NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets – Sergei Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin
Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and forward Artemi Panarin will likely enter the season without a contract extension, and could become unrestricted free agents after the season. Sources are saying that the Blue…
NHL Rumors and Notes: Tkachuk, Drouin, Vasilevskiy, and Point
Tkachuk to leave school to sign with the Senators Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: ESPN's John Buccigross reported yesterday that Senators 2019 fourth overall pick Brady Tkachuk will announce today that he'll be leaving Boston University to sign with…
2019 NHL Free Agency: Early Look At Top Tier The Defensemen and Goaltenders
It is never too early to peak into what the 2019 NHL Free Agent class could look like. We've already looked at the top tier forwards, and now we'll take a quick look at the top tier potential 2019 free…
NHL Rumors: No Progress At This Time On An Artemi Panarin Contract Extension
Steve Gorten: Blue Jackets GM Kekalainen wouldn't comment on how his meeting with Artemi Panarin went. He said offseason meetings with players "happens quite often." Panarin's agent Dan Milstein in an email: “a good conversation. No contract progress at this time.”…
NHL Rumors: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Artemi Panarin
On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Artemi Panarin ... Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: "As of now" Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin doesn't want to sign a contract extension with the team, and he also hasn't requested a trade. Panarin would…
NHL Rumors: Salary Arbitration, Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Rangers, and Canucks
On Salary Arbitration ... Rick Dhaliwal: Safe to assume that Troy Stecher will file for salary arbitration today as it doesn't appear that the sides will reach a deal beforehand. The Vancouver Canucks and Stecher's camp will continue to talk…
NHL Rumors: Paul Stastny, Jack Johnson, and Rick Nash
On Paul Stastny ... Pierre LeBrun: There are a list of teams interested in Paul Stastny, with some overlapping from teams interested in John Tavares. The Montreal Canadiens are one of the teams that have called Stastny's camp. There…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets – Panarin, Bobrovsky, Cole and the Draft
On the Blue Jackets and Artemi Panarin ... George Richards of the Columbus Dispatch: Elliotte Friedman reported yesterday that "at this time" Artemi Panarin is not interested in talking contract extension with the Blue Jackets. Friedman added that they will see what…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Blue Jackets and the Lightning
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: Paul Fenton and Tom Fitzgerald appear to be the finalists for the vacant Minnesota Wild general managers position. Sources said that Fenton was expected to be in Minnesota yesterday for likely his final interview…
NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets – Dubinsky, Panarin, Bobrovsky, Johnson, Calvert and Cole
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: (mailbag) Don't see the Blue Jackets signing any big-named, big-ticketed free agents. They may have no choice but to use Alexander Wennberg and Brandon Dubinsky as their No. 2 and…