heating Up?
Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: Sources that are close to the expansion situation are indicating that an expansion team to Las Vegas is a done deal. Who the owner will be hasn't been determined yet. The NHL also be…
NHL Rumors I: Expansion, Penguins and Canucks Coaching Vacancies and Marc Crawford
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Some Gary Bettman quotes on expansion. "We had a few hours to kill, we were in the neighborhood, so I figured I'd go to Seattle to find out what the building story was," Bettman said. "We…
Morning Hits: Expansion, Salary Cap, Draft Lottery, Combine, College UFAs and Comeau Suspension
Louis Jean: Gary Bettman: "We have no expansion process or plan. We're not there yet." Elliotte Friedman: GMs have been told that next season the salary cap will be within $1 to $2 million of what they had projected. They projected…
Morning Notes: 2018 Olympics, Burrows, Hedberg, Avalanche and Daly Talks Seattle
Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail: The NHL will come to a decision on whether they will participate in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea within the next six months according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “I can tell…
Morning Hits: Expansion Cities, Selanne, Penguins Injuries, Josi, Fisher, O’Reilly and Thomas
David Shoatls: Tim Leiweke said that there won't be a second team in the Toronto any time soon. First it will be Seattle and Quebec, then Vegas, with Kansas City a possibility. Adam Kimelman: Ducks Teemu Selanne lost some teeth…
The Coyotes situation and Seattle … Relocation and/or expansion
Joe Yerdon of Pro Hockey Talk: From HNIC Hotstove: Glen Healy reports that if the deal with the City of Glendale doesn't go through by July 2nd, the NHL would sell the team to Ray Bartoszek and Anthony Lanza for…
Jamison-Coyotes deal to close by Thursday … Kelly said NHL talked expansion … New arena in Detroit?
Nick Cotsonika via twitter: Greg Jamison will reportedly close the deal to buy the Phoenix Coyotes before Thursday's deadline. Elliotte Friedman via twitter: Former NHLPA executive director, Paul Kelly, told city council that the NHL had discussed expanding the NHL…