Morning Hits: Crawford, Ovechkin, Maidens and Zykov
Nick Kypreos: Chicago Blackhawks Corey Crawford signs a six year, $36 million contract extension. Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Moscow Dynamo's general director, Andrewy Safronov, on Alex Ovechkin following Ilya Kovalchuk's 'retiring' decision. “Ovechkin has a current contract with the…
Afternoon Hits: Stastny-Miller, Ohlund, Wilson, Kuznetsov, Caputi and Kadri
Apologies for the delay, no internet connection this morning. Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: "Reputable" sources have told Dater that there is nothing to the Paul Stastny - Ryan Miller trade rumors, the deal won't happen. The Avalanche will…
Free Agent Hits: Kadri, Read, Hodgson, Boedker, Johansson, Pietrangelo, Eminger and Bang
Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Maple Leafs RFA Nazem Kadri won't be talking about contract talks “until the deal gets done.” He did say that “negotiations are continuing and the lines of communication are open”. Assistant GM Claude Loiselle (handling…
Free Agent Hits: Kessel, Cowen, Selanne, Grabovski and Omark
Chris Johnston: Maple Leafs winger Phil Kessel said they haven't had talks about a contract extension. He doesn't want to negotiate a new contract during the season. Rob Longley: Kessel doesn't anticipate any talks happening soon. Bruce Garrioch: There is…
Free Agent Hits: Grabovski, Henrique, Johansson and Murray
Katie Carrera: The Capitals have signed center Mikhail Grabovski to a one-year, $3 million contract. Grabovsky's agent said that 12 teams were interested in Grabovski, but coach Adam Oates was the difference: “His enthusiasm to work w/ Mikhail convinced us…
Free Agent Hits: Grabovski, Pietrangelo, Murray, Tanev and Alberts
Matt Brown: Mikhail Grabovski said he's thrilled to be joining the Capitals, official announcement today. Aaron Ward: Grabovski and the Capitals have agreed on a one-year deal. Steve Simmons: Capitals GM George McPhee said last night in a text, "Until we…
Morning Hits: Sedin’s, Kiprusoff, Burakovsky, Tolchinsky, Wennberg and Dano
Mike Halford of Pro Hockey Talk: From a Sportsnet report, Daniel and Henrik Sedin's agent, JP Barry, will be meeting with Canucks GM Mike Gillis. Henrik said there is no timetable for a decision. Both are entering the final season…
Free Agent Signings and Sheldon Souray’s Injury
Detroit Red Wings: The Red Wings have signed Gustav Nyquist to a two-year deal. Helene St. James: Nyquist will have a cap hit of $950,000. Lisa Dillman: The Ducks have signed defenseman Mark Fistric to a one-year deal worth $900,000. Joe…
Morning Hits: Theodore, Erat, Bourdon, Lombardi, Komarov and Brunner
Patrick Caisse: Citing a TVA Sports report, Jose Theodore will be signing a one-year deal worth between $800,000 and $1.1 million. Bob McKenzie: Still on holidays, McKenzie reports that there is zero truth to Theodore signing with the Bruins. Brian…
Morning Hits: Eller, Subban, Burakovsky, Hamilton, Bartkowski, MacKinnon and NHL Records
TSN: Canadiens Lars Eller will be healthy when training camp starts. He suffered a concussion and facial fractures in the playoffs from a hit by Senators defenseman Eric Gryba. "Two to three weeks after the incident, I was already back has…
Quick Hits: Devils, Martin, Staal, Hall and Burakowsky
Howard Eskin: Sources confirm that Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris has agreed on the money to buy the Devils. He will cover Jeff Vanderbeek's debt as well. Vanderbeek has lost the bank. Done deal. Rob Rossi: Jacques Martin will be…
Morning Hits: Franson, Bogosian, Kuznetsov and Toews
Darren Dreger: Cody Franson trade speculation will heat up. The Maple Leafs would like to keep him, but the money may be too high. Would a prospect and draft pick be fair return? Howard Berger: Mentioned last month that Franson's name…