NHL Rumors: Doughty, Orpik, Khudobin, Sbisa, Rieder, Coyotes, and Red Wings
On Drew Doughty ... David Pagnotta: The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Drew Doughty are in the process of a finalizing an eight-year contract extension. Doughty's extension will likely make him the highest paid player on the Kings, and will…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Amir Basu: Pierre McGuire doesn't see the Penguins keeping both Riley Sheahan and Derick Brassard. The Penguins could look to move Brassard to free up some more salary cap space and go big game…
NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings – Blake’s Comments, Doughty, Reider, Voynov And Trade Talk
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dan Greenspan of NHL.com: LA Kings GM Rob Blake has spoken with defenseman Drew Doughty about the time of contract negotiations and he expects them to reach an extension this offseason. "We're under the…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and the Top 25 Trade Bait Board
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Jay Zawaski: Source saying that at this point it's unlikely that the Blackhawks will trade their No. 8 draft pick. They have talked about the idea of trading their No. 27 pick for immediate help. Jay…
NHL Rumors: Deadline Fallout – Roundup of Friedman’s 31 Thoughts
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It's believed that the Montreal Canadiens asked the Los Angeles Kings for Tyler Toffoli, Gabriel Vilardi and possibly more. The Senators asked the Minnesota Wild for Charlie Coyle plus more. Pacioretty might have been okay with…
NHL Rumors: Canucks, Kings, Predators, Lightning and Oilers
Teams worried about Chris Tanev's injuries ... Rick Dhaliwal: A source is saying about Chris Tanev: "The #Canucks are getting calls on Tanev but teams are worried about the injury and as a result, the offers have not been great."…
NHL Trade: Coyotes Trade Rieder and Wedgewood to Kings for Kuemper
The Los Angeles Kings have traded goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Arizona Coyotes for winger Tobias Rieder and goaltender Scott Wedgewood. Bob McKenzie: The Coyotes are retaining 15 percent of Rieder's salary. He has a $2.225 million average annual value.…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Raanta, Hjalmarsson, Richardson, Rieder, Domi, and More
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: It may not be a busy trade deadline for the Coyotes. “I think if people are expecting us to be major players at the trade deadline they may be disappointed,”…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Rangers, Canucks and Coyotes
On the Buffalo Sabres ... WGR 550: Darren Dreger on Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges: "#Sabres have let it be known they'll take back some of his salary... St. Louis is a team that's shown interest. I do believe Josh Gorges will…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Bruins, Canes, Wings, Avs, Canucks, Leafs, Flames, Pens, Jackets, Sabres, Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Kovalchuk
On the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blues Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes and Ilya Kovalchuk ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:…
The Winnipeg Jets Could Be Trade Deadline Buyers
Entering the NHL All-Star weekend, the Winnipeg Jets find themselves in rarefied air. In previous seasons, the Jets were usually struggling at this point in the season to keep their playoff hopes alive. This year, they're jockeying for first place…
NHL Rumors: Scouting ARI-SJ, Coyotes, Blackhawks, and Canucks
On scouting the Arizona Coyotes and San Jose Sharks ... Craig Morgan: Scouts listed to attend last night's Coyotes-Sharks game: Toronto Maple Leafs (2), Calgary Flames (2), Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey…