Rumors I: Draft Offers – Devils, Jackets, Canes, Flyers and Sharks
Tom Gulitti of The Record: Devils GM wanted the Blue Jackets to give up their No. 8th, 34th, and 129th picks for the No. 6th. “I've got to talk to Ray”, then picks up the phone and calls the Devils'…
Rumors I: Cullen, Burke, Coyotes, and Tarasov
Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Matt Cullen remains unsigned, but is hoping to play again next season. "I'm excited about the idea of playing again," Cullen said during a phone interview Monday. "I'm leaning a lot more that way. Now…
Rumors and Notes: Blue Jackets and Flames
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Coach Todd Richards has options up front. “It’s a pretty fun exercise this summer,” Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said, after the Saad trade. “We have a lot of different looks we can put…
Rumors III: Friedman Roundup
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There are still some useful free agents available - Brad Boyes, Christian Ehrhoff, Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleischmann, Cody Franson, Curtis Glencross, Jim Slater, Lee Stempniak and Scottie Upshall. “I think you’re going to see some good…
Rumors IV: Leafs, Wild, Stars, Sharks and Kings
On the Leafs ... Shahanan said other teams were asking Leafs to retain more salary than Pittsburgh. "We thought this was the best deal that we had."— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) July 1, 2015 @simmonssteve on TSN: Tyler Bozak will be…
Rumors XII: Kessel, Pens, Leafs, Martin, Sharks, and Sekera
On Phil Kessel .... @RealKyper reports #Leafs/Penguins deal w/ Kessel could be as early as today. Kessel deal at some pt has to happen for Tor to move forward— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) July 1, 2015 Hearing that Leafs circled back…
Rumors X: Giordano, Saad, Sekera, Avs, Backups and Martin
On the Flames and Mark Giordano ... #Flames Giordano now eligible to sign #NHL extension. Hearing starting point on max term is 72m over 8 years.— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) July 1, 2015 On the Blue Jackets and Brandon Saad ...…
Rumors II: Kings, Canucks and Sharks
On the Kings ... Scratch Kings off Paul Martin's list— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) July 1, 2015 LA set up front, all in on adding a legit 2nd pair D https://t.co/vBDTbUt0Ne— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) June 30, 2015 I haven't heard anything…
Trade: Bruins Trade Martin Jones to the Sharks
The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Martin Jones from the Boston Bruins for a 2016 1st round pick and unsigned prospect Sean Kuraly. The 25-year old Martin went undrafted and is a RFA. The Bruins acquired Jones at the…
Rumors V: Kessel, Bruins, Penguins, Flyers, Senators and Canadiens
Andy Strickland: The Maple Leafs have told at least one team that they would be willing to retain $2 million of Phil Kessel's contract in a trade. Damien Cox of Sportsnet: The Bruins now have goalies Tuukka Rask, Martin Jones,…
Rumors II: Beleskey, Ehrhoff, Sharks, Niemi, and Top UFAs by Position
Pierre LeBrun: A dozen teams have reached out to pending UFA Matt Beleskey. Beleskey will meet with some Eastern Conference teams this week before making up his mind. "It’s all about the fit for him," Kuntz told ESPN.com Monday morning.…
Rumors VI: Hamilton, Bieksa, Lack and Staal
Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: One assistant GM on former Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton. “It was surprising,” said one NHL assistant GM. “It’s obvious there’s something going on that we don’t know about. From what I’ve heard behind the…