Tag: St. Louis Blues

NHL Rumors: Capitals, Stars and the Offseaon Trade Market

On the Washington Capitals ... Chuck Gormley of CSN Mid Atlantic: Alex Ovechkin has five years left on his deal with the Capitals, and will be 35 years old when it expires. He has said a couple times in the…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Shipachov and Sabres

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that he spoke with Vladimir Sobotka's agent yesterday and that Sobotka will be joining the team for next year. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Chat" with Blues Scouting director…

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NHL Rumors: Sabres, Wings, Blues, Rangers and Blue Jackets

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mark Divver: Source saying that a Sabres contingent of Tim Murray, Dan Bylsma and Jerry Forton met with Jimmy Vesey and his representatives for two-plus hours in Boston yesterday. On the Detroit Red Wings ...…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Coyotes, Doan, Blues and Backes

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins are expected to dangle David Krejci or Ryan Spooner for a defenseman of the next few weeks. A source said that Kris Russell turned down a four year, $17…

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Blues and Bruins

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings continue their search to improve their blueline. The Wings didn't see any free agent defenseman as a significant upgrade to their blueline and…

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NHL Rumors: Nielsen, Wings, Blues, Flames and Wiercioch

**  A quick run though of embedded rumors before the start of free agency ** On Frans Nielsen ... Free agency opens at noon. Frans Nielsen is #RedWings main target. Guess is they get a deal done. — Ansar Khan…

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NHL Rumors: Eriksson, Okposo, Avs, Radulov and Rumor Roundup

On Loui Eriksson ... Jimmy Murphy: Hearing the Panthers are not in on Loui Eriksson. Teams to watch include the Red Wings, Canadiens, Blues, Sharks and Devils. On Kyle Okposo ... Arthur Staple: Sounding like Kyle Okposo has shortened his list…

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NHL Rumors: Insider Trading – Lucic, Russell, Okposo, Landeskog and More

TSN Insider Trading: Pierre LeBrun: Milan Lucic has narrowed it down to two teams. As many as 10 teams were interested this week. Bob McKenize: Word was that the Oilers would offer a seven year, $42 million deal for Lucic.…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, and David Backes

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Don't expect the Flyers to be signing any big named free agents. Flyers GM Ron Hextall will be looking for bargain free agent forwards. David Backes, Andrew Ladd, and…

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NHL Rumors: Matt Martin and Cam Fowler

On Matt Martin ... Craig Custance: Martin will do well in free agency and will get more money than people might think. Arthur Staple of Newsday: Martin is prepared for free agency, though he still hopes a deal could get…

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Pucks In Depth: Elliott, Pirri and Wiercioch

Written by Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) On Brian Elliott ... After years of searching, the Calgary Flames' have finally found themselves a No. 1 goaltender. That goaltender, of course, is Brian Elliott. While Elliott isn't generally a name that comes to…

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NHL Rumors: Kevin Shattenkirk and the St. Louis Blues

On Kevin Shattenkirk and the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Kevin Shattenkirk's agent Jordan Neumann: "I would say at this point, Kevin and I do think it is inevitable that he ultimately will get traded." Jeremy Rutherford: There is no…

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