A look at possible offseason moves by the Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Stars. ESPN.COM: Craig Custance recommends the Dallas Stars upgrade their goaltending, re-sign two of their four pending unrestricted free agent defensemen (he recommends retaining Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers) and re-sign captain Jamie Benn to a maximum eight-year contract […]
Possible offseason moves by the Capitals and Travis Hamonic withdraws his trade request are the big topics in today’s NHL rumor mill. What next for the Capitals? ESPN.COM: In the immediate aftermath of the Washington Capitals playoff elimination, Craig Custance advises management not to overreact by blowing up the roster following yet another early […]
More speculation on the offseason plans of the Islanders and Canuck, plus the Oilers’ first-round pick is garnering interest from other clubs. Islanders. NEWSDAY: Arthur Staple reports there’s been no substantive contract talks between New York Islanders management and pending unrestricted free agent right wing Kyle Okposo. UFA center Frans Nielsen could look to double […]
With the New York islanders eliminated from the 2016 playoffs, here’s a look at what could be ahead in the offseason. ESPN.COM: Craig Custance looks ahead at what could be a busy summer for New York Islanders GM Garth Snow. Topping the list is honoring defenseman Travis Hamonic’s request to be dealt to a […]
Latest on the Maple Leafs, Oilers, Islanders, Blue Jackets and Canadiens in your Sunday NHL rumor roundup. Blue Jackets and the expansion draft. THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH: Aaron Portzline examines how a possible expansion draft could affect the Columbus Blue Jackets. He notes TSN’s recent report claiming players with no-movement clauses would have to protected, […]
Latest on the Coyotes and Capitals, plus another list of potential destinations for Alexander Radulov. Could the Coyotes pursue the first overall pick? THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Eric Duhatschek wonders if John Chayka, the Arizona Coyotes new general manager, might make a pitch to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the first-overall pick in the […]
Trade scenarios for the Oilers’, rebuilding the Bruins, the Penguins goalie status and more in today’s NHL rumor mill. Trading the Oilers’ first-round draft pick. EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson offers up some trade scenarios for the Edmonton Oilers. One is packaging center Leon Draisaitl and defenseman Oscar Klefbom with the pick to the Montreal Canadiens […]
Latest on the Flyers, Red Wings, Penguins and Senators in today’s NHL Rumor Mill. Flyers free-agent options. PHILLY.COM: Sam Carchidi lists St. Louis Blues center David Backes, Colorado Avalanche left wing Mikkel Boedker, Blues right wing Troy Brouwer, Boston Bruins right wing Loui Eriksson, Chicago Blackhawks left winger Andrew Ladd, Los Angeles Kings LW […]
Latest on the Oilers plus updates on the NHL offseason coaching carousel. Oilers. EDMONTON JOURNAL: David Staples examines the pros and cons of trading Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Among the factors is moving him won’t leave as big a gap at forward than moving Jordan Eberle, plus he could be of more value to other […]
Updates on Steven Stamkos, P.K. Subban, Travis Hamonic and Kevin Shattenkirk in your NHL rumor mill. Stamkos and Hamonic. TSN.CA: Frank Seravalli believes the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the 2016 NHL Draft lottery and securing the first-overall pick won’t hurt their efforts to pursue Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos if he becomes an unrestricted […]