Tag: Saku Koivu

Rumors II: Devils and Notes on Top 10 Remaining UFAs

Tom Gulitti of North Jersey: Devils RFA defenseman Eric Gelinas is prepared to miss the start of camp. “He’s prepared, for sure,” said agent Gilles Lupien, who had remained silent on contract talks previously. “We’ve got some ideas how to…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Subban, Bruins, UFAs and Ducks

Habs Links: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 690 Radio yesterday talking about P.K. Subban's deal: “I think everyone knows Molson got involved in some level to get a long-term deal. And that’s not uncommon.” ...  “My understanding was that (Molson’s) say…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Stars, Blue Jackets and Oilers

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Heika thinks it's too early to trade Devin Shore or Jason Dickson, need to see if they can re-sign Jason Spezza to a contract extension first. Sergei Gonchar, Shawn Horcoff and Erik…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Gonchar, Top 9 UFAs, Pitkanen, Alfredsson, Kapanen and Isles

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars have been willing to eat $2.5 million of Sergei Gonchar's $5 million salary in a trade, but have been unsuccessful so far this offseason. Heika had thought that the Senators and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Subban, Alfredsson, Leafs, Capitals

Brenda Branswell of the Montreal Gazette: P.K. Subban chose to remain rather silent about his contract negotiations with the Canadiens during an appearance Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open. “I’ll answer one question about the negotiation,” Subban told a media scrum at…

Greg Stamper

NHL Rumors II: UFAs That Are Still Available

Craig Custance of ESPN: Free agency has hit a bit of a lull. “There’s a few players that teams are starting to call on to round out the roster,” said one agent on Wednesday. “They go through the initial blast…

Mark Easson

Top 10 Remaining Free Agent Forwards

Written by Greg Stamper, who can be found on twitter @g_stamp91 July 15 marked the day that the once bountiful NHL free agent market got extremely thin. With the top two centres remaining in Derek Roy and Mike Ribeiro both signing…

Greg Stamper

Top 10 2014 NHL Free Agent Centers

First expanded look at unrestricted free agency this week by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. NHL free agency is just a few days away, and with this year’s free agent crop arguably more underwhelming than usual, teams…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors III: Sabres, Jackets, Ducks, Canucks and Kings

Chris Ryndak of Sabres.com: The Sabres have started contract talks with Tyler Ennis and Marcus Foligno. GM Tim Murray on Ennis and Foligno. “I like his approach to the game. I like his compete level. I like his speed,” Murray…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors I: Thornton, Marleau, Niemi, Spezza, Panthers No. 1, Umberger, Brisson, Hiller and Koivu

Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Wilson has said there will be some changes next year. Some are speculating that Joe Thornton and/or Patrick Marleau could be traded. Goalie Antti Niemi is entering the final year of…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Devils, Jets, Avalanche, Coyotes and Ducks

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Devils have enough salary cap to bring back Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky. The Jets could be a potential landing spot for Bruins pending UFA goalie Chad Johnson. Jets Al Montoya will be…

Mark Easson

Injury notes: Weiss, DeKeyser, Koivu, Calvert, Bickell, Bourque, Duchene and Kessel

Helene St. James: Red Wings Stephen Weiss (groin) expects to be ready for Saturday's game against the Senators. Helene St. James: Red Wings Danny DeKeyser is out for four to six weeks with a separated shoulder. Eric Stephens: Ducks Saku…

Mark Easson