Category Archives: Blue Jackets
Latest on the Islanders and Blue Jackets – July 9, 2016
With the NHL free-agent frenzy now past, find out what’s next for the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets in your NHL rumor mill. ISLANDERS NEWSDAY: Arthur Staple recently reported it appears New York Islanders GM Garth Snow is done free-agent shopping this summer. The club has around $5 million in salary-cap room […]
Blue Jackets Re-sign Seth Jones
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed defenseman Seth Jones to a six-year, $34.2 million contract. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Jones, 21, will earn an average annual salary of $5.4 million. That’s a substantial raise over his entry-level average cap hit (minus bonuses) of $925K. Acquired midway through 2015-16 from the Nashville Predators, the Jackets see Jones as […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 27, 2016
Latest on Stamkos Okposo, Eriksson, Shattenkirk and more in your NHL rumor mill. Stamkos tops list of this summer’s NHL UFAs. USA TODAY: Steven Stamkos, Milan Lucic, Loui Eriksson, David Backes and Kyle Okposo top Kevin Allen’s ranking of this summer’s top NHL UFAs. Andrew Ladd, Mikkel Boedker, Troy Brouwer, Jason Demers and Frans Nielsen […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 24, 2016
Latest on Subban, Stamkos, Bishop, Shattenkirk, Fowler, Nash and more in your NHL rumor mill. Subban, Stamkos, Bishop MONTREAL GAZETTE: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin shot down speculation he was on the verge of trading defenseman P.K. Subban. “I never shopped P.K. Subban,” Bergevin said to open a press conference Thursday night. “I never had, I’m not […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 20, 2016
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 […]
Sunday NHL Rumor Roundup – June 19, 2016
Latest on Derek Stepan, Nick Foligno, Kevin Shattenkirk, Nick Bjugstad and more in your Sunday NHL rumor roundup. Updates on Stepan, Foligno, Shattenkirk, Vanek, Bjugstad and more. OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving, who has the sixth overall pick in the upcoming NHL draft, wants to move up into the top […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 10, 2016
Latest on Milan Lucic, Steven Stamkos, P.K. Subban and more in your NHL rumor mill. Latest on Lucic, Faulk, Barrie and Yakupov EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson believes the Edmonton Oilers will court left wing Milan Lucic via free agency if he and the LA Kings fail to reach agreement on a new contract. However, he […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 10, 2016
Latest on Milan Lucic, Steven Stamkos, P.K. Subban and more in your NHL rumor mill. Latest on Lucic, Faulk, Barrie and Yakupov EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson believes the Edmonton Oilers will court left wing Milan Lucic via free agency if he and the LA Kings fail to reach agreement on a new contract. However, he […]
NHL Rumor Mill – June 9, 2016
Updates on Tyson Barrie, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jacob Trouba and Eric Nystrom, plus the latest on the Blackhawks and Blue Jackets in your NHL rumor mill. Market for Tyson Barrie ESPN.COM: Should the Colorado Avalanche put defenseman Tyson Barrie on the trade block, Matthew Coller recently listed the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Toronto […]