NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings
On the Ottawa Senators and Erik Karlsson ... Ken Warren of the Ottawa Sun: When the Ottawa Senators and Erik Karlsson start contract talks, don't expect Karlsson to take a hometown discount. “When I go to market, I’m going to…
NHL News: Ducks, Bruins, Stars, Wild, Predators, Sens, Flyers, Pens, Blues, Canucks and Capitals
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Goaltender Ryan Miller was put on the IR with an upper-body injury as they need the roster space to activate defenseman Cam Fowler from the IR. On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forwards Brad…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Predators and Rangers
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson: thinks that the Edmonton Oilers need another experienced defenseman until Andrej Sekera returns and that they are looking at Vegas Golden Knights blueline. Jon Merrill is a cheap defensive defenseman. Jason Garrison is…
Central Division: Nashville Predators Season Outlook
Forwards The forwards will keep playing their two-way game. Last year came down to the Nashville Predators not being able to score when they needed it most. They are relying on a lot of logical progressions and the hopeful avoidance…
NHL News and Notes: Trade Deadline, Draft Age, Sharks, Devils, Oilers, Predators and Senators
On the NHL trade deadline ... Renaud Lavoie: The NHL announced the NHL trade deadline will be on Monday, February 26th, 2018. On the NHL draft age ... Darren Dreger: There is talk once again about raising the NHL draft…
NHL Rumors: Predators … Lightning and Kucherov … Butcher
On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: With Mike Fisher retiring, the Predators will have Ryan Johansen, Nick Bonino, Calle Jarnkrok and Colton Sissons down the middle. Frederick Gaudreau is a possibility as well. The Predators will…
NHL News: Vegas on Expansion Draft Process … Some Protected Lists
On the Expansion Draft Process ... Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas updating the expansion draft process. "The Golden Knights organization is very pleased with how the expansion draft process has gone so far, through the NHL trade freeze which took effect…
NHL Expansion Draft: Nashville Predators Primer
After a rousing and surprising postseason run Nashville’s expansion strategy is clear – protect that blue line. The Predators’ top-four defensive core may be the best in the game, and they’ll need to adopt the eight skaters/one goalie protection plan…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning Need To Find More Offense From Their Blueline
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: As reported earlier, Lightning prospect Nikita Gusev is expected to a sign a contract extension with his KHL team. There are no plans for him to come over to North America for…
NHL Injuries: Lightning, Habs, Rangers, Devils, Jackets, Flames, Preds, and Jets
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Centers Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette left last night's game early with lower-body injury. Coach Jon Cooper didn't have an update any of them after…
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Pens, Habs, Wings, Caps, Preds, Canucks and More
On the Boston Bruins ... NHL.com: Forward Ryan Spooner will be out indefinitely with a concussion. Spooner suffered the concussion on Monday night against the Senators. On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: Defenseman Kris Letang didn't travel with the…
Western Conference Injuries: Jets, Blackhawks, Wild and Predators
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun: Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec had arthroscopic knee surgery yesterday and could be out up to a month. “The normal window is two to three weeks for a player,”…