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.…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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,…
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…