NHL Rumors: Kucherov, Russell, Mueller, Jets and Red Wings
On Nikita Kucherov ... Igor Eronko: Tampa Bay Lightning's RFA Nikita Kucherov's agent: 'Certainly Tarasenko would be a comparable out of whole bunch of contracts out there.' Kucherov's agent also mentions Predators Filip Forsberg. On Kris Russell ... Ryan Kennedy: Have…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Jets and Some Free Agents
On the Calgary Flames ... Chris Nichols of Today's Slapshot: Elliotte Friedman on NHL Network last night talking about Calgary Flames RFA forward Johnny Gaudreau. Sounding like nothing is imminent. Gaudreau has said that he doesn't want to talk contract during…
NHL Rumors: Mueller, Oilers, Preds, Kings, Pens and Expansion Draft
Friedman's 30 Thoughts Rumor Roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Peter Mueller is looking to return to the NHL next season. Mueller has spent the past three season in Europe after playing almost 300 games in the NHL. The AHL…
Rumors II: Seattle, Kessel, Blues, Red Wings and Horton
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times: When the city of Glendale voted 4-3 to approve the arena lease deal 15 months ago, it kept the team from relocating to Seattle. Three sources said that if it wasn't approved, Ray Bartoszek…
Quick Hits: Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Blues, Oilers and Ducks
Helene St. James: Daniel Alfredsson is seeing a back specialists and definitely won't be at the start the Red Wings training camp. Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild goalie Josh Harding will miss the start of training camp due…
NHL News: Staal, Mueller, Samuelsson, D’Amigo, LaRose and Marchand
Chip Alexander: Hurricanes Eric Staal had surgery for a core injury he suffered during offseason training. He should be ready for training camp according to the team. Andy Strickland: The Blues signed Peter Mueller to a one-year, two-way deal. He'll get…
NHL Rumors I: KHL Option, Mueller, Leafs, Red Wings and Analytics
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals coach Barry Trotz has been accused in the past of clashing with players from Russia. The Caps have three Russians, including Alex Ovechkin. Trotz has said that he'll have to sit down with Ovechkin…
NHL Rumors II: Rangers, Devils, Honka, Sobotka and Mueller
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Source saying both Chris Kreider and the Rangers are not willing to move off of their bottom-line numbers. Their arbitration hearing is set for this morning. Kreider submitted a $2.8 million offer, with the…
NHL Rumors II: UFAs That Are Still Available
Craig Custance of ESPN: Free agency has hit a bit of a lull. “There’s a few players that teams are starting to call on to round out the roster,” said one agent on Wednesday. “They go through the initial blast…
Top 10 Remaining Free Agent Forwards
Written by Greg Stamper, who can be found on twitter @g_stamp91 July 15 marked the day that the once bountiful NHL free agent market got extremely thin. With the top two centres remaining in Derek Roy and Mike Ribeiro both signing…
NHL Rumors I: Bruins, Wings, Canucks, Panthers, Avs, Leafs and Isles
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins are not looking at the free agent market and are focusing on their own. They could stand pat, but if they want to add a right winger, it's likely to come through a trade…
NHL Rumors I: Bruins, Blackhawks, Devils, Oilers and Leafs
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Lee Stempniak and Peter Mueller could be free agent options for the Bruins. They likely won't be considering Dany Heatley. "I think a guy that's interesting is Lee Stempniak," said Haggerty. "Probably one of the favorites…