Tag: Vancouver Canucks

Canucks To Fire Head Coach John Tortorella

According to Farhan Lalji of TSN, the Vancouver Canucks will fire head coach John Tortorella on Thursday. The move will come about three weeks after Trevor Linden was hired as team president and Mike Gillis was fired as team GM.

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Alfredsson, Capitals GM Candidates, Flames and Canucks

Craig Custance of ESPN: Some early offseason priorities for Red Wings GM Ken Holland. 1. Add an impact defenseman - the will have cap space this summer as David Legwand, Daniel Alfredsson, Mikael Samuelsson, Todd Bertuzzi, Kyle Quincey, Jonas Gustavsson…

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NHL Rumors: Spezza, Callahan, Panthers, Canucks, Kulemin, Islanders and Habs Ticket Revenue

Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Warren thinks that Jason Spezza has likely played his last game in a Senators uniform. The Senators could trade Spezza for a package that includes a "harder"player that GM Bryan Murray is looking for.…

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NHL Rumors: Grabovski, Kulemin, Oilers, Islanders Sale, Lightning, Canucks and Leafs

Michael Traikos of the National Post: The agent of Capitals Mikhail Grabovski and Maple Leafs Nikolai Kulemin said that his clients could be a free agent package, though he added that each are interested in remaining with their current team.…

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NHL Rumors: Predators, Canucks, Hurricanes, Oilers and the Maple Leafs

Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Ranking potential Predators coaching candidates: 1. Peter Laviolette 2. Phil Housley 3. Terry Murray 4. Dean Evason 5. John Stevens 6. Willie Desjardins 7. Dan Bylsma Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: To get more…

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NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Jets, Capitals, Canucks, Lightning and Penguins

Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The free agent pool is year is not deep and the price tags may be too high for the Coyotes. The Coyotes have some young players like Connor Murray, Brandon Gormley and Max Domi that…

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Odds of Winning Tonight’s NHL Draft Lottery Drawing

The NHL will hold their draft lottery drawing tonight at 8:00 PM EST. The odds of obtaining the first overall pick are as follows: 1st - 25.0% - Buffalo Sabres 2nd - 18.8% - Florida Panthers 3rd - 14.2% -…

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Morning Rumors III: Ovechkin, Halak, Flames Free Agents, Maple Leafs and Torts

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Alex Ovechkin on "which coach provided the best way to play" "I was not comfortable playing with Hunter’s system and I’m comfortable with system and I was comfortable with Bruce system as well. Be honest…

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NHL Rumors I: Weber, Kesler, Edler, Reimer, Tavares and Ward

Nashville Predators: Predators GM David Poile said that Shea Weber will definitely be in Nashville next season. Ben Kuzma: Canucks Ryan Kesler: "I didn't ask for a trade. It's best to keep that in house. Not going to comment — it's…

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NHL Rumors I: Jets, Canucks, Red Wings, Oilers, Panthers and Brodeur

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Jets have to trade Evander Kane, but they won't get full value for him. Could the Jets and Canucks work out a deal, Kane for Alex Edler and a prospect? The Red Wings…

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NHL Rumors: Sabres, Canucks, Penguins, Kings, Panthers, Senators and Maple Leafs

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Sabres GM Tim Murray is willing to trade almost anyone. He's been shopping Chris Stewart, Christian Ehrhoff, Luke Adam and Drew Stafford. They will also listen to offers on Marcus Foligno, Johan Larsson and…

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NHL Rumors I: Kesler, Kane, Brodeur, Ward, Staal and MacLean

Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Canuck Ryan Kesler has already asked for a trade out of Vancouver. The organization may now realize that he needs to be dealt. Pierre LeBrun on an ESPN podcast: "In terms of Kesler, not…

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