Tag: Vancouver Canucks

Rumors: Blues and Canucks

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues have been in the rumor mill a lot lately. The Blues may not be able to afford defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk when his contract expires after…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flyers and Canucks

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Luke Fox of Sportnet: Elliott Friedman on Sportnet 590 on teams calling the Maple Leafs about winger James van Riemsdyk. “Van Riemsdyk, I think other teams would love to get their hands on him.,”…

Mark Easson

Rink Rumblings – Trade Deadline Outlook – Pacific Division

With the season reaching the halfway mark, NHL general managers have a general idea of what areas need to be addressed on their respective clubs. Trades have started to pick up in the last week, with the Seth Jones-for-Ryan Johansen…

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Rumors III: Sabres, Lightning, Canucks, Jets and Flyers

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Sabres will be sellers once again at the trade deadline and their approach will be the same. "The approach is the same. We’re in 29th place. I do stress that…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Penguins, Canucks, Blues, Sharks and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Nick Bonino suffered an upper-body injury on Tuesday night and returned to Pittsburgh yesterday for further evaluation. Bombulie is speculating that it could be weeks over days. The…

Mark Easson

Rumors V: Deadline Players of Interest, and the Blue Jackets

On TSN's "Players of Interest" ... TSNs Insider Trading: Leading up to the trade deadline, TSN created a list of 'players of interest' on the trade front: Loui Eriksson (BOS), Kevin Shattenkirk (STL), Radim Vrbata (VAN), Tyler Ennis (BUF), Roman…

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Rumors III: Canucks, Blues and Lightning

On the Vancouver Canucks ... John Shannon: The Canucks will put Chris Higgins on waivers today. If he's not claimed, he'll report to Utica of the AHL. TSN Radio Vancouver: Canucks President Trevor Linden said there hasn't been much interest…

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Injuries: Blues, Leafs, Panthers, Caps, Devils and More

On the St. Louis Blues ... Chris Pinkert of Blues.NHL: Coach Ken Hitchcock injury update. Paul Stastny is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and is not ruled out for tonight. Jake Allen is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Jay Bouwmeester…

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Rumors: Canucks and Blue Jackets

On the Vancouver Canucks and Chris Higgins ... Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Chris Higgins' wife is from Vancouver, they had a baby in April, but his time in Vancouver is over. The Canucks sent him home as they…

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Rumors III: Canucks Trying To Trade Chris Higgins

Vancouver Canucks: Canucks GM Jim Benning confirmed that they are looking for trade options for forward Chris Higgins. “As part of our transition to a younger team, I can confirm we’re exploring trade options for Chris Higgins so we can…

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Rumors: Jackets, Ducks, Sens, Lightning, Preds and Blues

Bruce Garroich of the Ottawa Sun: Three trades went down last week. "There has been lots of talking. Maybe this will get some other deals moving because they've been pretty tough to make," said a league executive Friday. The Minnesota…

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Rumors III: Jonathan Drouin Getting Plenty of Interest

On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jonathan Drouin ... Bob McKenzie of TSN: It may be difficult for the Lightning to put Jonathan Drouin back in their lineup. If GM Steve Yzerman doesn't get the fair-value offer he wants, he…

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