NHL News: Pens, Sens, Lightning, Canes, Panthers, Wings, Wild, Blues, Stars, Avs and Ducks
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner: Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist skated by himself yesterday on their secondary rink. On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch: Senators coach Guy Boucher said that they are preparing to start the season without…
NHL News: Wild, Kings, Sens, Oilers, Blues, Blackhawks and Canucks
On the Minnesota Wild ... Minnesota Wild: The Wild will be bringing Daniel Winnik to training camp on a PTO. Sean Shapiro: GM Chuck Fletcher said that prospect Mason Shaw (leg) could be out for four to six months. On…
Fantasy Hockey: Three Players Poised For Breakout Years in 2017-18
With the 2017-18 season just around the corner, let’s look at some young, up-and-coming players poised to breakout this season. Andre Burakovsky - Washington Capitals Burakovsky is seemingly everyone's favorite breakout pick -- and for a good reason. The 22-year-old…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…