NHL Rumors: Keys To Nashville Predators Offseason … The Main Teams That Would Want To Talk With John Tavares
On the Nashville Predators ... Emily Kaplan of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the Nashville Predators offseason. 1. Pending RFAs Ryan Hartman and Jusse Saros - The Predators gave up a first-round pick at the trade deadline for Hartman.…
NHL Rumors: Predators, Hurricanes, Kings and Oilers
On the Nashville Predators ... Thomas Willis: Predators GM David Poile was on 'The Midday 180' and said that they looked at making "bigger trades for higher-end players" before the deadline but they didn't want to be redundant. They like the…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, and Canadiens
On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Source saying that the Blue Jackets contacted the Blackhawks about center Artem Anisimov and offered them a third-round pick and wanted the Blackhawks to retain half of Anisimov's salary.…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Winnipeg Jets
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Bob McKenzie: The Penguins don't have a lot of salary cap space. It's not a guarantee, but they could still be considering Wild forward Matt Cullen. Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins could…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Sharks, Bruins, Red Wings, and Predators
On the New York Rangers ... Laura Albanese: Rangers GM Jeff Gorton on Ryan McDonagh: "I don’t think it’s the right thing to do not to say anything about an individual player whether we’re trying to trade him or not.…
NHL Rumors: Some Fallout From the Derick Brassard Trade
Scouting the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks ... Scott Powers: Scouts listed to attend last night's Blackhawks-Sharks game: Buffalo Sabres (2), Winnipeg Jets (2), and the Minnesota Wild. Did Vegas have other reasons to help out Pittsburgh? John Shannon:…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks – Anisimov, Hartman, Wingels, and Saad
More on the Chicago Blackhawks selling... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun Times: A significant sale of players seems to be the plan. However, what will be the return? Artem Anisimov seems more like a summer deal as opposed to…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Jets, Avalanche, Penguins, and Panthers
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Hearing that the Ducks could be interested in Canucks winger Thomas Vanek. The Ducks were one of the teams that were considering signing him this past offseason. Vanek's agent will be talking to…
No Season-Saving Trade Coming for the Chicago Blackhawks
Coming out of the 2018 NHL All-Star weekend, the Chicago Blackhawks find themselves in an unusual position. With 53 points, they're sitting four points out of a wild-card berth in the Western Conference. While the Blackhawks' goal is to remain in…
Western Conference News: Coyotes, Blackhawks, Stars, Kings, Sharks, Blues, Knights, and Jets
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Coach Rick Tocchet said that it's possible that forward Brad Richardson gets back into the lineup today. It appears that defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson won't return until after their bye week. On the Chicago…
NHL News: Bruins, Blackhawks, Panthers, Sens, Flyers, Pens, Leafs, Jets, Lines and Pairings
ostonOn the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Defenseman Kevan Miller fully participated in practice this morning. Forward David Krejci missed practice for the third straight day. On the Chicago Blackhawks ... NHL Player Safety: Forward Ryan Hartman was fined $2,320.79 for…
NHL Expansion Draft: Chicago Blackhawks Primer
With four no-movement clauses among their forwards, three on defense and one at goalie, Chicago has most of their protected slots spoken for. Then again, I doubt they’d leave any of the eight unprotected. Forward Decisions Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews,…