Tag: St. Louis Blues

NHL Trade: St. Louis Trades Ryan Reaves to the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded their 2017 1st round pick and forward Oskar Sundqvist to the St. Louis Blues for forward Ryan Reaves and a 2017 2nd round pick (No. 51). The Blues selected Klim Kostin from Dynamo Moscow with the 31st…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and the New York Islanders

On the Arizona Coyotes ... L.A. Lariviere: Coyotes unrestricted free agent Shane Doan is getting interest from at least two or three teams. It's still early. He wants a shot at the Cup. Elliotte Friedman: Todd Nelson (Grand Rapids -…

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Need Defense and Scoring … Have Kane and No. 8 Pick

On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo News: The Sabres have been involved in plenty of trade talks, but GM Jason Botterill said they aren't close to anything. “It’s a situation where there’s always discussions going on,…

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NHL Rumors: Sabres, Blues, Blackhawks, Flyers and Avalanche

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Pierre LeBrun: Before they acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu, the Sabres were also talking with the Sharks about Mirco Mueller, who was later traded to the Devils. On the St. Louis Blues ... Andy Strickland: Now…

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NHL Rumors: Vegas – Trades and Free Agent Window, Leafs, Wild, Preds and Blues

On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Bob McKenzie: As mentioned the TSN 1050 - sense is that Vegas has made at least eight deals before teams submitted their lists on Saturday. Bob McKenzie: Speculated teams include the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus…

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NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Boston Bruins have been looking for a left winger, and one that can score goals. Ilya Kovalchuk is a scoring left winger and is looking to return to the NHL.…

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NHL Expansion Draft: St. Louis Blues Primer

Forward Decisions The bulk of St. Louis’ front line production comes from six established forwards that will be protect, and they have some solid prospects, who are expansion ineligible. Coming off another stellar year with 39 goals and 36 assists, Vladimir Tarasenko…

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NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs and Oilers

On Ilya Kovalchuk, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets ... Slava Malamud: It is looking less likely that Ilya Kovalchuk remains in the KHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets are a very intriguing possibility. Slava Malamud: The Blue Jackets…

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NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues forward Jori Lehtera has two years left on his deal at a $4.7 million salary cap hit. Lehtera might be the type of player that the…

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NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Ovechkin

On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Emily Sadler of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman last night during the Predators-Penguins game. “There were reports this week that Ilya Kovalchuk would stay in the KHL and not come back to North America,” Friedman said during Saturday…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Five Teams Feeling The Cap Crunch

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland expects trade talk to pick up this week at the scouting combine. They would like to trade one of Jimmy Howard or Petr Mrazek before…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Stars, Blues and Islanders

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Ontario Reign (AHL) coach Mike Stothers interviewed with the Kings and has decided to stay with Ontario. There will be more interviews next week. On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of…

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