Rumors and Notes: Quicks Hits On Half The League
Rumors and notes roundup from Friedman's 31-Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There had been some talk that back in November that Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz could have been one loss away from being fired. The Caps won that…
NHL Rumors: Vegas Golden Knights – Neal, Perron, Gusev and Big Game Hunting
On the Vegas Golden Knights ... David Schoen: Pending unrestricted free agent James Neal: "I love it here. I thought we had a great thing going here. I want to win. So close. We have a great group of guys here,…
Seven NHL Teams With The Cap Space To Make Big Moves This Offseason
During a May 28 press conference prior to the start of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly projected the salary cap for 2018-19 could reach $80 million based solely on league revenue. If the NHL Players…
NHL Buyout Candidates: Pacific Division – Practical and Not Practical
Different ways exist when approaching buyout candidates. Just because something looks good on paper does not mean it is. Think of it as sort of a good idea and bad idea scenario. This is not an easy process. Division wise,…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Coyotes, Golden Knights and Predators
On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: expects the Kings to explore the idea of moving up in the draft. "Where the trade market goes (player-wise, not pick-wise) that weekend will most likely have the biggest impact on their…
NHL News: Bruins, Sabres, Avs, Panthers, Senators, Leafs, Knights and Capitals
On the Boston Bruins ... Shawn Hutcheon: Bruins GM Don Sweeney on their pending free agents: “(Paul) Postma, (Kenny) Agostino, (Brian) Gionta will not be offered contracts, and we’ve told as such. Austin Czarnik is going to be a group 6.…
NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel
On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... Matt Gajtka of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source is saying that at least two teams in the Eastern Conference that didn't make the playoffs this past season have made trade proposals for…
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Wild, Penguins, Canucks, and Ilya Kovalchuk
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Amar Basi: Elliotte Friedman on the Noah Hanifin trade rumors: "You know what's interesting, I think Ron Francis was considering trading him too, I think there was some stuff going on." On the Chicago Blackhawks ...…
NHL News and Notes: Expansion, Sens, Coyotes, Ducks, Canadiens, Leafs, Canucks, Knights and Captials
Catching up on some NHL news and notes from the past couple days ... On League news and notes ... Pierre LeBrun: The Board of Governors won't be voting on Seattle expansion during the June meetings. Nick Cotsonika: Gary Bettman…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Golden Knights, Canucks, and Flames
On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: Hearing that Mike Van Ryn (head coach in Tucson AHL) will be joining the Blues coaching staff this year. On the Vegas Golden Knights ... TSN Radio: Darren Dreger on John Tavares:…