Tag: Paul Martin

NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Blues GM Doug Armstrong met with Vladimir Sobotka and his agent at the World Cup. Armstrong said that the situation is more complicated than he was originally led to believe.  Sobotka's camp…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Kings, Penguins and Coyotes

On the Kings ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Kings director of hockey operations, Mike Futa, was on Sportsnet's Hockey Central at Noon yesterday. He was talking about Anze Kopitar, and how the Kings are determined to keep him with the…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Blues, Sharks, Red Wings, Stars, Senators and More

Update: Jeremy Rutherford: Jaden Schwartz will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks after having surgery on his fractured ankle. On the Blues ... Tom Timmerman of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: The extent of Blues forward Jaden Schwartz won't be known…

Mark Easson

San Jose Sharks 2015-16 Season Primer

Looking at the San Jose Sharks heading into this season – outlook, potential lines, roster, top prospects, draft history, stats and season schedule. 2014-15 Record: 40-33-9, 89 points (5th place in Pacific Division, 12th in the West, 22nd overall) 2014-15 Outcome: Missed Playoffs Total Cap…

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Rumors and Notes: Blue Jackets and Flames

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Coach Todd Richards has options up front. “It’s a pretty fun exercise this summer,” Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said, after the Saad trade. “We have a lot of different looks we can put…

Mark Easson

Rumors XII: Kessel, Pens, Leafs, Martin, Sharks, and Sekera

On Phil Kessel .... @RealKyper reports #Leafs/Penguins deal w/ Kessel could be as early as today. Kessel deal at some pt has to happen for Tor to move forward— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) July 1, 2015 Hearing that Leafs circled back…

Mark Easson

Rumors X: Giordano, Saad, Sekera, Avs, Backups and Martin

On the Flames and Mark Giordano ... #Flames Giordano now eligible to sign #NHL extension. Hearing starting point on max term is 72m over 8 years.— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) July 1, 2015 On the Blue Jackets and Brandon Saad ...…

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Rumors VIII: Leafs, Ducks, Ward, Jets, Flames, Beleskey and Kings

On the Maple Leafs ... Per league source, Kessel trade talk remains significant coming into today. Phaneuf talk has died down. Their bonus payments are made today.— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 1, 2015 On the Ducks and Bieksa ... Expect…

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Rumors VII: Red Wings and Sabres

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland. "A lot of what we're doing is going to be with the kids, but if there's something out there that makes us a better club, that's what we're looking at," Holland…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Kings, Canucks and Sharks

On the Kings ... Scratch Kings off Paul Martin's list— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) July 1, 2015 LA set up front, all in on adding a legit 2nd pair D https://t.co/vBDTbUt0Ne— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) June 30, 2015 I haven't heard anything…

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Rumors II: Beleskey, Ehrhoff, Sharks, Niemi, and Top UFAs by Position

Pierre LeBrun: A dozen teams have reached out to pending UFA Matt Beleskey. Beleskey will meet with some Eastern Conference teams this week before making up his mind. "It’s all about the fit for him," Kuntz told ESPN.com Monday morning.…

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Rumors VII: Maple Leafs and Kings

Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: The Leafs are in no rush to make a trade. “I came here for the draft. It wasn’t really the trade deadline,” the team president said. “Nothing really materialized that would benefit the Leafs.…

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