NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and the Anaheim Ducks
On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks ... Maple Leafs Hotstove: Bob McKenzie was on TSN 1050 talking about the Toronto Maple Leafs interest level on Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sami Vatanen. "I could see why the Toronto Maple Leafs…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild
On the Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins management realizes they need to get deeper. “We have a lot of work to do as an organization, still. We want to become a deeper, more talented…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Avalanche and Islanders
On the Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders ... TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger: There are ongoing discussion with the Edmonton Oilers and the camps for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. There was the sense that McDavid would…
NHL Rumors: Trade Bait and Vegas Holding All The Cards
List of the top players who could get traded this offseason ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Teams will be looking to make moves instead of losing players for nothing in the expansion draft. Teams like the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota…
NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk And The Trade Market
On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Slava Malamud: SKA saying that Ilya Kovalchuk now wants to remain in the KHL because he wants to play in the Olympics ... Or maybe the New Jersey Devils couldn't find a team interested? Slava Malamud:…
NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Maple Leafs, Stars, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Coyotes and Senas
On the Colorado Avalanche, Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Colorado Avalanche's window to hire Kyle Dubas had already closed before the story broke that…
NHL Expansion Draft Strategy: Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanche
In the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft, teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems less popular, as it permits teams…
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Devils, Wild and Avalanche
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Paul Hamilton: The Sabres are looking at 24-year old KHL defenseman Viktor Antipin. On the New Jersey Devils ... Tom Gulitti: Think the Devils are better off not trading Cory Schneider this offseason as it…
Western Conference Injuries: Stars, Coyotes, Avs, Sharks, Jets, Wild and Blues
On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika: Forward Jason Spezza will travel with the team on their road trip. Defenseman Johnny Oduya won't be traveling with them. Mike Heika: Coach Lindy Ruff said that forward Ales Hemsky will play…
Western Conference Injuries: Blues, Avs, Ducks and Canucks
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Forward Paul Stastny is doubtful for today. He suffered a lower-body injury Thursday night, but it's not believed to be a long-term injury. "Paul, we'll call him 'doubtful'…
Western Conference Injuries: Stars, Ducks, Jets, Canucks, Kings and Avalanche
On the Dallas Stars ... Dallas Stars: The Stars put forward Jason Spezza on the IR with an upper-body injury retroactive to February 2nd. On the Anaheim Ducks ... Curtis Zupka: Defenseman Sami Vatanen didn't practice yesterday. They don't think…
Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Avs, Jets, Stars, Canucks and Blues
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Dan Wood: Defenseman Sami Vatanen didn't practice yesterday due to his lower-body injury. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Mike Chambers: Defenseman Tyson Barrie is out tonight, and Fedor Tyutin is probable. On the Winnipeg Jets…