Latest on Milan Lucic, Kyle Okposo, Jared Cowen, Mike Hoffman, Scott Hartnell and more in your NHL rumor mill. Highlights from TSN’s latest “Insider Trading.” TSN: Pierre LeBrun reports the Los Angeles Kings and the agent for pending UFA left wing Milan Lucic have exchanged contract proposals, noting the two sides are in the […]
Blackhawks re-sign Marcus Kruger, low Canadian dollar could scuttle Quebec expansion bid & more in today’s collection of NHL headlines. Notable NHL Game Recaps. BOSTON HERALD: Brad Marchand scored the only goal and Jonas Gustavsson made 42 saves to carry the Boston Bruins to a 1-0 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. TSN.CA: New […]
A look ahead at possible offseason moves by the Buffalo Sabres, plus Eric Francis makes the case for the Calgary Flames to sign James Reimer. Sabres Could Be Busy at the NHL Draft. THE BUFFALO NEWS: Mike Harrington recently speculated Sabres GM Tim Murray is “set up to make a splash come draft week in […]
Jaromir Jagr reaches another scoring milestone, Ducks and Lightning win streaks ended and more in today’s collection of NHL headlines. Notable NHL Game Recaps. SUN-SENTINEL.COM: Florida Panthers right wing Jaromir Jagr collected an assist in last night’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins. That gave him 1,851 career NHL points, moving him past Gordie […]
Looking ahead to possible offseason moves involving Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Milan Lucic, James Reimer and more in your NHL rumor mill. THE BOSTON GLOBE: After noting the reasons why this year’s trade deadline was a dud, Fluto Shinzawa explains June is the more efficient month for making trades. “Teams have yet to set rosters or budgets […]
Notable game recaps, injury update and more in today’s collection of NHL headline links. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Corey Crawford made 33 saves while Patrick Kane reached a career-high 89 points as the Chicago Blackhawks downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Crawford’s performance this season is generating Vezina Trophy talk. He leads the league in shutouts (7), is […]
With the NHL’s 2016 trade deadline history, here’s a look ahead at what we could see in this summer’s trade market. More salary-dumping trades. The current cap ceiling is $71.4 million. In December, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman projected the salary cap for 2016-17 could rise by $3 million. Thanks to the reduced value of the […]
Latest speculation on Leafs goalie targets, Jared Cowen’s future and recent updates on the Red Wings and Wild. TORONTO SUN: Steve Simmons lists “Frederik Andersen of Anaheim; Jimmy Howard of Detroit; Jacob Markstrom of Vancouver” as goaltenders the Maple Leafs should consider if they’re available in the offseason. SPECTOR’S NOTE: With former Wings coach Mike Babcock […]
Notable game recaps, Jets to host Oilers in 2016 Heritage Classic and more in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. THE WASHINGTON POST: Matt Niskanen’s overtime goal lifted the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory, making them the first team this season to reach 100 points. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin received a five-minute major for boarding […]
The Hurricanes look ahead following their trade deadline moves, while Scott Hartnell & Fedor Tyutin face uncertain futures in Columbus. THE NEWS & OBSERVER: In the wake of the Carolina Hurricanes recent trades of Eric Staal, Kris Versteeg and John-Michael Liles, Chip Alexander and Luke DeCock recently reported the Carolina Hurricanes have “turned the page” and […]