Canucks trade Christian Ehrhoff to the Islanders
TSN: The Vancouver Canucks have traded the rights to defenseman Christian Ehrhoff to the New York Islanders for a 2012 4th round pick. The Canucks reportedly offered Ehrhoff the same 5 year, $23 million deal as Kevin Bieksa just signed…
Canucks-Ehrhoff working on deal … Leafs had interest in Laich … Hamrlik gets 1 year offer from Habs … Canes-Cole not close … Penguins notes
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: There has been an offer and counteroffer between the Canucks and Christian Ehrhoff. An Ehrhoff deal would be around Kevin Bieksa and Dan Hamhuis money, a $4.5-4.6 million cap hit. Unlikely that he'd take less than…
Lapierre re-signs with Canucks … Kopecky’s rights sent to Panthers … Some received qualifying offers, others didn’t
Jim Jamieson of the Vancouver Province: Maxim Lapierre has re-signed with the Canunks, a 2 year deal worth $2 million. Jannik Hansen and Victor Oreskovich received qualifying offers from the Canucks. Lee Sweatt did not received a qualifying offer. Chicago…
Kevin Bieksa re-signs with Canucks … Nodl re-signs with Flyers … Qualifying Offers deadline day
Farhan Lalji via twitter: Kevin Bieksa re-signs with the Canucks for 5 years, $23 million. It's a $4.6 million cap hit. Bob McKenzie via twitter: Andreas Nodl re-signs with the Flyers for 2 years, at $845,000 per season. Nick Kypreos…
NHL rumors and notes on Richards, Jagr, Selanne, Kariya, Blue Jackets, Orlov … Draft notes on the Stars, Sens, Oilers and Avs
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Brad Richards, "You always keep an eye on that first day of July, you see what teams do and where players go. It's always interesting," Richards told ESPN.com on Wednesday. "There's always something that surprises you.…
Free agent news and rumors involving: Realignment, Penguins, Yandle, Canucks, Predators and Canadiens … Could Canadiens block a Stamkos to Leafs move?
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Gary Bettman presented a major realignment proposal to the board of governors for the 2012-13 season. It involved cutting the divisions down to 4, and possibly moving the Red Wings and Blue Jackets to…
Blue Jackets want to trade and spend money this offseason … Avs could pass on Larsson … Ramsay interviews for his position
Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets are looking to move their 8th overall pick, and have money to spend on free agents. They could have traded Steve Mason…
Twitter NHL rumors and notes involving: Jagr, Weber, Parise, Richards, Bryzgalov and Canucks UFAs
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Jaromir Jagr's agent said he had more talks with the Red Wings yesterday and plans to have more talks with other teams. Bob McKenzie via twitter: Nashville elects salary arbitration with Shea Weber, the same goes…
Lidstrom decision by Wednesday … Canucks may have plan to keep both Bieksa and Ehrhoff … Keeping Kaberle could be good for Bruins … Maple Leafs notes
Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: Nicklas Lidstrom decision to either retire or continue playing for the Red Wings should be made known by next Wednesday's NHL Awards Show. "Nick said he'll have a decision by then," said Holland. Pierre…
What do you think of Boychuk’s hit on Raymond?
Johnny Boychuk takes Mason Raymond awkwardly into the boards early in last nights game. Raymond didn't return and was taken to hospital. Jason Botchford via twitter: The refs told the Canucks that no penalty was called because Raymond lost an…
Devils could file for arbitration with Parise … Lightning have 12 free agents … Ballard would be tough to move … Maloney not losing sleep over replacing Bryzgalov
Tom Gulitti of the Bergon Record: Devils winger Zach Parise said there is still "nothing" going on with contract discussions. Gulitti thinks it seems likely that the Devils will file for "team-elected arbitration" next week. This would prevent other teams…
Should Aaron Rome be suspended for his hit on Nathan Horton? How many games?
So by now we've all probably seen the Aaron Rome hit on Nathan Horton hit several times. For those that haven't, or want to see it again, here is it. This unfortunately brings us to some of the more popular…