NHL Rumors: Sens, Rangers, Habs, Flames, Panthers, Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: Brennan thinks the Senators should got after Steven Stamkos if he becomes a free agent this offseason. The Senators need another top-line player, but if you trade for one,…
NHL Rumors: Sens, Coyotes, Habs, Blues, Stamkos and Taxes
Elliotte Friedman 30 Thoughts rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Some coaching candidates for the Senators: Guy Boucher, Marc Crawford, Mike Yeo, Brent Flahr and Todd Nelson. The Coyotes reached out to Friedman about his tweet saying they expressed…
NHL Rumors: Coaches, Senators and Hurricanes
On coaches on the hot seat and others to watch ... Gary Lawless of TSN: Coaches on the hot seat: Claude Julien, Ken Hitchcock, Bob Hartley, Jack Capuano, Bruce Boudreau and John Torchetti. Coaches to watch for vacancies: Marc Crawford,…
Rumors III: Blackhawks, O’Reilly, Nelson and Sullivan
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman has a lot of work to do this offseason, but already has a plan in place. "We’ll enjoy this for a bit first. I’ve been thinking about this stuff for a long…
Rumors and Video: Avs, Flames, Leafs, Wings, Nelson and Ducks
Elliotte Friedman: The Avalanche are willing to listen to offers on forward Ryan O'Reilly. There is no guarantee that he's trade by the draft, or even at all, but the Avs will look at their options. He'll be a UFA…
Rumors I: Wings, Oilers, Leafs, Kings and Ducks
Peter Wallner of MLive: Red Wings AHL coach Jeff Blashill doesn't expect an announcement regarding his coaching future at least through this week. "There are still conversations to be had between Ken (Holland) and I. "There is the NHL combine…
Rumors and Video: Canucks, Blues, Wild, Oilers, Bruins and Sabres
Jim Jamieson of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks blueline needs to get younger, faster and more offensive. Slim pickings on the free agent market, with Cody Franson a top option, but he'll be looking for something in the $5 million…
Rumors II: Coaching – Blues, Oilers and Maple Leafs
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: With Doug Armstrong still over at the World Championships, there won't a be decision made on head coach Ken Hitchcock until at least next week. “I’m not going to put a timeline on…
Rumors II: Coaching Notes
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Mike Babcock said that he'll be visiting each city that he is considering. He's flying to the World Championships today and will return on the 17th. The Red Wings imposed deadline is the 25th of May.…
Rumors I: Larkin, Babcock, Hitchcock, McLellan and Nelson
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland and head coach Mike Babcock are heading over to watch the World Championships, including prospect Dylan Larkin who is on the U.S. team. Larkin will decide after the tournament if he'll…
Rumors II: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Sharks and Flyers
Darren Dreger of TSN: If the Oilers don't get Babcock, they could look towards Claude Julien if he's let go, Todd McLellan, Todd Nelson and maybe one more candidate. Not expected to be on the list are Ken Hitchcock, Paul MacLean…
Rumors and Notes: Boedker, Flyers, Chiarelli, Bruins, Zidlicky and Visnovsky
Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes and pending RFA Mikkel Boedker have already started contract talks. Boedker is coming off a two-year, $5.1 million deal. "I've been in discussions with his agent, and we'll continue to arm wrestle…