NHL Rumors II: Free Agents – Bolland, Stastny, Kulemin, Miller, Tedenby, Grabovski, Ott and Raanta
Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "When you're talking about Bolland & Stastny you're talking about 2 distinctly different players" ... "In Bolland you get what you get provided he's healthy and that's going to be the biggest issue for the Leafs or any team" ... "To…
NHL Rumors II: Ryan Miller and Goalie Market – Who Is Available and Who Could Be Looking For A Goalie
Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Brian Elliott's three-year, $7.5 million deal and Jake Allen set to play in the NHL next year, means that they won't be bringing Ryan Miller back. "At the trade deadline, we took a…
Morning Hits: Ovechkin, Letang, Elliott, Murray, Beleskey and Andersen
Darren Dreger: Canadiens Therrien: "Really disappointed. He's our best player. Looking at incident it's a reckless play. Not first time Kreider goes at goalies. Mike Morreale: Reports are that Alex Ovechkin will miss only one game at the World Championships. Evgeni…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Capitals, Staal, Gaborik, Phaneuf, Umberger, Marchand and Ovechkin
Elliotte Friedman of CBC: It wouldn't be a surprise if the Penguins tested James Neal's trade value. Kris Letang's health scare may keep teams away. Scott Howson was in Vancouver for a second interview. Jim Benning has had two interviews…
NHL Rumors III: Flyers, Teams In Need of Change and Players That Could Be Available
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Hiring an assistant GM to fill his old position is not high on Flyers GM Ron Hextall's priority list. Flyers fans shouldn't expect major changes. "I don't anticipate anything real big," he said. ".…
NHL Rumors I: R.J. Umberger Requests Trade Out of Columbus
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: There is a mutual agreement between R.J. Umberger and the Blue Jackets management that a trade out of Columbus would be a good idea. Umberger was a healthy scratch for four games towards the…
NHL Rumors III: Capitals, Ducks, Kings, Leafs and Panthers
The Fourth Period: Capitals pending UFAs Mikhail Grabovski and Dustin Penner may not be back next year. Their new GM will ultimately decide, but it's "unlikely" according to a source close to the organization. Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie: "If Anaheim doesn't…
NHL Rumors I: Wings, Sharks, Kesler, Capitals and Maple Leafs
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that they won't use their compliance buyout on Johan Franzen. It makes no sense to pay him $11.6 million over 12 years. If the right trade offer came along, Khan…
NHL Rumors I: Coaches and GMs – Panthers, Leafs, Canucks and Capitals
Hope Smoke: Nick Kypreos: "The latest name that is floating around for coach of the Panthers is Marc Crawford" Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "The meeting that took place in Vegas between Shanahan, Nonis and Carlyle was very one sided" ... "Carlyle sat down &…
Afternoon Hits: Blues, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Wild, Kings, Penguins and Capitals
Dan Rosen: The Blues have hired Kirk Muller as an assistant coach. James Mirtle: Recently fired Maple Leafs assistant coach Scott Gordon: "I can’t tell you how many times that Randy has said that the thought of trading Jake can’t even…
NHL Rumors I: GM Vacancy in Washington and Vancovuer … Vanek Not Built for Habs?
Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: There are still rumors that Wayne Gretzky could join the Capitals. Bruins assistant GM Jim Benning appears to the front-runner for the Canucks GM position. Captials GM candidates include Doug MacLean, Craig Button and Mike…
Quick Hits: Red Wings, Muller, Jackman, Orlov and Summers
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Red Wings management and scouting staff are meeting this week to discuss options at the draft. The Wings hold the 15th pick. They are taking in their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids…