NHL Award Predictions: Three Candidates To Win The Jack Adams
Looking at some top head coaches for this upcoming NHL season. Predicting the Jack Adams winner and the runner ups.
NHL News: Hurricanes, Avs, Preds, Devils, Sens, Sharks, Lightning and Knights
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Carolina Hurricanes: The Hurricanes have named Rod Brind'Amour as their new head coach. Carolina Hurricanes: The Hurricanes have named Don Waddell their president and general manager. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Denver Posts Avs News:…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Oilers, Canucks and Maple Leafs
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Josh Rimer: Signs are pointing towards Rod Brind'Amour as being the Hurricanes next head coach. On the Edmonton Oilers ... Aivis Kalnins: Salavat traded the rights to forward Anton Slepyshev to CSKA Moscow. Slepyshev is…
NHL Rumors: Desharnais, Ducks, Avalanche and Hurricanes
On David Desharnais ... Igor Eronko: Have heard that David Desharnais could be heading over to the KHL next season. On the Anaheim Ducks ... Jim Matheson: Ducks GM Bob Murray was happy with the work of center Derek Grant…
NHL Rumors I: Coaching Quick Hits
Harvey Fialkov: Source saying that Dan Bylsma is interest in the Panthers coaching position and will meet with them today or tomorrow. Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers are holding coaching interviews in New York as GM Dale Tallon is there for…
Coyotes and Oilers make a deal … Souray for Brewer in the works?
The Edmonton Oilers have sent forward Patrick O'Sullivan to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Jim Vandermeer. Both O'Sullivan ($2.925 million) and Vandermeer ($2.3 million) cleared waivers earlier today, and could still be bought out by their new clubs. Bob McKenzie…
More teams interested in Kaberle … Murray and Spezza to meet … Good fit for Nabokov could be Washington
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Brian Burke mentioned the other day that 2 teams have shown interest in Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, and according to Simmons, that number may have increased to at least 6 suitors. The return…
Whitney and Babchuk back in Carolina? Dale Tallon and the Panthers
Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford is confident that Ray Whitney and Anton Babchuk will be back with the Canes next season. Rutherford has also met with Rod Brind'Amour once, and will meet again…
Eric Staal Named New Captain of Carolina Hurricanes
"The winds of change are blowing through Carolina as the Hurricanes announced that they have named Eric Staal as the team's new captain. "The time has come now for Eric to assume the top leadership role for his teammates,” Hurricanes'…
Around the Boards: Burke’s deadline, Emery out 6-8 weeks, Filppula’s cast removed, Jovanovski suspended
Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Brian Burke self-imposed no holiday trade deadline takes effebect tonight. The NHL roster freeze happens between Dec. 19th and Dec. 27th. Burke gives his players the extra relief that they won't be traded between…
Around the Boards: Ilya contract or trade? Ward returning, Brind’Amour scratched … 2 Pens getting close
Kevin Allen of the USA Today: The Atlanta Thrashers and Ilya Kovalchuk continue to talk, and both sides seem to think they can reach a deal. But if a deal can't get done, there are at least 2 top Western…