Nail Yakupov requested to be dealt before the trade deadline, a look at what trading Jordan Eberle for a defenseman could do to the Oilers roster and more. EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jonathan Willis cited a report from Igor Eronko of Russia’s Sports-Express claiming Edmonton Oilers right wing Nail Yakupov requested a trade before the recent NHL […]
Latest on Steven Stamkos, Travis Hamonic, Loui Eriksson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and more in your Sunday roundup of NHL rumors. Coyotes won’t swap Ekman-Larsson for first-overall pick. AZCENTRAL.COM: At a recent town hall meeting with Coyotes fans, GM Don Maloney shot down recent speculation suggesting his club could offer up defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to whatever team […]
Latest on Travis Hamonic, Kyle Okposo, Vladimir Sobotka and more in your NHL rumor mill. Updates on Hamonic and Okposo. TSN 1200 (VIA TODAY’S SLAPSHOT): Bob McKenzie thinks New York Islanders GM Garth Snow will try to accommodate defenseman Travis Hamonic’s request for a trade to a Western Canadian team, but he wants to get […]
An updated list of the teams that most frequently appear on no-trade lists, plus the latest on the Maple Leafs. List of the NHL’s Top “No-Trade” Teams. ESPN.COM: For the second straight year, Craig Custance polled 10 player agents to determine their top three most frequent no-trade teams. And for the second straight year, the Edmonton […]
Latest on the Oilers and Flames plus more expansion draft speculation in your NHL rumor mill. Highlights from Friedman’s latest “30 Thoughts”. SPORTSNET: Elliotte Friedman noted Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leaving Tuesday’s game against Arizona with yet another injury. He doesn’t know if Nugent-Hopkins future is in Alberta or elsewhere but it complicates things if he finished […]
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk claims changes are coming to his club this summer. ESPN.COM: With the Ottawa Senators’ playoff hopes dimming, team owner Eugene Melnyk told reporters yesterday “key changes” were coming this summer. “I’m looking at all of it — right across the board. There’s no one that’s safe when you’ve had a year […]
The cost for the Arizona Coyotes to land the rights to Auston Matthews, plus updates on Kevan Miller and Jhonas Enroth in your NHL rumor mill. Acquiring Matthews’ Rights Could Be Costly For Coyotes. SPORTSNET: Mark Spector addresses a popular rumor kicking around of late suggesting the Arizona Coyotes could make a pitch to acquire the […]
More speculation over possible expansion draft scenarios in today’s NHL rumor mill. Pondering Some Expansion Draft Scenarios. NBC SPORTS: James O’Brien compiled a collection of opinions from several hockey pundits over how a possible expansion draft next June could affect several NHL teams: ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun reported each existing club could lose either a No. […]
Latest take on possible NHL expansion draft rules, plus updates on Jacob Trouba, Jimmy Howard, Martin Hanzal & more in your NHL rumor mill. Highlights from Garrioch’s latest “Insider Trading”. OTTAWA SUN: Weighing in on the rules of a potential expansion draft, Bruce Garrioch reports many believe players carrying no-movement clauses can’t be exposed in […]
Latest on Steven Stamkos, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ondrej Pavelec in today’s NHL rumor mill. Would the Red Wings pursue a UFA like Stamkos? TSN 1260 (via TODAY’S SLAPSHOT): Bob McKenzie said he’d be curious to see if the Detroit Red Wings pursue Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos if he tests this summer’s UFA market. While […]