NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins
On the New York Islanders ... Andrew Gross of Newsday checks in with the New York Islanders. The makeover continues as New York needs defense and even goaltending help. Likely, defensive needs can be addressed in this draft. There exists…
NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes – Skinner and Lindholm
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Pierre LeBrun: The Los Angeles Kings have some interest in Jeff Skinner, but Ilya Kovalchuk is their main priority. Have been told that the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues have spoken with the Hurricanes…
NHL Rumors: Islanders and Tavares … Senators and No. 4 … Penguins, Rust and Oleksiak
On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Andrew Gross: Though the deal is not done and it's still a fluid situation, but it is sounding like the Islanders could also be getting some good news with regards to…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Kessel, Rust, Sheary, Simon, Hagelin, Jarry and Brassard
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and potential trade options ... Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Multiple sources have said that Phil Kessel isn't against the idea of being traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but is also okay with remaining with the…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets … Top 20 Trade Bait
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Defenseman Ian Cole appears to be the only pending unrestricted free agent that the Blue Jackets have any interest in re-signing. Cole is interested in staying, but at this…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Columbus Blue Jackets
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Penguins forwards Conor Sheary and Carl Hagelin have been in the rumor mill, but it seems unlikely that they are traded. The Penguins don't really have any players that…
NHL News: Buyout Window, Canes, Stars, Oilers, Kings, Penguins, Maple Leafs and Capitals
On the NHL buyout window ... Cap Friendly: The first buyout window will be open at 12:01 AM on June 15th. On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Cory Lavalette: The Hurricanes re-signed Andrew Poturalski to a one-year, two-way contract - $700,000…
Seven NHL Teams With The Cap Space To Make Big Moves This Offseason
During a May 28 press conference prior to the start of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly projected the salary cap for 2018-19 could reach $80 million based solely on league revenue. If the NHL Players…
NHL Buyout Candidates: Metropolitan Division – Practical To Not Practical
Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, Phil Kessel and the Dallas Stars
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune: The Penguins likely wouldn't be getting back an impact player like Phil Kessel with a similar salary ($6.8 million salary cap hit) if they were to…
NHL Rumors: Vasilevsky, Bruins, Penguins, Kings, Hurricanes and Sabres
On Alexei Vasilevskiy ... Aivis Kalnins: Have been hearing that KHL defenseman Alexei Vasilevskiy (Andrei's brother) is getting interest from three NHL teams. The Tampa Bay Lightning are believed to be one of those teams. On the Boston Bruins ...…