Why the NHL and Vegas Are/Are Not a Good Match
Emily Sadler of Sportsnet: Reasons why Las Vegas and the NHL are a good match: 1. It would be the only show in town. 2. If you build it, they will come - 20,000 capacity with 17,500 for hockey. 3.…
Rumors I: Flyers, Capitals and Las Vegas
Randy Miller of NJ.com: As of now, it doesn't appear that Flyers will have a lot of cap space to add any bigger named free agent next offseason. With recent reports on what the slumping Canadian dollar may due to…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Gagne and More Injury Notes
Bob McKenzie: "I can see it being 33-team league, with SEA, Las Vegas and QC in. I don't think NHL is hung up on round number. Put me down for 33." Bob McKenzie: On waivers today: Brian Gibbons (CBJ), Patrice…
Rumors II: Seattle, Kessel, Blues, Red Wings and Horton
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times: When the city of Glendale voted 4-3 to approve the arena lease deal 15 months ago, it kept the team from relocating to Seattle. Three sources said that if it wasn't approved, Ray Bartoszek…
Rumors II: Bruins, Whitney, Bertuzzi, Thornton and Seattle
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: It's a good bet that the Bruins will make a trade sooner than later, with the usual names that the Bruins are listening on: Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid and Matt Bartkowski, with all three being UFAs…
Rumors I: Expansion, Bruins, Red Wings, Maple Leafs and Sharks
Hope Smoke: Pierre LeBrun: "I think the report that came out about expansion was factually incorrect." ... "I think the NHL was closer towards expansion to Seattle last year in Pebble Beach than they are right now" ... "I'd say it's sort…
News: Nothing New To Report On Expansion According To Daly
CP on SportsNet: Bill Daly on expansion in an email: "Nothing new to report on this subject" and "Nothing new has happened." MLSE president and CEO Tim Leiweke on the Fan 590 yesterday. "The commissioner and I had other business this morning,…
Rumors I: More On NHL Expansion
Howard Bloom (Sports Business News): The NHL will add four expansion teams by 2017, collecting about $1.4 billion in expansion fees: Las Vegas, Quebec City, Seattle and Toronto. Matt Brown: A team executive has said that he wouldn't use the term…
Rumors III: Expansion Talk Heating Up?
Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: Sources that are close to the expansion situation are indicating that an expansion team to Las Vegas is a done deal. Who the owner will be hasn't been determined yet. The NHL also be…
NHL News: Coyotes, Seattle, Fisher and Karlsson
Craig Morgan Fox Sports Arizona: The Coyotes Jobing.com Arena will now be known as Gila River Arena, pending approval from the Glendale City Council vote on September 9th. The deal is believed to be worth $30 million over 10 years.…
Quick Hits: Gretzky and Seattle, Lazar, Ranger, Gibbons and Canucks
John Shannon: A source in Wayne Gretzky's group is downplaying Gretzky's role in trying to bring a team to Seattle: "Seattle is along way off with a lot of hurdles." Source said: "Potential ownership groups have reached out, but we certainly haven't…
NHL Rumors IV: Vegas, Sabres, Senators, Canucks, Sharks and Penguins
Craig Custance of ESPN: (mailbag) Las Vegas has already started building a 20,000 seat area on the Vegas strip by MGM and AEG. “I haven’t been there to look at the arena,” Bettman said during a conversation last week. “I…