Rumors I: Jets, Flames, Leafs, Ducks, Stars and Richards
TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that the Maple Leafs and Jets talked to the Kings about Mike Richards. Bob McKenzie mentioned the Flames as another team. Darren Dreger said that trade talk involving Cody Franson is picking up. The Stars might…
Rumors II: Senators, Sabres, Wings, Leafs, Kings and Panthers
Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators GM Bryan Murray hinted over the weekend that he'll continue to search for a top-six forward. They are 11th in the Eastern Conference and are faced with two options. 1) sell some veteran…
Injuries: Avs, Wings, Oilers, Leafs, Flyers, Bruins, Canucks and Wild
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Avs Alex Tanguay didn't suffer a broken jaw on the deflected Alex Ovechkin shot. Dennis Everberg will be out indefinitely with a separated shoulder. Jamie McGinn remains out with a back injury. Semyon Varlamov…
Injuries: Sabres, Coyotes, Flyers, Avs, Cap, Ducks, and Rangers
Joe Yerdon: Sabres Michael Neuvirth has a lower-body injury. Sarah McLellan: Coyotes Martin Hanzal is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Bryan Burns: Lightning's Cedric Paquette left last night's game with a lower-body injury. Randy Miller: Flyers Claude Giroux will probably…
Rumors: Stars, Avs, Wings, Oilers, Leafs, Sabres, Kings, and Coyotes
Bob McKenzie: The Stars and Jason Spezza are close on a multi-year contract extension. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Stars GM Jim Nill on contract extension talks with Jason Spezza. “We are having discussions, but I won’t go…
Rumors III: Voynov, Stewart, Myers, Marincin, Avs, Granlund and Bruins
Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: LA district attorneys have until December 1st to lay charges against Slava Voynov. He's getting paid and counts against the salary cap. It is possible that the Kings could get some salary relief if the situation…
Injuries: Canes, Dupuis, RNH, Havlat, Maroon Varlamov and More
Carolina Hurricanes: The Hurricanes are hopeful to get Jeff Skinner back in the lineup next Tuesday and Eric Staal back sometime in the second half of their road trip. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes John-Michael Liles is close to returning. Chip Alexander:…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines and Starting Goalies
Elliotte Friedman: The Blackhawks put Kyle Cumiskey on waivers. Arthur Staple: The Islanders activate defenseman Calvin de Haan off the IR and send Griffin Reinhart to Bridgeport of the AHL. Mike Chambers: The Avalanche put Jesse Winchester on the IR.…
Rask, Varlamov and Bishop Named As Vezina Trophy Finalists
The NHL named their three finalists for the Venzina Trophy for the 2013-14 season: Tuukka Rask (Bruins), Semyon Varlamov (Avalanche) and Ben Bishop (Lightning). We included images for their regular season stats along with some @extraskater stats. The bottom images…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Panthers, Jets and Sabres
Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: The Capitals already have $58.4 million committed to 21 players for next season. They only have three players who saw regular action this past season that will be UFAs. Mikhail Grabovski is reportedly looking…
Morning Hits: Halak, Awards, Niemi, Playoffs Streaks and Starting Goalies
Renaud Lavoie: Jaroslav Halak's agent Allen Walsh: "Jaro never at anytime said he didn't want to start against St. Louis. A private conversation between a player and coach should stay private and not be discussed with the media. I am bewildered that…
Morning Hits: NHL Accounting, HHOF, Selanne Offer Sheet, Top Scorers and Varlamov
Bob McKenzie: "NHL and NHLPA yesterday officially signed off on final accounting of 2012-13 season, when clubs overspent cap by about $265M. So each NHL club will soon get more than $5M from the NHLPA escrow fund. They've known for awhile they getting…