NHL Rumors: Rangers, Oilers, Kings, Avs and Leafs
On the New York Rangers ... Chris Nichols: Pierre LeBrun:" I think (Vigneault) will come back for next year. That's my sense. No one's told me that w/ #NYR, that's just my own gut feeling." Larry Brooks on the NY…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets offseason challenge will be to re-sign pending RFA defenseman Seth Jones. “I don’t anticipate any problems,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Monday. “We’ll find…
NHL Rumors: GM and Coaching Notes
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes plan on moving quickly to fill their vacant GM position. “I wouldn’t be shocked if we have some form of an announcement next week or the week…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs and Bruins
On the Edmonton Oilers ... David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: Staples doesn't think the Oilers should trade Taylor Hall this offseason, but he looks at the pros and cons of such a move. Reasons to trade Hall. He isn't…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs management are happy with development and progress they made this season, but they don't have a quality goaltender in place. There is no belief that Jonathan…
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: Wings, Canucks, RFAs, Hawks, Sens, and Flames
On the Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: If Pavel Datsyuk's bolts the Red Wings for Russia, he leaves the Wings with his $7.5 million cap hit. Datsyuk's agent Dan Milstein told the Free Press…
NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 27
After a brief stint outside of the No. 1 ranking, the Washington Capitals are back a top our consensus NHL rankings for the final update of the season. The Pittsburgh Penguins finished the season on a tear and ended up…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes Edition
On the Arizona Coyotes ... John Shannon: The Coyotes leadership group is denying that they didn't reach out to Kyle Dubas to talk about their vacant General Managers position. John Shannon: Coyotes co-owner Anthony LeBlanc: "...rumors are one thing, but tampering…
NHL Rumors: Avs, Vesey, Zaitsev, Lucic, Doan, Khokhlachev and More
On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: Avs GM Joe Sakic on if they have any untouchables: "Well, Wayne Gretzky was traded. Twice" Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Sakic said he was happy with trade deadline acquisitions in Mikkel Boedker…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes Edition
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The 39-year old Shane Doan will be a free agent after this season, but he only wants to play with Coyotes. “We’ll talk a little bit more about it and…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Devils and Maple Leafs
On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen: The Kings are trying to sign North Dakota free agent Paul LaDue. On the New Jersey Devils ... Rich Chere: Coach John Hynes doesn't expect any changes to his coaching staff. Rich…