NHL Rumors: Will Butcher – Penguins and Canucks
On Will Butcher, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Vancouver Canucks ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Teams aren't able to talk to Butcher's camp until the 16th, with the Avs holding his rights until the 15th. Butcher's agent did say this…
NHL Rumors: Jagr, Semin, Islanders and Penguins
On Jaromir Jagr ... Zdenek Janda: Jaromir Jagr is skating with Kladno - his hometown team - but is still hoping to sign with a NHL team: "I don't think I am so bad that I couldn't play there." On Alexanders…
NHL Free Agent Signings: Penguins, Predators, Senators and Jets
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins and defenseman Brian Dumoulin agreed to six-year deal with a salary cap hit of $4.1 million. The sides avoided salary arbitration where the Penguins had offered…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and Notable Restricted Free Agents
On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: "Two things: 1) There is no #Isles news right now. 2) The chances of the #Isles trading John Tavares before the season are roughly 0.0001%." On notable RFAs that are still looking…
NHL News: Arvidsson, Martinook and Gaudet Sign … Watson, Dumoulin Arbitration Numbers
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of The Tennessean: The Nashville Predators and Viktor Arvidsson agreed on a seven-year contract worth $29.75 million - a $4.25 million salary cap hit. The Predators and Arvidsson had an arbitration yesterday before…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins
On the Ottawa Senators ... TSN: Senators GM Pierre Dorion after re-signing Jean-Gabriel Pageau and if he's done making moves this offseason. "Even before I was talking to other GMs about a possible deal. I know the twitter world will…
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and Top Five Trade Destinations for Matt Duchene
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: Wondering if the easiest solutions for the Oilers and Leon Draisaitl is a two-year bridge deal with a $6 million salary cap hit. David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Hard to argue that…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Bruins, Maple Leafs and Sabres
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: (off of Friedman's 'purely conjecture' about Phil Kessel to Coyotes because of Rick Tocchet connection) Source saying that there is nothing to the Kessel to Coyotes 'rumors'. On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Duchene, Kings, Senators and more
On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Matt Duchene, LA Kings, Ottawa Senators and more ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One executive thinks that offer sheets are coming. “There simply are not enough impact players available in free agency,” one…
NHL Rumors: Penguins and Kessel … Sabres and Gionta
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... Ron Cook of the Post-Gazette: thinks that the Penguins will trade Phil Kessel sooner than later. It may not happen this month or this offseason, but with Rick Tocchet leaving the Penguins,…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Canadiens, Capitals and Maple Leafs
On the Jaromir Jagr ... Jimmy Murphy: Has been some talk of Penguins and Jaromir Jagr. It's not happening as it's not fit for the Pens or Jagr right now. Jimmy Murphy: The Montreal Canadiens, as they have done before, have…
NHL Rumors: Zadorov, Faksa and Duchene
On Nikita Zadorov ... Slava Malamud: @Boogaard_2 of Sport Express is reporting that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov has a contract agreement in place with CSKA if he's not able to re-sign with the Avalanche soon. On Radek Faksa ... Sean Shapiro:…