All posts by Lyle Richardson

NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 18, 2016

Lightning re-sign Alex Killorn, plus updates on P.K. Subban, Mike Hoffman and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines.   TSN:  The Tampa Bay Lightning avoided arbitration with forward Alex Killorn, re-signing him to a seven-year, $31.15 million contract. The annual average salary is $4.45 million.    SPECTOR’S NOTE: While the cap hit is reasonable, the […]

NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 17, 2016

Updates on Sidney Crosby, Brad Marchand and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines.    NBC SPORTS:  30,000 fans turned out for Sidney Crosby’s Stanley Cup parade in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.  NHL.COM:  Contract extension talks between the Boston Bruins and Brad Marchand are underway. Marchand is eligible for unrestricted free agency next July. […]

NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 16, 2016

Updates on Jamie Benn, Sidney Crosby and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines.   DALLAS MORNING NEWS:Stars captain Jamie Benn was re-signed to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension worth an annual average salary of $9.5 million. The new contract begins in 2017-18.  SPECTOR’S NOTE:  Not surprising Benn got that much or that the […]

NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 16, 2016

Updates on Jamie Benn, Sidney Crosby and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines.   DALLAS MORNING NEWS:Stars captain Jamie Benn was re-signed to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension worth an annual average salary of $9.5 million. The new contract begins in 2017-18.  SPECTOR’S NOTE:  Not surprising Benn got that much or that the […]

Latest on the Red Wings, Oilers & Canucks – July 15, 2016

Check out the latest on the Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks in your NHL rumor mill.  OILERS    EDMONTON JOURNAL: David Staples reports the Oilers still lack “an elite puck-mover and power play ace” among their top-four defensemen. Considering GM Peter Chiarelli overpaid to add a right-handed defenseman for his top pairing […]

NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 15, 2016

Recent signings and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines.   THE DETROIT NEWS: The Red Wings re-signed forward Luke Glendening to a four-year, $7.2 million contract. The annual average salary is $1.8 million.    THE BUFFALO NEWS:  The Sabres re-signed forward Marcus Foligno to a one-year, $2.25 million contract.    NBC SPORTS:  The New […]