NHL Rumors: Friedman’s 30 Thoughts Roundup
Friedman's 30 Thoughts Roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Heard that the Senators had looked at Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin, but decided on Dion Phaneuf. As of yesterday, nothing imminent with regards to a Justin Schultz trade, but his time…
NHL Rumors: Wild, Jets, Panthers and Outdoor Games
On the Minnesota Wild ... Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher said yesterday that head coach Mike Yeo's job is safe. Fletcher on looking to make a trade to change their losing skid. "If there’s an…
Rumors: Panthers, Scouting the Bruins – Ducks
On the Florida Panthers ... George Richards: Have been told that the Panthers "zero interest" in Andrew Ladd. Chris Nichols of Today's Slapshot: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 1040 on Andrew Ladd. “I will say this. It’s funny that we talked…
Rumors: Panthers, Capitals, Lightning and Islanders
Saturday Night Headlines ... Sportnet: Elliotte Friedman: The Panthers have begun contract extension talks with Aleksander Barkov, likely six- to eight-years. A couple sources said that if Capitals defenseman Brook Orpik is out long-term, should check out their interest in Jets…
Rumors: Hurricanes and Panthers
On the Carolina Hurricanes and Eric Staal ... Bob McKenzie of TSN: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis and the agent for captain Eric Staal, Rick Curran, spoke on the phone yesterday about the pending unrestricted free agent.Neither side would comment on…
Morning Hits: Top 25 UFAs, Diving, Byfuglien, Canucks and Waivers
Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Top 25 potential unrestricted free agents: 1. Johnny Boychuk (NYI) 2. Marc Staal (NYR) 3. Christian Ehrhoff (PIT) 4. Carl Soderberg (BOS) 5. Mike Green (WSH) 6. Antoine Vermette (ARI) 7. Cody Franson (TOR)…
Rumors II: Hurricanes, Panthers, Avs, Kings, Blues and Oilers
Chip Alexander of the Charlotte Observer: Hurricanes coach Bill Peters. "We're not going to get bigger overnight but that's definitely an objective of ours, to get bigger." Hurricanes GM Ron Francis continues to look for ways to improve his team. "It's…
NHL Rumors III: Jason Spezza – Panthers, Blues, Ducks, Flames, Predators,
Harvey Fialkov of the Sun Sentinel: Bruce Garrioch said that Jason Spezza would waive his no-trade clause for 10 teams, including the Panthers. Spezza is the prototypical center that GM Dale Tallon craves. The need for a center is low…