NHL Rumors IV: Red Wings, Canucks, Panthers, Oilers, Islanders and Bolland
Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: The Wings are exploring potential trades. “We’re going to explore,” said Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, who is looking for a goal-scoring winger capable of playing on the top two lines or a…
NHL Rumors I: Kesler, Stastny, Wild, Iginla, Thornton, Pouliot and Oilers
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Sources saying the list of teams interested in trading for Ryan Kesler has grown. The Ducks and Blackhawks have been the front-runners all week, but despite more teams interested, does he want to go there? As…
NHL Rumors XII: Stars, Orpik, Predators, Jets, Brodeur and Flyers
Bruce Garrioch: Lots of chatter that the Stars are kicking tires on Jason Spezza, have been mentioned before. Andy Strickland: 10 to 15 teams have made calls on Paul Stastny. Things could heat up more after the weekend. Stastny won't…
NHL Rumors XI: Kesler, Preds, Stastny, Spezza, Blues, Avs and Top Dmen
Darren Dreger: Sounding like a Ryan Kelser trade is inching closer, could happen in the next 24 hours. Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Predators GM David Poile is dangling the 11th overall pick for a top-six forward as the free…
Top 10 2014 NHL Free Agent Goaltenders
Expanded look at unrestricted free agency this week by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Other Top UFA pieces: Centers, 1-10 Wingers, 11-20 Wingers and Defenseman. One of the more interesting things to follow in free agency will be seeing how the goaltending…
NHL Rumors VII: Neal, Kane, Spezza, Habs, Panthers, Oilers, Sabres and Blues
Will DePaoli: The Penguins are listening to offers on James Neal but not actively shopping him. They have let teams know that they are not interested in futures. Gary Lawless: Other teams are saying that Jets are listening to offers…
NHL Rumors II: Five Call On Spezza, Wild and Free Agents Staying Away From Draft
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: It is believed that five teams have made calls on Jason Spezza - the Blues, Ducks , Coyotes, Predators and Panthers. The Senators would like to have a deal done by Friday and have…
NHL Rumors VII: Wild, Stastny, Boyle, Gionta, Komarov, Babcock and Lecavalier
Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: The Wild will be talking with Thomas Vanek's agent, but are also believed to significantly interested in Paul Stastny and Matt Niskanen. Both Stastny and Niskanen will want big, long-term deals, so they wouldn't be…
Morning Hits: Buyouts, Trading Draft Picks, Injuries and Callahan’s Clauses
Dan Rosen: The Lightning use a compliance buyout on Ryan Malone. The move clears $4.5 million off their cap. Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong is looking for an offensive forward before or after the…
NHL Rumors II: Tampering, Ducks, Kesler, Spezza, Thornton, Niemi and Marleau
Craig Custance of ESPN: On free agents, “The tampering out there is ridiculous,” said one GM. Ryan Kesler and Jason Spezza trade talks are holding some other potential moves. “There are teams we haven’t talked to within the last three…
Top 10 2014 NHL Free Agent Centers
First expanded look at unrestricted free agency this week by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. NHL free agency is just a few days away, and with this year’s free agent crop arguably more underwhelming than usual, teams…
NHL Rumors IV: Blues Looking for Offense and Kings Could Be Busy Next Offseason
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues are looking for someone to add some scoring and could look to add a top-end center. They have checked in on Jason Spezza, Ryan Kesler and others. “You hear the names being…