Tag: Patrick Eaves

NHL Rumors and Notes: Blues, Oilers, Maple Leafs and KHL

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) If the Blues suffer any more injuries, depth could become an issue. Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene would be a great fit for the Blues, but…

Mark Easson

Pacific Division: Anaheim Ducks Season Outlook

Anaheim Ducks 2017-18 Overview Defense While not quite the same as last year, the Ducks’ blue line is still deep even after losing Shea Theodore and Clayton Stoner to Vegas. The problem is, two of their mainstays Vatanen and Lindholm…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Ducks, Senators, Lightning and Flyers

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Pierre LeBrun: Think that at some point the Kings spoke to the Golden Knights about selecting Marian Gaborik ... Don't think those talks lasted long. Dennis Bernstein: Only speculation surrounding Slava Voynov. He hasn't…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Potential Landing Spots For Top UFAs

On the Los Angeles Kings ... The Fourth Period: LA Kings GM Rob Blake is talking to teams about top-six scoring forwards. The Kings don't have a lot of salary cap room - approximately $5.31 million - plus the potential…

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NHL Rumors: Top 30 UFAs … NY Islanders and John Tavares

On the Top 30 unrestricted free agents ... Frank Seravalli: Top 30 UFAs that could be available on July 1st. Kevin Shattenkirk - Washington T.J. Oshie - Washington Alexander Radulov - Montreal Karl Alzner - Washington Martin Hanzal - Minnesota…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Five Teams Feeling The Cap Crunch

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland expects trade talk to pick up this week at the scouting combine. They would like to trade one of Jimmy Howard or Petr Mrazek before…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ducks, Golden Knights and Capitals

Catching up on some rumors from the past few days ... On the Anaheim Ducks ... Pierre LeBrun: Contract extension talks between the Anaheim Ducks and Cam Fowler are expected to resume this week. Contract talks have been positive so…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings are holding scouting meetings this week as they prepare for their highest first round pick since 1991. There have been some discussions involving…

Mark Easson

Collection Of Top NHL Free Agents Lists

    The offseason for most teams is already underway and it will be a busy one for most. Teams are planning for the expansion draft, entry draft and free agency. There won't be a lot of movement on the…

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NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars – Goaltending and Five UFA Forward They Could Look At

On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski of Stars Inside Edge: Stars GM Jim Nill said that with expansion and the salary cap, they had an opportunity to make a move on the goalie market. Nill said there hasn't been…

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NHL Injuries: Penguins, Ducks and Blues

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... AJ Perez and Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Concussion spotters didn't have the authority to pull Sidney Crosby from Monday's game as crashing into the boards is not a "mechanism of injury" under their guidelines.…

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NHL Injuries: Playoff Teams – Senators, Ducks and Penguins

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch: Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki won't play tonight. On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: The odds of Patrick Eaves playing are not looking good. He has a foot injury and hasn't been able…

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