NHL Rumors: Leiweke, Johansen, Schwartz and Hayes
Elliotte Friedman: Hearing that Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment president/CEO Tim Leiweke will be leaving the company soon. Not sure where Leiweke is planning on going, but talk is that he could be looking for a new challenge. Elliotte Friedman…
News and Rumors: Hayes, Shanahan and Milano
Mark Divver: Kevin Hayes agent had meetings set up for yesterday afternoon at his office with NHL teams. They could be spending this morning narrowing down teams and then talk with the four or five finalists on Monday. Steve Simmons…
NHL Rumors II: Stars, Blackhawks, Bruins and Maple Leafs
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Question brings up rumors of Patrick Sharp and possibly Brent Seabrook being available through trade in the Blackhawks attempt to get under the salary cap. Though Sharp's name has been in the…
The Top 10 Best Long-Term NHL Contracts
The NHL is a league that is notorious for its ugly, bad, and sometimes mind-boggling contracts. With all of the bad contracts seemingly always in the headlines (bad news makes for better stories), it’s easy to forget that even the…
NHL Rumors: Methot, Bissonnette, Isles, Holland and Weber
Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators defenseman Marc Methot is scheduled to become a UFA at the season. They had been talking about a contract extension, but they are at a stalemate, so don't expect a long-term deal anytime…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Halpern, Bouillon and Schultz
Mike Halford of Pro Hockey Talk: The Blackhawks are currently $2.2 over the salary cap for this season. For 2015-16, the Blackhawks have $65 million committed for 15 players, a year in which Brandon Saad, Marcus Kruger and Nick Leddy…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Leafs, Penguins and UFA Goalies
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: A couple weeks ago the Blue Jackets and RFA Ryan Johansen were making some progress on a bridge deal, but were about $3 million apart. Two weeks later, not much progress has been made.…
Top 10 “Value” Free Agent Signings
With how rare it is to acquire talent in the NHL, most teams find themselves coming out of the offseason with their pockets emptied by free agents and the ridiculous prices that the market sets on them. Once free agency…
NHL Rumors II: Maple Leafs – Gardiner, Franson, Nonis and Shanahan
Kevin McGran: Jake Gardiner said that the Maple Leafs offered a bridge deal and the five year deal he ended up signing. It was his choice. Hope Smoke: Doug MacLean: "You still need a Franson to log some mins. Yeah they…
NHL News: Spaling, Green, Gardiner, King and Halischuk
Ken Campbell: Nick Spaling filed for $2.85 million, with the Penguins submitting $1.65 million. Tom Gulitti: The Devils signed Andy Green to a five year, $25 million contract extension, $5 million in each season. Stephen Whyno: Jake Gardiner salary breakdown:…
NHL Rumors III: P.K. on Arbitration and Toronto … Wild on Nino and Kuemper
Ken Campbell: P.K. Subban asked for $8.5 million in arbitration, with the Canadiens filing for $5.25 million. Sean Fitz-Gerald of the National Post: P.K. Subban on if he's ever considered playing in his hometown of Toronto. "Um, I’d be wrong…
NHL Rumors II: Penguins and Sutter … Weekes on Brodeur
Shelly Anderson: Hearing that the Penguins and Brandon Sutter are making progress. Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: The Penguins and Sutter have talked about both short and long-term contracts over the past couple weeks. A source said the Penguins…