Rumors: Avalanche, Penguins, Predators and Senators
Craig Custance of ESPN: Nathan MacKinnon will be a restricted free agent after the season, and his next contract will help set a market for the future contract for Connor McDavid when his entry level deal is up in three…
Rumors and Notes: Predators, Rangers, and Maple Leafs
Josh Cooper of Yahoo! Sports: Cooper lists five reasons why it could be a good time for the Predators to look at trading Shea Weber within the next year.1. The offers will be ridiculously in Nashville’s favor - perceived value,…
Offer Sheets: A List of NHL Players Who Have Signed One
Heading into the 2015 offseason, there has been talk of potential offer sheets. Teams may be looking to take advantage of other teams salary cap situation. Since 1986, there have been 35 players that have been signed offer sheets. 13…
Rumors II: Malkin Trade Ideas, Tarasenko and the Canucks
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Though Penguins president David Morehouse has said that Evgeni Malkin isn't going anywhere, Matheson thinks the Penguins should listen to all offers on Malkin.Penguins GM Jim Rutherford should call the Blues and ask about…
Injuries: Lightning, Predators, Blues, Stars, Kings, Penguins and More
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning coach Jon Cooper said that Tyler Johnson (upper-body) and Victor Hedman (lower-body) will be out this weekend. "I don't want to leave these guys to the point where their next game is…
Quick Hits: Vegas, Leafs, St. Louis, Weber, Hedman and Line Combos
Scott Burnside of ESPN: Bill Foley wouldn't give ESPN their season ticket sales numbers, but sources saying they are now over 10,000. Down payments on those tickets reflect grass-roots buyers, individuals and small businesses throughout the Las Vegas area. Now…
Rumors I: Lecavalier, Jagr, Roy and the Blackhawks
Randy Miller of NJ.com: The Flyers were close to trading Vincent Lecavalier last summer, once to the Panthers in June and to the Predators twice in July according to source. Source saying that ownership of the Panthers and Predators called…
Injuries: Flyers, Jets, Coyotes, Jackets, Stars, Panthers and Lightning
Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Flyers Luke Schenn expects to play tonight. He was a late scratch on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. “I just tweaked something a little bit and wasn’t able to go in Montreal,” Schenn said. “Actually,…
Rumors I: On the Airwaves: Hurricanes, Maple Leafs and Flyers
Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "Everyone's talking about Eric Staal now, but I think the fork in the road for Ron Francis was at the draft or shortly there after" ... "That was the time when he said Rutherford did things certain…
NHL Rumors: Methot, Bissonnette, Isles, Holland and Weber
Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators defenseman Marc Methot is scheduled to become a UFA at the season. They had been talking about a contract extension, but they are at a stalemate, so don't expect a long-term deal anytime…
NHL Rumors II: Johansen, Five Arbitration Cases and No Setoguchi For Leafs
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen may still be far apart in contract talks, but at least they have been in contact after weeks of no communication. A source saying that Johansen's camp recently…
Morning Hits: Avoiding Nashville and Tanev Re-signs
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Jason Spezza and Ryan Kesler are two recent players who haven't wanted to go to Nashville. "I'm not going to pitch somebody if they don't want to play for us. You have to be committed,"…