Tag: St. Louis Blues

NHL Rumors: Kaprizov, Canucks and Ideal Matches For Top UFAs

On Kirill Kaprizov ... Russian Prospects: (re-signed in the KHL for three years) Kirill Kaprizov said in an interview that the there was no special interest from the Minnesota Wild recently. On the Vancouver Canucks ... NHL Prospect Watch: Dennis…

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NHL News: Eddie Olczyk, NY Islanders and St. Louis Blues

On Eddie Olczyk ... Chicago Blackhawks: Eddie Olczyk has been diagnosed with colon cancer and released the following statement. "I have been diagnosed with a form of colon cancer and am currently undergoing treatment for the disease. I have been…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Panthers, Blues, Golden Knights and Flyers

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun had knee surgery after an injury during a training session this week. He will be out indefinitely. The Coyotes didn't give a timeline for rehab…

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NHL News: Islanders, Blues, Wild and Hurricanes

On the New York Islanders and Calvin de Haan ... Mike Kelly: The New York Islanders and Calvin de Haan settled on a one-year deal worth $3.3 million and avoided their salary arbitration hearing. Mike Kelly: "$3.3M is on the…

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NHL News: Parayko, Arvidsson, Dzingel and Okposo

On the St. Louis Blues and Colton Parayko ... Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Blues and Colton Parayko agreed to a five-year, $27.5 million contract today. The deal carries a $5.5 million salary cap hit.…

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NHL Rumors: 2018 Winter Olympics and Top Remaining NHL Free Agents

On the 2018 Winter Olympics ... Slava Malamud: Alexei Shevchenko of Sport-Express reports that Russian NHLers have told him that the NHL has a backup schedule that has an Olympic break. Elliotte Friedman: Players that are signed to AHL-only contracts…

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NHL News: Arbitration Offers, Avs, Preds, Bruins, Wings, Lightning and Capitals

On Salary Arbitration Offers ... Elliotte Friedman: The Red Wings offered $4.1 million and Tomas Tatar asked for $5.3 million. Elliotte Friedman: The Blues asked for a two-year deal for Colton Parayko at $3.4 million and $3.6 million. Parayko asked for…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Capitals, Rangers and Blues

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Unrestricted free agent Darren Archibald should sign a contract soon and the Canucks are still in the running. He was the MVP in Utica last season. On the Washington Capitals ... JJ Regan:…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Doan, Vanek, Blues, Rangers, Leafs, Marleau and Thornton

On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: GM Dale Tallon said that they are close to re-signing Mark Pysyk. Tallon added that defenseman Alex Petrovic only wanted a one-year deal to prove himself. Harvey Fialkov: Source said that Jaromir Jagr…

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NHL Rumors: Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau Appear To Be Hitting The Open Market

On Joe Thornton .... Pierre LeBrun: May be easier to list teams that haven't called Joe Thornton's camp. The Maple Leafs are among the teams that have called. Pierre LeBrun: Still believe there is a better chance than not that…

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NHL Rumors: Friedman – Free Agent and Trade Notes

Free Agent and Trade Notes ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Predicting where some free agent goalies will end up ... Buffalo Sabres - Chad Johnson Philadelphia Flyers - Brian Elliott Winnipeg Jets - Steve Mason Anaheim Ducks - Ryan Miller Pittsburgh…

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NHL Rumors: New York Rangers, KHL and the St. Louis Blues

On the New York Rangers ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger on the Rangers: "I know the #NYR have interest in either Thornton or Marleau. They have interest in Nick Bonino." ... "They're not giving Marleau or Joe Thornton a three-year term." On…

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