Top 10 Best NHL Contracts: Rankings 1 to 5
And we’re down to the final five contracts that I love. While the validation of my “Worst” contract list is nice, I feel like narrowing down the ‘best of’ list was much harder. In all honesty, GMs make far more…
Injuries: Flyers, Devils, Blues, Kings, Capitals and Red Wings
Jeff Neiberg of the Philadelphia Daily News: On the Flyers ... R.J. Umberger is out with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Tom Gulitti of The Record: On the Devils ... John Moore's x-ray of his forearm revealed "just a…
Rumors and Notes: Hawks, Sabres, Stars, Leafs, Kings and More
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Source is saying that the Blackhawks are actively looking for a defenseman. Their top four are set - Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Trevor Daley. Their bottom…
Rumors II: Staal, Coyotes, Backes, Bruins, and Blue Jackets
Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Damien Cox is reported that the Hurricanes and Eric Staal have put contract extension talks on hold for the time being. Craig Custance of ESPN: The Coyotes have the cap room to add some salary, "have…
Injuries: Wisniewski, Chara, Orpik, Wennberg, and the Sabres
Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes James Wisniewski suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and will require surgery. Recovery time is expected to be about six months. “He was battling for a puck and a…
Predicting Division, Conference and Stanley Cup Winners
We've compiled a some predictions from Sportsnet, NHL.com, ESPN and The Fourth Period - picking Division, Conference and Stanley Cup winners. 26 people made predictions for division winners, and 42 for Conference and Stanley Cup winners. Atlantic - Tampa Bay…
Morning Hits: Injury Notes, Waivers, Avery, Kassian, and More
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins Zdeno Chara practiced with the team for the second straight day yesterday. He's still on the IR and a question mark for tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning's Tyler Johnson was back at practice yesterday. Jeremy Rutherford…
News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams
Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…
Rumors II: Kopitar, Backes, Okposo, Ladd, Elias, and More
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Contract talks between the LA Kings and Anze Kopitar didn't really get going until mid-September, and they haven't really progressed that far. Unless something changes really quick, Kopitar will be starting the season without…
Rumors and Notes: Pending UFAs to Watch, Oilers, and Flames
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Teams are already taking notes on who might be available come the February 29th trade deadline day. “There’s teams sniffing around already,” said one league executive at a recent pre-season game. “Teams always talk…
Morning Hits: Flyers, Kassian, Rangers, Ducks, Sharks, and Blues
Tom Reifsnyder of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers currently have about $670,000 in cap space, but if/when Andrew MacDonald clears waivers and is assigned to the AHL, they'll gain an extra $950,000 in cap space. "Well, it's disappointing, I…
Rumors: Richards, Flyers, Blues, Maple Leafs, and Oilers
TSNs Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Mike Richards will not have his situation resolved by the start of the NHL season. There has been no date set for the grievance he filed with the league. McKenzie wonders if it's possible that…