NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said the reason Vladimir Sobotka returned to Avangard Omsk and not with the Blues this season is because his "out" clause disappeared.…
NHL Rumors: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov
On Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bob McKenzie: The Lightning and RFA Nikita Kucherov's situation is complex because of their salary cap situation. Bob McKenzie: Most high-end offensive forwards that are looking at their second contracts get close to…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Sobotka, Shattenkirk, Rangers and Oilers
On the St. Louis Blues, Vladimir Sobotka and Kevin Shattenkirk ... Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Vladimir Sobotka promised to return to the Blues for this season, but his KHL team, Omsk Avangard, is saying that he is…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Devils, Canucks and Jets
On the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportnet: Though neither side would confirm it, the Oilers and Devils discussed smaller options before they made the Taylor Hall - Adam Larsson trade. The Oilers have had some…
NHL Rumors: Panthers, Free Agents, and Hall
On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: Panthers GM Tom Rowe said that they are discussing bringing in some veterans in on PTOs. Rowe added that coach Gerald Gallant would like to bring in a veteran depth defenseman on a…
NHL Rumors: Blues – Shattenkirk, Sobotka and Schwartz
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (mailbag) The percentage that Blues are able to trade Jay Bouwmeester and re-sign Kevin Shattenkirk is likely between zero and two percent. Before the Edmonton Oilers traded…
NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild
On the New York Islanders ... Brian Compton: New York Islanders GM Garth Snow said they will reach out to John Tavares next summer to start the process of getting a contract extension done. Arthur Staple of Newsday: Islanders GM Garth…
NHL Rumors: Russell, Avalanche and Oilers
On Kris Russell ... Scott Lewis of Sportsnet: Joe Haggerty reported over the weekend that the Bruins were interested in Kris Russell. There were rumors that Russell turned down a four year, $17 million offer from the Maple Leafs, but…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Blackhawks and Blue Jackets
On the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Rumors that the asking price for Taylor Hall for the Sabres was Rasmus Ristolainen, which wasn't going to happen. On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers…
Media Thoughts on Hall – Larsson Trade with Videos
Thoughts from the media on the Taylor Hall - Adam Larsson trade ... Travis Yost: A team executive: "They should've called us -- we easily put together a better package than Adam Larsson for Taylor Hall." - David Staples: "Seriously. An…
NHL Trade: Oilers Trade Hall To Devils For Larsson
The New Jersey Devils have traded defenseman Adam Larsson to the Edmonton Oilers for left winger Taylor Hall. The 23-year old Larsson was drafted 4th overall of the 2011 draft the Devils. Larsson is entering the second year of six…
NHL Rumors: On Milan Lucic
On the Milan Lucic, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks ... DJ Bean: Milan Lucic said that the report that he's agreed to a deal with the Oilers is "bulls*@^." Lucic said he's obviously not ruling them, out but…