Rumors II: Jonathan Drouin Requests Trade
On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jonathan Drouin ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: Forward Jonathan Drouin formally asked for a trade back in November. A statement for Drouin's agent Allan Walsh. "On behalf of Jonathan Drouin, I…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 12
The Washington Capitals remain a top our consensus NHL power rankings, sweeping all first place rankings from eight media outlets. The Dallas Stars remain in second, collecting six of eight second place rankings. The Kings move up three slots to…
Rumors II: Lightning, Predators and Penguins
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: By the end of the week the Lightning could have all of Tyler Johnson (returned last night), Ondrej Palat and Brian Boyle back in the lineup. Smith…
Injuries: Habs, Flyers, Blues, Ducks, Devils and More
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: GM Marc Bergevin: "Everything is going well with Carey's recovery. There's nothing new to report. The timeline remains the same." Renaud Lavoie: Nobody is sure when Carey Price will start skating again. It was…
Rumors II: Custance’s NHL Trade Primer – Western Conference
Craig Custance of ESPN: Custance looks at the Western Conference in his two part NHL trade primer series. The salary cap and internal budgets are part the reason trades are now difficult to make. “As the money comes off, as…
2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 11
The Washington Capitals are the consensus favorites for week 11 in our NHL power rankings. All nine media outlets ranked the Capitals at number one. The Dallas Stars remain at No. two, with seven of nine ranking them second. The…
Rumors: Wish List, Lightning, Blues and Flyers
A Christmas wish list ... USA Today: Looking at some team needs. Boston Bruins - they could use a strong two-way defenseman. Carolina Hurricanes - keeping Eric Staal and losing him at the end of the season for nothing would…
Rumors II: Johansen – Preds, Blues, Habs and Leafs
On Ryan Johansen ... Scott Lewis of Sportnet: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 590 on Ryan Johansen. “Now, we know John Tortorella is not getting fired because he just got hired. But there isn’t anybody coming out for Columbus and saying,…
Rumors II: Ryan Johansen – His Future and Potential Fits
Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: Larkin looks at five potential fits for Ryan Johansen, taking into consideration need and what they can offer in return for Johansen. Philadelphia Flyers - would the Flyers trade Sean Couturier or one of…
Rumors II: Stamkos, Bernier and Johansen
On Steven Stamkos ... Bob McKenzie of TSN: McKenzie doesn't think that Steven Stamkos will be wearing a Tampa Bay Lightning jersey next season. The Lightning have three options. Trade him by the deadline - get a first round pick…
Rumors II: Jets, Lightning, Canucks, Avs, Scouting and Top UFAs
Friedman's 30-Thoughts roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Heard that Jacob Trouba initial contract request was higher than Dougie Hamilton's six-year,$5.75 million cap hit, and in the Drew Doughty range, eight-years at a $7 million cap hit. Players will always…
Rumors: Penguins, Panthers, Preds and Blues
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... (before trade with Chicago last night) Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: LeBrun thinks that GM Jim Rutherford has another trade or two up his sleeve before the trade deadline. This may be their last shot at…