NHL Rumors: GM and Coaching Notes
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes plan on moving quickly to fill their vacant GM position. “I wouldn’t be shocked if we have some form of an announcement next week or the week…
NHL Rumors: Sens, Rangers, Habs, Flames, Panthers, Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: Brennan thinks the Senators should got after Steven Stamkos if he becomes a free agent this offseason. The Senators need another top-line player, but if you trade for one,…
NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks Edition
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: If the Canucks draft in the top three, they will take the best player available, and that player should be in their lineup next season. GM Jim Benning hopes…
NHL Rumors: Sens, Coyotes, Habs, Blues, Stamkos and Taxes
Elliotte Friedman 30 Thoughts rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Some coaching candidates for the Senators: Guy Boucher, Marc Crawford, Mike Yeo, Brent Flahr and Todd Nelson. The Coyotes reached out to Friedman about his tweet saying they expressed…
NHL Rumors: Wings, Canucks, RFAs, Hawks, Sens, and Flames
On the Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: If Pavel Datsyuk's bolts the Red Wings for Russia, he leaves the Wings with his $7.5 million cap hit. Datsyuk's agent Dan Milstein told the Free Press…
NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 27
After a brief stint outside of the No. 1 ranking, the Washington Capitals are back a top our consensus NHL rankings for the final update of the season. The Pittsburgh Penguins finished the season on a tear and ended up…
NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings
On the Vancouver Canucks ... News 1130 Sports: The Canucks and Oilers are on North Dakota free agent defenseman Troy Stecher's shortlist. Had North Dakota lost last Thursday, the Canucks were offering him to play in their final game of…
NHL Rumors: Senators, Avs, Coyotes, Islanders and Canucks
Sportsnet Headlines ... Sportsnet: Damien Cox: Today or tomorrow a decision could be made regarding Senators head coach Dave Cameron. Damien Cox: there is lots of speculation that Claude Julien won't be back with the Bruins. Elliotte Freidman: wonders if…
NHL Rumors: Canucks – Burrows, Demko and the Young Core
On the Vancouver Canucks ... TSN Radio Vancouver: Ben Kuzma thinks that Willie Desjardins will be back with the Canucks next year, but doesn't think that Alex Burrows, Linden Vey and Yannick Weber will be back. News 1130 Sports: Sources…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Canucks, Oilers and Islanders
On the Montreal Canadiens ... Darren Dreger: Expect that Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin confirms this weekend or next week that Michel Therrien will be back. On the Vancouver Canucks ... John Shannon: Canucks GM Jim Benning will be meeting with…
NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 26
For the first time in a long, long time, there is a team other than the Washington Capitals a top our consensus NHL power rankings. Two teams actually moved past the Capitals this week - the Pittsburgh Penguins and St.…
NHL Rumors: Stamkos, Radulov and Miller
On Steven Stamkos ... Gary Lawless of TSN: Talk surrounding Steven Stamkos won't stop until he signs somewhere. He's expected to fully recover from from his blood clot issue, but will it scare some teams away or reduce his price?…