NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Rob Rossi of Upgruv: Marc-Andre Fleury didn't expect to be with the Penguins this season. He has never asked for a trade after it became apparent that Matt Murray was the No. 1 goalie in…
Pucks in Depth: Brouwer Not Meeting Expactions and Another Promising Penguin
Troy Brouwer not meeting expectations and his contract just yet ... The Calgary Flames were a terrible team in 2015-16 for a number of reasons, one of which was a lack of production from their wingers. Outside of Johnny Gaudreau…
Western Conference Injury Updates and Notes
Western Conference Injury Updates ... On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine: Coach Joel Quenneville confirms that Marian Hossa will return to the lineup tonight. On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Ryan Getzlaf wasn't in the lineup last night due…
NHL Injuries: Pens, Panthers, Flyers, Devils, Hawks, Wings, Kings and More
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Defenseman Kris Letang missed his seventh consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Goaltender Matt Murray suffered a lower-body injury in the second period and didn't return for the third.…
NHL Injuries: Red Wings, Flames, Oilers, Lightning and Rangers
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Brendan Savage: Goaltender Jimmy Howard will be out for four to six weeks with a mild MCL sprain according to GM Ken Holland. On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: Forward Troy Brouwer left…
NHL Injuries: Ducks, Lightning, Coyotes, Stars, Sens and More
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Ducks GM Bob Murray said the Simon Despres' situation is a "sensitive issue" and that it will be long-term. He wouldn't go into the Despres' situation any further. Jason Gregor: Zupke on Despres: "He is…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Blues and Flames
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Blackhawks were unable to sign Jimmy Vesey. They put a lot of time and effort in their attempt to sign him. They now could be done for the offseason.…
NHL Rumors: Russell, Coyotes, Capitals and Blues
On Free Agent Kris Russell ... Darren Dreger: Free agent defenseman Kris Russell is still waiting for a few teams to clear some cap space. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: The agent for RFA forward Tobias Rieder said…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Stars and the Offseaon Trade Market
On the Washington Capitals ... Chuck Gormley of CSN Mid Atlantic: Alex Ovechkin has five years left on his deal with the Capitals, and will be 35 years old when it expires. He has said a couple times in the…
Rink Rumblings – The Best Bargains Of NHL Free Agency
30 National Hockey League clubs spent over $500 Million signing players on the opening weekend of free agency, but as is usual at this time of year, teams begrudgingly overpay in hopes of finding a difference maker and come to…
NHL Rumors: Nielsen, Wings, Blues, Flames and Wiercioch
** A quick run though of embedded rumors before the start of free agency ** On Frans Nielsen ... Free agency opens at noon. Frans Nielsen is #RedWings main target. Guess is they get a deal done. — Ansar Khan…
NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks
On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: The Red Wings think they could be close to re-signing Darren Helm. Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News: The Red Wings need a top-two defenseman. They could look at some of the…