NHL Rumors: College and Russian Free Agents, and the Carolina Hurricanes
On College free agent Neal Pionk ... Elliotte Friedman: Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Neal Pionk will be leaving school and turning pro. He's a free agent and will start the process this week. There will be a lot of interest in him.…
NHL Rumors: Time For a Change of Scenery?
Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Looking at five players who might welcome a change of scenery. Criteria used by Larkin" "(a) the list obviously doesn’t include 2017 unrestricted free agents who can change teams of their own…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Lightning, Bruins, Blackhawks, Penguins and Avs
On the Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Hurricanes are really deep on the blueline. Scouts would put Jaccob Slavin ($742,000) as an untouchable over Justin Faulk ($4.8…
NHL Rumors: Jets, Coyotes and Matt Duchene Best Fits
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Connor Hellebuyck will be one of the Jets goaltenders next season. Ondrej Pavelec could be traded before the deadline, and if not, the pending UFA likely won't be back…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Avs, Bruins, Stars, Canucks, Blues and Lightning
On the Carolina Hurircanes, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Vancouver Canucks ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Agree with Elliotte Friedman that the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche would be good trading partners. The Hurricanes have defensive prospects…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Hurricanes and Oilers
On the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes ... Allan Muir of SI: The Bruins dangling center David Krejci for a defenseman makes sense on the surface, but there are a couple issues with it. First, Krejci carries a $7.5 million…
NHL Rumors: On the Boston Bruins
On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins need to add some speed to their lineup next season. Sweeney is aware that he didn't adequately replace Dougie Hamilton. They weren't able to move up in last year's…
NHL Rumors: Bruins Looking For Dmen, Right Winger And A Backup
On the Boston Bruins ... Zack Cox: Cam Neely said that GM Don Sweeny and Loui Eriksson's agent spoke this week. Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins GM Don Sweeny wasn't able to trade up at last year's draft to pick…
NHL Rumors: Lucic, and the Maple Leafs
On Milan Lucic ... Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Milan Lucic on potential being a UFA on July 1st. “At the end of the day, you are human. It’s in the back of your mind thinking about it,” said…
Rumors: Hurricanes – Ward, Staal and No Need To Worry About Relocation
On the Hurricanes ... Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: By the time the Hurricanes finish their homestand, they should have a good idea whether they are playing for this year or looking towards next season. If they are…
Morning Hits: Waivers, Pens, Avs, Oilers, and 2015 1st Round Picks
Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Chris Porter and Colin McDonald (PHI), Cody Bass (NSH), Dominik Uher, Kael Mouillierat, Steve Olesksy, Reid McNeill and Will O'Neill (PIT), Chris Butler and Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (STL), Zach Stortini, Eric O'Dell, Michael Kostka and Fredrik…
Injury Notes: Senators, Stars, Islanders, and Hurricanes
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators Chris Phillips cracked a vertebra while rehabbing and will require at least another month of rehab. GM Bryan Murray released a statement yesterday. “Chris has experienced a setback in his recovery from back…