Morning Hits: Stepan, Morrow, Oilers heavyweight seach and Fleury
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers RFA Derek Stepan is looking for a two-year deal at $7 million. The Rangers are said to be offering about $6.4 million over two-years. Josh Rimer: The Blues are believed to be offering…
Roster Notes: Avalanche, Kings, Sabres, Blues and Panthers
Adrian Dater: The Avalanche reassigned Duncan Siemens, Michael Sgarbossa, Gabriel Beaupre, Markus Laudrisen and Karl Stolley. Their roster is down to 37. Jon Rosen: Kings assign four to AHL: M. Niederberger, C. Maclise, V. LoVerde, S. Sabourin. Valentin Zykov returned to…
Morning Rumors: Stepan, Franson, Thomas, Lundqvist, Sedin’s, Morrow, NJ Goalies, Raymond, Halak and Miller
Darren Dreger of TSN: Players will be warned if their jersey is tucked in, and then will get a two minute penalty if it happens again. It's unlikely that Derek Stepan will be in the Rangers lineup on opening night. Stepan…
Morning Hits: Nugent-Hopkins, Schultz, Whitney and Teravainen
Nick Kypreos: Just like Taylor Hall's and Jordan Eberle's extensions, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' doesn't have a no-trade or no-movement. Jason Gregor: Oilers Justin Schultz is able to go to arbitration next summer, could factor into negotiations. Josh Rimer: A member of the…
Lines and Pairings: Blues, Flyers, Wild and Sharks
Lou Korac: Two Blues lines for tonight: Steen-Backes-Oshie and Paavarvi-Berglund-Tarasenko. Sam Carchidi: Flyers defensive pairings yesterday: Kimmo-Coby; Schenn-Streit; Gus-Gill; Grossmann-Mez; Gervais-Lauridsen. Patrick Williams: Wild lines last night: Niederreiter-Coyle-Heatley Fontaine-Granlund-Haula Foucault-Konopka-McMillan Mitchell-Brodziak-Veilleux. Defensive pairings: Stoner-Dumba Blum-Prosser Kampfer-Medvec. David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Top two…
Roster Notes: Flyers, Blue Jackets, Blues D Pairings, Hamilton and Oilers
Anthony SanFilippo: The Flyers cut their camp roster down to 32. Two of those remaining, Chris Pronger and Marc-Andre Bourdon, will start the season on the IR. Two of the forwards, Ben Holmstrom and Kris Newbury, have to clear waivers…
Lines and Defensive Pairings for 13 Teams
Matt Kalman: Bruins lines: Lucic-Krejci-Iginla,Camara-Spooner-Johnson,Fraser-Soderberg-Cunningham,Paille-Fallstrom-Thornton. Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Sutter-Conner, Zolniercyzk-Megna-Uher, Gibbons-Drazenovic-Adams. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel. McKegg-Smith-Clarkson. D'Amigo-Ashton-Kulemin. Ross-Crescenzi-Bodie. James Mirtle: Defensive pairings: Gardiner-Brennan, Rielly-Granberg, Fraser-MacWilliam. Jessica Rusnak: Canadiens lines: Pacioretty-DD-Briere, Moen-White-Leblanc, Hudon-Dumont-Thomas, Fournier-Tarnasky-Blunden. Defensive pairings: Gorges-Subban, Murray-Bouillon, Nygren-Dietz. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Pesonen-Henrique-Bernier;…
Free Agent Hits: Boyle, Vrbata, Cowen and Whitney
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks Dan Boyle said yesterday that he would like to sign a multi-year deal with the Sharks. He is entering the final year of his six-year, $40 million deal. He'll make $6.67 million this year.…
Morning Hits: Blues, Barrie, Coyotes, Hedberg and Biron
Jeremy Rutherford: Before Alex Pietrangelo's press conference, GM Doug Armstrong, coach Ken Hitchcock and Pietrangelo were standing in a circle talking. Armstrong jokingly said: "This might be the best team I’ve ever been associated with and the only thing that can screw…
Morning Hits: Ekman-Larsson, Grabovski, Brassard, Pietrangelo and McLaren
Sarah McLellan: Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larson will arrive in camp today. Katie Carrera: Capitals Mikhail Grabovski's visa situation will be resolved and he'll be at practice on Sunday. Andrew Gross: Rangers assistant coach Scott Arniel said there never was really any…
Afternoon Hits: Red Wings, Polak and Tarasenko and some lines from today
Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings are currently $2.4 million over the salary cap. They have 26 players under contract, 17 forwards, three more than they plan on carrying. Darren Helm will start the year on injured reserve. They…
The Blues and Alex Pietrangelo Agree On A Seven-Year Deal
4:25 PM Jeremy Rutherford: Pietrangelo Salary breakdown: $5 million, $5.5, $6.5, $7, $7, $7, $7.5 Lou Korac: The deal buys the first three years that he would have been UFA eligible at $7 million, $7 million and $7.5 million. Andy…