Rumors II: Frolik, Petry, Galchenyuk, Flyers and Bernier
Gary Lawless of the Winnipeg Free Press: Negotiations between the Jets and Michael Frolik's agent Alan Walsh appear to be stalled. Frolik may be better served not to sign a deal for big money as it may put too much…
Rumors I: Oilers, Wild, Maple Leafs and Canadiens
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Oilers used Justin Schultz and Oscar Klefbom as their top defensive pairing last season. The Oilers don't have a legit top 2 defenseman. Getting one in his prime is slim, so they might…
Rumors and Video: Coaching Notes and Top Vacancies
Elliott Friedman on SportsNet saying that barring a major breakdown, Todd McLellan will be the next head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Kevin Allen of USA Today: Most desirable coaching vacancies: 1. Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid and the young forwards…
Rumors II: Canadiens: Petry, Galchenyuk, Babcock and Kessel
Craig Custance of ESPN: Offseason focus for Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin.1. Re-sign Jeff Petry: there will be a lot of interest in Petry if he hits the open market, and someone would be able to offer more than the Canadiens.…
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: Sharks, Maple Leafs, Blues and Devils
Greg Brady: Hearing that San Jose is not in on Mike Babcock. Sounding like it was his call and not from lack of interest. Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Leafs have missed out on or passed on potential…
Rumors III: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Wild, Predators, Senators and Matthews
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Oilers are one of the teams interested in 22-year old Swiss defenseman Dean Kukan. 27-year old Jakub Nakladal (CZE) is also being looked at.The Maple Leafs and Capitals have looked at 28-year old Derek Ryan.…
Rumors and Video: Coaching and GM Positions
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins are down to four finalists for their vacant GM position. The Rangers are not granting teams permission to talk to assistant GM Jeff Gorton. Ray Shero was of interest, but he's been hired by…
Rumors I: Red Wings, Ribeiro and Matthews
Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings don't really have any cap concerns for next season, but they have the option to create more space if they want. Three questions for the Red Wings.1. Will they buy out Stephen Weiss?…
Rumors II: Sabres, Islanders and Maple Leafs
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: (mailbag) Potential Sabres lines for next season: Evander Kane-Sam Reinhart-?, Matt Moulson-Zemgus Girgensons-Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno-Jack Eichel-Brian Gionta, and Nicholas Deslauriers-Cody McCormick-?. A top-line right winger is the biggest need for the Sabres. Having…
Rumors I: Red Wings and Canucks
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Back in mid-February, then Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis called the Red Wings to see if they were interested in Dion Phaneuf. The Wings were interested, but only if the Leafs ate…
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…