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 the playoff race, injury updates and more in this morning’s collection of notable NHL headlines. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: The Chicago Blackhawks clinched a playoff berth with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Andrew Ladd scored his third goal in two game and goalie Scott Darling made 26 saves. Blackhawks center Artem Anisimov missed […]
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 […]
Recapping a busy day in the playoff race in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. NHL Playoff Race. SUN-SENTINEL.COM: Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist and Roberto Luongo made 33 saves as the Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 to regain first place in the Atlantic Division. Jagr reached the 25-goal mark […]
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 […]
Game recaps, injury updates, bidding farewell to Edmonton’s Rexall Place and more in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. NHL Playoff Race. STLTODAY.COM: Brian Elliott picked up his third straight shutout backstopping the St. Louis Blues to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, clinching their fifth consecutive playoff berth. TAMPA TRIBUNE: The Tampa Bay […]
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 […]
Recapping the playoff race, injury updates, comparing the careers of Johnny Hockey vs Johnny Football & more in today’s collection of NHL headlines. NHL Playoff Race. THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: Despite falling in overtime 6-5 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Anaheim Ducks gained a point to clinch a playoff berth. Nazem Kadri netted four […]
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 […]
Ongoing decline of scoring, odds of the 2016 first-overall pick landing in Canada & more in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. Playoff Race. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Henrik Lundqvist made 39 saves and the Rangers netted two power-play goals to down the Boston Bruins 5-2. NEWSDAY: The New York Islanders snapped a four-game winless […]