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…
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…
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…
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…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Wings, Blue Jackets and Senators
The St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings ... Andy Strickland: The rumor that the Blues were asking the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin in a Kevin Shattenkirk trade are "humerous and untrue." On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto…
NHL Rumors: Sharks, Blues, Stars and Sabres
On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz: Sharks fans should keep an eye on Mike Richards. Coach Pete DeBoer loves Richards. Maybe a fourth line center. On the St. Louis Blues ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger: If the Blues…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Stars and Penguins
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings freed themselves of Pavel Datsyuk's cap hit and will now turn their attention to talking to potential free agents including Steven Stamkos. The…
NHL Rumors: Radulov, Vegas, Okposo, Oilers and Wild
On Alexander Radulov ... Elliotte Friedman: Alexander Radulov was unable to find a team that was willing to pay him what he wanted. He'll be signing with Salavat of the KHL. Szymon Szemberg: Salavat GM denies that they have signed…
NHL Rumors: Habs, Oilers, Wild, Ducks, Flames and More
On some trades that didn't happen ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Some members of the Jets scouting staff were high on Matthew Tkachuk. Looking like Loui Eriksson will hit the open market with term being the issue with…
NHL Rumors: Flames, Hawks, Blues, Coyotes and More
** Tidying up some rumors from last night and this morning ** On the Calgary Flames ... Darren Dreger: There have been some talk the past few days about a potential Dougie Hamilton trade. One team asked the Flames about…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Blues, Ducks, Jets, Stars and Wild
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers were among the teams that talked to the St. Louis Blues about Kevin Shattenkirk. Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that cost to acquire a top-defenseman was very high. "The acquisition…
NHL Rumors: Kevin Shattenkirk, and the Boston Bruins
On Kevin Shattenkirk ... Andy Strickland: Barring a big change of events, can expect that Kevin Shattenkirk will remain with the team after the draft is over. On the Boston Bruins and Kevin Shattenkirk ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: A…