NHL Rumors: Vegas Asking For The Moon On Defensemen … Maple Leafs
On the Vegas Golden Knights asking price for defensemen ... Maple Leafs Hot Stove: Chris Johnston on the Fan 590 talking about teams that could be interested in some defensemen that Vegas could draft. "The Leafs aren’t the only ones…
NHL Rumors: Vegas – Trades and Free Agent Window, Leafs, Wild, Preds and Blues
On the Vegas Golden Knights ... Bob McKenzie: As mentioned the TSN 1050 - sense is that Vegas has made at least eight deals before teams submitted their lists on Saturday. Bob McKenzie: Speculated teams include the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus…
NHL Rumors: Vegas, Expansion Notes, Wild, Bruins and Islanders
On the Vegas Golden Knights and Expansion Notes ... Pierre LeBrun: Hearing that the Golden Knights have talked to Kris Russell's reps. There hasn't been anything serious to this point. Vegas will check in with several UFAs. Darren Dreger: Free…
NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild
On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Minnesota Wild were getting lots of calls on Jonas Brodin. (Brodin nor any defenseman were dealt before the trade freeze) The risk of not trading him is that…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Ducks, Senators, Lightning and Flyers
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Pierre LeBrun: Think that at some point the Kings spoke to the Golden Knights about selecting Marian Gaborik ... Don't think those talks lasted long. Dennis Bernstein: Only speculation surrounding Slava Voynov. He hasn't…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Defensemen Market
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: The Coyotes are involved in lots of trade talk, but nothing is imminent. Don't expect the Coyotes to sign any of their restricted free agent soon. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and the Anaheim Ducks
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... David Pagnotta: The Lightning have been trying to trade defenseman Jason Garrison. Bob McKenzie: Trading Tyler Johnson wouldn't have got the Lightning Mikhail Sergachev, had to be Jonathan Drouin. Joe Smith: Lightning GM Steve…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators Trying to Trade Dion Phaneuf
On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sources say that Senators GM Pierre Dorion is trying to trade defenseman Dion Phaneuf now that he wouldn't waive his no-movement clause for the expansion draft. The Senators would…
NHL News: More on the Jonathan Drouin trade and Signing
Bob McKenzie: The Montreal Canadiens signed Jonathan Drouin to a six-year contract with a $5.5 million salary cap hit. Erik Erlendsson: Drouin's deal amount with the Canadiens was likely a factor in the Lightning trading him. They would have had…
NHL Trade: Lightning Trade Jonathan Drouin To The Montreal Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded restricted free agent winger Jonathan Drouin and a conditional 2018 6th round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2018 2nd round pick. Pierre LeBrun: The Conditions are that…
NHL Expansion Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning Primer
The Lightning played most of the season without star center Steven Stamkos and nearly snuck into the playoffs with a late season run with Nikita Kucherov scoring 40 goals and Victor Hedman registering a career-high 72 points. Tampa has been…
NHL Rumors: Penguins and Fleury … On NHL Trade Speculation
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marc-Andre Fleury ... Jimmy Murphy of Murphy's Hockey Law: Source saying that Penguins GM Jim Rutherford approached Marc-Andre Fleury about waiving his no-movement clause. Fleury agreed on an 'unnamed team' and if they couldn't get…