NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Bruins and Blue Jackets
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Mike Kelly: It may not be smart for the Oilers to trade Taylor Hall, but how else are they going to be able to trade for a top pairing defenseman? Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Bruins and Blues
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Josh Yohe: Gary Bettman: "The Carolina Hurricanes aren't going anywhere. Nowhere. They aren't going anywhere." On the Boston Bruins and Loui Eriksson ... Darren Dreger: Loui Eriksson's agent, JP Barry, was expected to meet with Bruins…
NHL Rumors: Trade Bait, Oilers, Islanders, Canucks and Shattenkirk
Trade Bait List ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Top 30 players and draft picks that could be traded this offseason. 30. P.K. Subban - Montreal Canadiens 29. Dustin Brown - Los Angeles Kings 28. Tyler Bozak - Toronto Maple Leafs 27.…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Bruins, and Blues
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Jim Matheson: Can't see there being a big trade market for Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier unless they retain a big portion of his salary. On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: If the…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Rangers, Panthers, Bruins and the Wild
On Kevin Shattenkirk ... Darren Dreger: Seems unlikely that the Blues will be able to sign Kevin Shattenkirk to a contract extension. The Bruins are among the teams that are most interested. On Alexander Radulov ... Aivis Kalnins: Alexander Radulov's…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Lightning, Penguins and the Trade Market
On the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Kevin O'Donnell: "Reports out of Canada have a deal in the works for the #Lightning to trade Ben Bishop to the Calgary Flames." Joe Smith: There will be interest in…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Ducks, Blues, Bruins and Oilers
On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers have a draft plan in place. "We're going to have some emphasis on skill and size," general manager Ron Hextall said. "Hopefully, combined, but that's a tough…
NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the Tampa Bay Lightning
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said that he'd like to bring David Backes back, but he's likley to hit the open market. “I think what you find now,…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Blues, Carlyle, Ladd, Isles, Rangers and More
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Bob McKenzie: The Hurricanes are close to re-signing Cam Ward to a two-year contract extension. On the St. Louis Blues ... Andy Strickland: Wouldn't be a surprise if the Blues re-signed Kyle Brodziak. On Randy…
NHL Rumors: Top 10 NHL Trade Candidates and the Predators
Top 10 trade candidates ... Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Larkin lists his top 10 trade candidates at the NHL draft. 10. Ben Bishop - Tampa Bay Lightning 9. Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit Red Wings 8. Sami Vatanen -…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Bruins and Blues
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk will start to heat up soon with the rumored expansion to Las Vegas and the draft getting underway on June 24th. “Teams are going to want to move contracts with the expansion…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues
On the Chicago Blackhawks and Artemi Panarin ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: One the Blackhawks priorities this offseason is to sign Artemi Panarin to a long-term extension. Panarin will almost be 26-years old when his contract is up after…