NHL Rumors: Oilers, Habs, Blues, Red Wings and Lightning
On the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: LeBrun looks ahead to the offseason and a few teams who could be looking to make some moves.…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings and Maple Leafs
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) Petr Mrazek is the Red Wings No. 1 goalie now and in the future, and he's going to need a raise. The Wings can't have a $5.3 million cap…
Pucks In Depth: Aleksander Barkov, Petr Mrazek and Too Many Ducks
BETTING BIG ON BARKOV Aleksander Barkov recently signed a six-year extension with the Florida Panthers worth $5.9 million per season. Some feel that’s a lot to give to a 20-year-old, but many believe that will be a team-friendly deal a…
Rumors II: Free Agents, Sharks, Rangers, Kings and Canucks
Round up from Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Players that signed one-year deals this past offseason are eligible to sign contract extensions after January 1st. Players that fit into that category include: Mikkel Boedker (talks to start…
Quick Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies
Roster Notes ... Arpon Basu: Carey Price practiced with the team for the first time since suffering his injury. Andy Strickland: Reports are that Blues Jori Lehtera spent last night in a Columbus hospital as a precautionary measure. They are…
Afternoon Hits: Torts, Roster and Injury Notes, Starting Goalies
The Blue Jackets have fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella. The Blue Jackets now owe the Canucks a second round pick. Pierre LeBrun: Compensation rule: It is a second round draft pick for 'in-season' hiring of a…
Morning Hits: Injury Notes, Waivers, Avery, Kassian, and More
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins Zdeno Chara practiced with the team for the second straight day yesterday. He's still on the IR and a question mark for tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning's Tyler Johnson was back at practice yesterday. Jeremy Rutherford…
Morning Hits: Trade Deadline, Sarich, Red Wings, and Predators
Renaud Lavoie: The NHL Trade Deadline will be February 29th at 3:00 PM ET. Scott Cruickshank of the Calgary Herald: Veteran defenseman Cory Sarich is wanting to return to the NHL after missing all of last season due to a…
Rumors and Notes: Wings, Jets, Ducks, Blackhawks, and Coyotes
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Jimmy Howard will likely have to outplay Petr Mrazek in the preseason and at the start of the regular season to win back the No. 1 job. The Wings decided not to trade Howard…
Rumors II: Mailbags – Bruins and Red Wings
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) The Bruins need to find a puck-moving defenseman that can play 20-minutes a night and can play on the power-play. Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg may not be able to carry the blueline anymore. It…
Rumors I: Johansson, Kostitsyn, Canes, Beleskey and Gustavsson
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals RFA Marcus Johansson will be looking for a big raise from his $2 million salary. He is three years away from being a UFA and the Capitals need to qualify him at 100 percent…
Rumors II: Some Offseason Priorities, Sharp, Canucks and Habs
Lyle Richardson (Spector's Hockey) in Bleacher Report: Looking at the some offseason priorities for teams that were eliminated in Round 1.Detroit Red Wings - coaching situation and their starting goaltender. If they think that Petr Mrazek is their go-to guy,…