Tag: Ryan O’Reilly

NHL Rumors: Atlantic Division – Trade Deadline Buyers and Sellers

Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the Atlantic Division - buyers and sellers. Tampa Bay Lightning - Buyers. Could use a top-four defenseman and a depth winger. Have all their picks over the next three years, lots of prospects, as well…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Rangers, Bruins, Canes, Wings, Avs, Canucks, Leafs, Flames, Pens, Jackets, Sabres, Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Kovalchuk

On the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blues Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes and Ilya Kovalchuk ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Rangers, Jets, Penguins, Sabres, and Maple Leafs

On the New Yor Rangers and Winnipeg Jets ... Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet: In his "Friedman Five", which airs on Tuesdays on Sportsnet, Elliotte discussed the possibilities of Rick Nash again going to teams outside of his designated trade list. One…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Scouting ARI-DAL, BOS-STL, VAN-CHI … Sabres, Hurricanes, and Wild

Scouting the Arizona Coyotes and Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Scouts listed to attend last night's Coyotes - Stars game: Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Columbus…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Jackets, Panthers, Devils, Islanders and Leafs

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: Forward Ryan O'Reilly missed last night's game. He went back to Buffalo for family reasons. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... George Richards: Coach John Tortorella would only say that defenseman Zach Werenski…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Avs and Duchene … Senators and Turris

On the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Duchene ... Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic: Expectations for the Avalanche aren't high this season, so GM Joe Sakic won't be on the hot seat right away. He does have time to make a…

Mark Easson

NHL Expansion Draft: Buffalo Sabres Primer

The Sabres benefit from having core players like Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart, who are exempt because they have played less than three years of professional hockey. GM Jason Botterill may use the expansion draft to try to shed a…

Michael Augello

NHL Rumors: Flyers, Sabres and Senators

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: Flyers GM Ron Hextall on college free agents. “In the end, college free agents, they typically get the best fit for themselves and typically it’s with an organization that’s a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Kings, Scouting Lightning-Preds, Sens and Avs

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: (after last night's game) "If there was ever a time for Dean Lombardi to shake up the Kings roster, tonight's performance is all the motivation he needs." Scouting the Tampa Bay Lightning…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Rangers, Wings, Bruins, Canadiens and more

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Brian Hedger of NHL.com: Forward Ryan O'Reilly practiced yesterday for the first time since having an appendectomy on Christmas day. They are hopeful he can return tonight. "He felt really good on the ice, has no…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche – Is it time to blow it up?

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Darren Dreger: "Duchene, Landeskog...name a core player and the rumors will be flying once the roster freeze lifts. Something has to give in Colorado." Adrian Dater: There are 50 games remaining for the Avalanche, "but it…

Mark Easson

Quick Hits: Vegas, Waivers, Roster Notes and Starting Goalies

On the World Cup and Winter Olympics ... Gord Miller: Revenue earned by the World Cup was disappointing, an NHL executive: "Does this make Olympic participation more or less likely? To me, less." ... "For the World Cup to succeed, it has…

Mark Easson