NHL Rumors: Defensive Prospects and Destinations for Kevin Shattenkirk
On defensive prospects ... Corey Pronman: An executive from a team that is considering selling at the deadline is frustrated with trying to improve their defense: "Nobody is moving defense prospects right now." On Kevin Shattenkirk ... Matt Larkin of The…
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Lightning, Pens, Rangers, Kings, Avs, Blues, Coyotes and Canucks
On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Defenseman Brandon Carlo left last night's game with a lower-body injury. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Roger Mooney: Forward Michael Bournival is day-to-day with a a lower-body injury. On the New York…
Rink Rumblings: Five Pending NHL Free Agents And What It Might Cost To Sign Them
With five weeks to go before the March 1 NHL trade deadline, teams are making evaluations on where they need to upgrade their roster to improve their odds of making and advancing in the postseason. One dilemma facing many general…
NHL Rumors: On the Trading of First Round Draft Picks
On trading NHL draft picks ... Craig Custance of ESPN: This years draft class isn't lining up to be as good as it has in past years. Last year only one first round pick was traded at the deadline -…
NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Habs, Leafs, Sabres, Blues, Lightning, Isles, Bruins, Wings and Sens
On the Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Arizona Coyotes initial asking price for…
NHL Rumors: Plenty For The St. Louis Blues To Think About
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Will GM Doug Armstrong consider trading for a big named goaltender before the deadline? There is speculation that the Blues could trade pending free agent defenseman Kevin…
NHL Rumors: The Tampa Bay Lightning Have Big Decisions to Make
On Tampa Bay Lightning rumors ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning. “I think that Doug Armstrong saw a couple of Tampa games last week. Armstrong and Yzerman are tight.…
Western Conference Injuries: Jets, Avs, Coyotes, Blues, Stars and Flames
On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe: Forward Patrik Laine could return to the lineup tonight. Sean Reynolds: Forward Mathieu Perreault won't in the lineup tonight against the Sharks. He left last night's game against the Ducks after taking a…
NHL Attendance After 20 Home Games: 2016-17
Here is our second installment looking at NHL attendance figures for this season. A look at each teams home attendance through 20 games, along with the arena capacity percentage. We've also included the average attendance at the 10 game mark…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis Blues
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis Blues ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: The Lightning held their organization meetings this past weekend. GM Steve Yzerman said that coach Jon Cooper is "doing an excellent job," so…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Sabres, Flames, Blues and Lightning
On the Boston Bruins ... Andy Strickland: "Boston Bruins are one team looking for D-men...teams dealing with #Bruins will have a hard time getting Carlo or Mcavoy in return" Joe Haggerty: Bruins coach Claude Julian: "I'm not quitting on this team…
NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, and the Arizona Coyotes
On the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Brooks wonders about a potential Blues - Devils trade involving goaltender Cory Schneider. Could start with Jaden Schwartz and then go from there. Schneider…