Quick rumor hits on: Staal, Nash, Senators, Sharks, Hurricanes, Blue Jackets #2 pick, Maple Leafs, and Price
Bob McKenzie via twitter: Hearing Penguins Jordan Staal turned down 10 year mega offer from the Penguins. Staal has indicated to the Penguins that he doesn't plan on signing an extension now. Nick Kypreos via twitter: Senators names being speculated…
Ryan “available” again … Grigorenko 20? Teams calling Pens … Flyers aggressive on Nash, Sens could be in as well … Other trade candidates
Bob McKenzie via twitter: McKenzie is hearing that Ducks Bobby Ryan is "available" again. This doesn't mean that he will be traded, but it does mean the Ducks phone has been ringing and they'll be listening. If the Ducks were…
Senators sign Erik Karlsson to a big contract extension
The Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Erik Karlsson to a 7 year contract extension worth $45.5 million. That is a $6.5 million salary cap hit.
Shero says he’s not trading Jordan Staal … No timeline on Crosby deal … Reports of a Selanne return … Kypreos trade watch video
Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Penguins GM Ray Shero on Jordan Staal, he isn't available. “You can’t have it both ways,” he said. “I can’t try to negotiate a contract with Jordan and a trade with another team…
Dreger looks at Nash and the 6 Canadian teams
Darren Dreger of TSN: If Zach Parise hits the free agent market on July 1st, a Rick Nash deal may have to wait so the Blue Jackets can get a true sense of the market may offer. The Rangers and…
Oilers RFAs … Rangers Nash quest … Karlsson talks contact … Bettman could take over Devils … Pahlsson heading to Sweden
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers have until June 25th to decide whether to send qualifying offers to their 9 RFAs. Cam Barker is likely gone. They are trying to trade Linus Omark at the draft rather than…
Morning notes on: Luongo, Maple Leafs, Thomas, Schultz, Sabres, Stastny, Blue Jackets, Nash, Islanders and Rangers trade targets
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Roberto Luongo is now the best option for Maple Leafs after the Penguins trading/signing Tomas Vokoun and the Lightning trading for Anders Lindback. Free agent options for the Leafs could be Josh Harding, Scott…
Rick Nash rumors … Trades could start next week … JVR doesn’t need surgery … No list for Suter …Nothing on Alfredsson
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Sources are saying as many as 7 teams have had "significant" trade conversations with the Blue Jackets in the past 10 days, and 3 or 4 (maybe more) have "kicked the tires." Most teams…
NHL Draft Rumors for: Blue Jackets, Senators, Capitals and Hurricanes
Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson on their 2nd overall draft pick: (Audio linkfor interview) "We've certainly listened to people. We've had a couple of expressions of interest on the pick in terms of moving down," Howson…
Morning Free Agent notes: Capitals send out qualifying offers … No buyouts for Sens, not too active on July 1 …”Cutdown” candidates
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals GM George McPhee confirmed that Mike Knuble and Jeff Halpern won't be back next season, but wouldn't say the same for pending UFAs Alexander Semin and Dennis Wideman. If all 4 are not back,…
Flyers not on Suter’s list … $8-9 million for Parise? Leafs should target Staal if available … Preds-Gaustad talking … Kelly’s deal on hold
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: A source is saying that the Flyers are not on a potential list of teams that Ryan Suter is willing to talk to if he rights are traded by the Nashville Predators. The source added…
Targets for Rangers … Senators and Karlsson talking … Preds looking at trading Radulov’s rights
Craig Custance of ESPN: 3 possible goal scoring targets for the Rangers this offseason could be: Zach Parise, Rick Nash and Alexander Radulov. One source on Radulov: "I would be surprised if they didn't trade him," one NHL source said.…