Injuries: Mumps, Blues, Lightning, Devils, Red Wings and Wild
Andrew Gross: Rangers confirm that Lee Stempniak has the mumps. He skated on his own yesterday and will skate with the team today. Josh Yohe: Penguins Steve Downie, Brandon Sutter and Thomas Greiss were getting tested for mumps yesterday. Jameson…
Afternoon Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines, Mumps and Neal Diving
Tim Wharnsby: Maple Leafs Brandon Kozun clears waivers. The Predators put Viktor Stalberg on waivers. The Devils put Mark Fraser on waivers. Oklahoma City Barons: The Barons (Oilers AHL team) will cease operations at the end of this season. Mike…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Injury Updates, Lines and Goalies
Renaud Lavoie: The Coyotes put David Schlemko on waivers. Steve Zipay: Rangers Michael Kostka cleared waivers. Chad Graff: A mumps vaccine was given to any Wild player that wanted one after last night's game. Ansar Khan: Pavel Datsyuk will be…
The Offseason “Winners” So Far Are ….
Written by Greg Stamper, who can be found on twitter @g_stamp91. Despite the recent drop of in activity, the offseason in the NHL is an exciting time for both teams and fans. It provides each and every team with a period…
NHL Rumors II: Offers Sheets, Johansen, Del Zotto, Brodeur, Roy and the Penguins
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Simmons thinks that James Reimer should avoid salary arbitration. Shouldn't be surprised if the Leafs two assistant hires aren't internal promotions.Simmons thinks GM should get a little nasty and sign rival players to offer…
NHL Rumors II: Flames and Predators
Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun: Flames GM Brad Treliving on the free agent interview period slowing trade talk. "It stalls a lot of things," Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving said after completing the NHL Draft. "You look at the…
NHL Rumors V: Sabres Buying Out Ehrhoff, Kings, Coyotes and Leafs
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: The Buffalo Sabres will be buying out defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. Ehrhoff has declined the waiver process. The fear of the cap recapture penalty made him virtually untradable. "Since I got here we’ve talked about…
NHL Rumors VI: Tradeable Vets, Iginla, Coyotes, Lightning and Wild
Kevin Allen of USA Today: Some veterans that could be available this weekend: Jason Spezza, Ryan Kesler, Dion Phaneuf (Oilers need a centerpiece defenseman), Danny Briere, Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien and Vincent Lecavalier. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: The Bruins may…
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 II: Thornton, Goalie Market, Malhotra, Caron and Nikitin
Louis-Andre Lariviere of TVA Sports: (via google translate) Sharks Joe Thornton has a no-trade clause and holds the final say on where he ends up, and he may not be going anywhere. "San Jose is the only team on his…
NHL Rumors III: Panthers, Kings, Canucks and Jets
Craig Custance: Panthers GM Dale Tallon said he's received at least a half dozen legitimate inquiries about the 1st overall pick. Ronnie Shuker of The Hockey News: Sunday's game could be Mike Richards final game in a Kings uniform as…
NHL Rumors III: Sharks, Coyotes, Canucks, Jagr and Sekac
Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Wilson on the free agent market. “We will look. We’ll explore everything. But, when you’re turning the team over to a younger core, you’ve got to be careful who you bring…