NHL 2016-17 schedule released, Alex Goligoski signs with Coyotes, Vincent Lecavalier retires & more in your NHL morning coffee headlines. NHL.COM: The league released its full schedule for 2016-17, with opening night slated for Oct. 12. Four outdoor games are slated, including the Centennial Classic in Toronto on Jan. 1 between the Maple Leafs and Detroit […]
Updates on Marc-Andre Fleury, Ben Bishop, Steven Stamkos Rick Nash and more in the latest NHL Rumor Mill update. Could Flames pass over Fleury for Bishop? CALGARY SUN: Eric Francis reports the Pittsburgh Penguins’ asking price for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is the Flames’ first-round pick (sixth overall) in the upcoming NHL draft. “It’s not going […]
Updates on Steven Stamkos, Taylor Hall, Kevin Shattenkirk and more in your NHL rumor mill. TSN 1050 (via TODAY’S SLAPSHOT): Darren Dreger reports Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman has said to others he can’t go above $8.5 million per season to re-sign pending unrestricted free agent Steven Stamkos. Dreger wonders if Yzerman will boost […]
NHL 2016-17 home openers unveiled, Sharks and Coyotes swing a trade and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. NHL.COM: The home games for all 30 NHL teams in 2016-17 was revealed, with the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins raising their championship banner on Oct. 13 against the Washington Capitals. The season officially begins […]
NHL 2016-17 home openers unveiled, Sharks and Coyotes swing a trade and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. NHL.COM: The home games for all 30 NHL teams in 2016-17 was revealed, with the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins raising their championship banner on Oct. 13 against the Washington Capitals. The season officially begins […]
The New York Rangers traded the rights to defenseman Keith Yandle to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a sixth-rounder pick in 2016 plus a conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 if he signs with the Panthers. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Interesting move by the Panthers, who traded away Erik Gudbranson last month to the Vancouver Canucks. They […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Frederik Andersen from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the 30th pick in the 2016 NHL draft and a second-round pick in 2017. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Can’t say this move comes as a surprise. For months, Andersen was linked to the Leafs in the rumor mill. They obviously needed to […]
The NHL Draft is always an exciting time for young hockey prospects aspiring to a big-league career. Players selected among the top-10 in a draft year are expected to have the best chance of reaching stardom. Some attain that goal, while others go on to decent, if unspectacular, NHL careers. And for some, being a top-10 […]
Updates on the Oilers, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Islanders, Ducks and Avalanche in your NHL rumor mill. Oilers narrow options for defensemen. EDMONTON SUN: With the Anaheim Ducks re-signing Sami Vatanen and the Colorado Avalanche claiming they’re not shopping Tyson Barrie, Jim Matheson examines the Oilers’ narrowing options for landing a right-shooting top-two defenseman via trade. He notes […]
Possible host change for Hockey Night in Canada and more in this morning’s collection of notable NHL headlines. TORONTO STAR: Sources claims George Stroumboulopoulos won’t be returning next season as host of Hockey Night in Canada. His replacement will reportedly be Ron MacLean, the man he replaced in 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS (VIA OTTAWA SUN): […]