Latest contract signings, update on John Tavares & more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. THE DETROIT NEWS: The Red Wings avoided arbitration with defenseman Danny DeKeyser, signing him to a six-year, $30 million contract worth an annual average value of $5 million. SPECTOR’S NOTE: I was a little surprised DeKeyser got $5 […]
Updates on Evander Kane and the Red Wings could be forced to shed salary. Details in your NHL rumor mill. UPDATES ON EVANDER KANE NBC SPORTS: Jason Brough cites TSN 1040 Vancouver’s Matt Sekeres saying he’s been hearing the Buffalo Sabres could be more willing to trade troubled left wing Evander Kane if they […]
Latest contract signings, Red Wings arbitration updates & more in your NHL morning coffee headlines. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: The Philadelphia Flyers avoided salary arbitration yesterday with center Brayden Schenn, re-signing him to a four-year deal worth reportedly $5.15 million per season. SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Flyers sought a two-year deal worth $4.31 million while Schenn […]
Latest on the Penguins, Bruins and Red Wings in your NHL rumor mill. Penguins and Bruins THE BOSTON GLOBE: Fluto Shinzawa reports the Pittsburgh Penguins still need to shed some salary. They’re currently over $2 million above the $73 million salary-cap ceiling and have until the start of 2016-17 to become cap compliant. Shinzawa […]
Latest contract updates and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. TSN: Swedish news outlet Expressen reports the Toronto Maple Leafs are close to signing unrestricted free agent goaltender Jhonas Enroth. If so, Enroth would become the backup to Frederik Andersen, who was recently acquired by the Leafs from the Anaheim Ducks. SPECTOR’S […]
My take on some of last week’s notable NHL news. Long-time NHL center Brad Richards announced his retirement last week after 15 NHL seasons. While he wasn’t the first Prince Edward Islander to reach the big league, he was certainly the Island’s first superstar. With 932 points in 1,126 NHL regular season games and […]
Latest contract signings and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: The Arizona Coyotes yesterday signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Luke Schenn to a two-year contract worth $2.5 million. SPECTOR’S NOTE: This is an affordable move by the Coyotes to add more size, grit and experience to their defense corps. […]
The NHL media rumor mill is quiet this weekend, so here’s a look at what’s been recently kicking around the hockey rumor blogosphere. Enjoy! The Nashville Predators have had some talks with the New York Rangers regarding left wing Rick Nash. SPECTOR’S NOTE: Don’t see the Preds being keen to take on Nash’s $7.8 […]
A look at the remaining notable players in this summer’s NHL unrestricted free agent market. SPORTSNET: Luke Fox recently updated his list of this summer’s top-10 remaining unrestricted free agents. Topping the list is defenseman Kris Russell, who reportedly attracted some interest this month from the “Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, […]
Evander Kane charged, latest free-agent signings and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. THE BUFFALO NEWS: Sabres winger Evander Kane was charged yesterday with “criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and harassment today in connection with an incident at a downtown Buffalo bar last month.” Kane voluntarily surrendered to police, but maintains his innocence and […]