NHL News: Stars, Blackhawks, Lombardi, Capitals and Wilson
Stars Smith clears waivers Mark Stepneski: Stars Gemel Smith cleared waivers yesterday. Sean Shapiro: The Stars putting Smith on waivers and him clearing helps the Stars case for salary arbitration. Crawford will be ready for the start of the season…
NHL News: Flames, Wild, Canucks, Capitals, and Jets
Kulak clears waivers ahead of salary arbitration ... Elliotte Friedman: Flames Brett Kulak clears waivers. Wild lock up Trouba before arbitration hearing ... Michael Russo of The Athletic: Confirmed Elliotte Friedman's early morning report that the Minnesota Wild have avoided…
NHL News: Flames, Caryk/Karlsson’s, Penguins, Canucks, Capitals, and Jets
On the Calgary Flames ... Stephen Whyno: The Flames have put 24-year old restricted free agent defenseman Brett Kulak on waivers. A team can claim him and not give up an asset, but they would have to go to salary…
NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets, and the Washington Capitals
Can the Jets and Trouba agree on a new contract before their arbitration the week? Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: The Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba have an arbitration hearing set for this Friday. Trouba is basically playing top…
NHL News: Stars, Kings, Penguins, Leafs, Capitals, and Salary Arbitration Dates
On the Dallas Stars ... Ryan Kennedy: The Stars have signed 2018 draft pick Adam Mascherin to an entry-level deal. Mascherin re-entered the draft after not agreeing to contract with the Florida Panthers. Dallas Stars: The Stars have signed forward Devin…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Panthers, Devils, Rangers, and Capitals
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Amir Basu: Elliotte Friedman on his podcast on the Anaheim Ducks: "It's going to be mostly a quiet summer for them, they're going to work on an extensions with John Gibson and Adam Henrique. They're going…
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks, and the Washington Capitals
On Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Blackhawks season last year didn't go as planned and they weren't really able to take advantage of Marian Hossa's LTIR, and it didn't save them from bonus overages either. When…
NHL Rumors: Teams Granted Permission To Speak With Erik Karlsson’s Reps
On the Ottawa Senators and Erik Karlsson ... David Satriano of NHL.com: Senators general manager Pierre Dorion on Sunday. "We don't really want to talk about roster players, contract negotiations, trades, all these things, but I think we owe it to…
NHL Rumors: Sharks, Maple Leafs, Capitals, and Flyers
On the San Jose Sharks ... Paul Gackle: The Sharks continue to have contract talks with free agent Dylan DeMelo. GM Doug Wilson did say that they are comfortable going forward with Tim Heed, Joakim Ryan and Radim Simek if need be.…
NHL Rumors: Panarin, Burrows, JvR, Ennis, Kempny, de Haan, Pateryn, Faulk, Hutton, Sparks, and Pickard
On Artemi Panarin ... Dan Milstein: (Panarin's agent) "Rumors that Artemi Panarin is looking to move to a big city so girlfriend can have more modeling opportunities is absolutely not true. She hasn’t modeled in over 3 years. No plans…