Morning Rumors II: Sharks, Rangers, Wild, Sabres, Flyers, Panthers, Avs, Penguins, Jets and Kings
Craig Custance of ESPN: Sharks Dan Boyle's contract expires at the end of the season. “I talked to Doug yesterday,” said Boyle’s agent, George Bazos, when we chatted Sunday afternoon. “We’ll continue to talk. Both sides want to get something done.”…
Flyers fire Laviolette and McCarthy … Berube takes over
The Flyers fired head coach Peter Laviolette and assistant Kevin McCarthy. Arpon Basu: Craig Berube doesn't have an interim tag: "This is his team for the forseeable future" Frank Seravalli: Laperriere will become an assistant coach and Kjell Samuelsson will become…
Quick Hits: Ryan, Luongo, Horton, Oilers, Panthers, Grabovski and Bozak
Randy Miller: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren on Bobby Ryan: "Over the last year and a half, we've had (trade) conversations but nothing ever made sense for us." Renaud Lavoie: Roberto Luongo is still looking at his options. It's not known…
Flyers Notes: To buyout Bryzgalov or not, Daily evaluation, Briere could be playing last Flyers home game tonight
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: 5 reasons to let Ilya Bryzgalov go: 1. The goalie's zany personality can be a distraction to his teammates. To restore order, buy him out and use his annual cap hit ($5.7 million) to sign/acquire…
NHL Rumors I: GMs Chiarelli, Rutherford, Regier and Holmgren talk Trade Deadline
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli leading up to the April 3rd trade deadline. "It's been that different so far," Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli told NHL.com at the GM meeting here. "Everything is compressed, so will…
Holmgren and Laviolette get vote of confidence … Avs not looking for a center … Streit and Visnovsky could be available
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren and coach Peter Laviolette received a vote of confidence yesterday. On make a change: "Absolutely not," said Luukko, president of the Flyers' parent company, Comcast-Spectacor. "We just need to be…
Flyers interested in Luongo … Burke was close on Luongo deal … Luongo tweet
Enrico Ciccone via twitter: A source in Philadelphia said the Flyers are interested in Roberto Luongo. James Duthie via twitter: Despite some denials, Ciccone's tweet is accurate. This doesn't mean they will get him or make an offer, but they…
Jets to unveil new jersey’s … Holmgren in serious bike accident … Clarke gets invite … Vancouver upset with NHL over riots
Jason Halstead of the Winnipeg Sun: The Winnipeg Jets will unveil their new jersey's at 11:00 am (12:00 EST) this morning at a military base. “There’s been a great deal of anticipation about the jerseys, not just from a public…