Rumors and Notes: Nonis, Nikulin, Capitals, Ehrhoff, and Stars
Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Dave Nonis had offers from three NHL teams, including the Canadiens, before deciding to take a senior consulting position with the Ducks. J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: KHL defenseman Ilya Nikulin is looking to jump to the NHL,…
Rumors II: Hurricanes, Leafs, Bruins, Wings and Capitals
Craig Custance of ESPN: There was some trade talk surrounding the Hurricanes No. 5 pick leading up to the draft, but when they were on the clock and Noah Hanifin was available, there weren't many calls for the pick. That…
Rumors and Notes II: Captials, Sharks, Devils, and Coyotes
J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan on how they will replace Eric Fehr on their third line this season. "It’s just a matter of which way we want to go, how we want to set our lineup…
Rumors and Notes II: UFA Dmen, Blue Jackets, and Capitals
Ryan Dadoun of Pro Hockey Talk: Some noteworthy free agent defenseman that are still looking for work: Cody Franson, Marek Zidlicky, Christian Ehrhoff, Lubomir Visnovsky and Sergei Gonchar. Aarron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have an offer on the table for…
Morning Hits: Capitals, Maple Leafs, and Blues
J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: After getting Marcus Johansson locked up for the year, the Capitals have about $460,000 in cap space. That number does include three goalies, with Justin Peters the one most likely to end up in the…
Rumors I: Canucks, Bruins, Flyers, Blue Jackets and Capitals
Elliotte Friedman: The Canucks and Brandon Sutter are working on a contract extension. Hearing that it could be for five years and just under $4.4 million. Renaud Lavoie: Bruins GM Don Sweeney is said to be negotiating with free agent…
Rumors and Notes: Pens, Sutter, Marner, Orpik and Stars
Jason Mackey: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford. "The two deals went hand in hand so we could add more depth." Rutherford adds that trade talks started before the draft. Jason Mackey: GM Rutherford: "We're up against the cap. We certainly have…
Rumors I: Blackhawks, Capitals, Senators and Oilers
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Marcus Kruger's agent, J.P. Barry, said that they are still waiting for Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman to clear some salary cap space to be able to re-sign Kruger. Kruger didn't file for salary arbitration…
Rumors: Capitals, Predators and Rangers
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: The Capitals currently have about $4.2 million in cap space after signing Braden Holtby. RFA Marcus Johansson has his arbitration hearing on Wednesday and could be awarded close to their remaining free cap space. “As…
Video and Notes: Holtby, Ehrhoff, and the Coyotes
Your browser does not support iframes. The Capitals and Braden Holtby are far apart on a new deal, but continue to work on a new contract. Rob Mixer of BlueJackets.com: (mailbag) When asked if the Blue Jackets sign Christian Ehrhoff,…
Morning Hits: Holtby’s Arbitration and Scoring
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Discussing the salary arbitration meeting between goaltender Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals, which is set for Thursday in Toronto. Gormley spoke to player agent Lewis Gross who said that: The team is usually trying to…
Video and Notes : Leafs Draft Offer, Caps, Oilers and Seattle
The video shows that the Maple Leafs offered the No. 4 draft pick to the Blue Jackets for the 8th, 34th, 38th, and 58th, as long as Noah Hanifin wasn't drafted by the Coyotes. The trade obviously didn't happen and…