NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: (mailbag) Think that the Islanders have changed their mind with regards to Jaroslav Halak and that he stays. The question may come down to who goes between Thomas Greiss and…
NHL Rumors: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov
On Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bob McKenzie: The Lightning and RFA Nikita Kucherov's situation is complex because of their salary cap situation. Bob McKenzie: Most high-end offensive forwards that are looking at their second contracts get close to…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and Arizona Coyotes
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: After the Lightning re-signed defenseman Nikita Nesterov to a one-year, $725,000 deal, leaving the Lightning with between $5 and $5.5 million in salary cap space. That doesn't leave…
NHL Rumors: RFAs, Predators, Las Vegas and Blue Jackets
On remaining restricted free agents ... Cap Friendly: There are nine restricted free agents that remain unsigned: Johnny Gaudreau, Rasmus Ristolainen, Rickard Rakell, Hampus Lindholm, Jacob Trouba, Tobias Rieder, Nikita Nesterov, Nikita Kucherov and Stefan Elliott. On the Nashville Predators…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Coyotes and Flyers
On the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nikita Kucherov and Nikita Nesterov ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman said he's been in "constant communication" with restricted free agent Nikita Kucherov's agent, and is hopeful that a…
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Washington Capitals and Dmitry Orlov ... Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid Atlantic: Dmitry Orlov and the Washington Capitals still haven't come to terms on a contract for this season. The RFA defenseman seems unsure of where he stands with…
NHL Rumors: Vegas, Lightning, Canucks and Oilers
On Las Vegas ... Nicholas Cotsonika of NHL.com: Vegas owner Bill Foley has trademarked the names Desert Hawks, Red Hawks, Nighthawks, Desert Knights, Silver Knights and Golden Knights. He has a "preferred name" that has been cleared by the league, and…
NHL Rumors: Lightning – Ben Bishop and Nikita Kucherov
On the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ben Bishop and Nikita Kucherov ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop thought he was going to be traded to the Calgary Flames. Back at the draft in June, the…
NHL Rumors: Kucherov, Russell, Mueller, Jets and Red Wings
On Nikita Kucherov ... Igor Eronko: Tampa Bay Lightning's RFA Nikita Kucherov's agent: 'Certainly Tarasenko would be a comparable out of whole bunch of contracts out there.' Kucherov's agent also mentions Predators Filip Forsberg. On Kris Russell ... Ryan Kennedy: Have…
NHL Rumors: Some Remaining RFAs and UFAs, and Las Vegas
On some remaining RFAs and UFAs ... Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Allen looking at some story lines as training camp approaches. Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm still needs to be signed. When the Ducks re-sign the RFA, they…
NHL Rumors: Stars, Flames, Lightning and Ducks
On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Jim Nill said yesterday that they have spoken with restricted free agent Valeri Nichushkin - just part of the negotiation process. Mike Heika: The Stars have eight defenseman on one-way deals, so guessing that…
NHL Atlantic Division: Rink Rumblings Grading The Summer
After a flurry of action in early July, the transactions have slowed to a crawl in the NHL five weeks prior to the opening of training camp. Teams that have been unable to fill their areas of need through trades and…